Abhishek Pratap reports: The Central Bank (BC) reported this Friday (21) that about 160,100 customers of Acesso Soluções de Pagamento had Pix key data leaked. It is not the first time that BC has reported data leakage. Since the launch of the instant payments system in November 2020, this is the second time. The institution…
Category: Non-U.S.
Japan’s Supreme Court rules cryptojacking scripts are not malware
Laura Dobberstein reports: A man found guilty of using the Coinhive cryptojacking script to mine Monero on users’ PCs while they browsed the web has been cleared by Japan’s Supreme Court on the grounds that crypto mining software is not malware. Tokyo High Court ruled against the defendant, 34-year-old Seiya Moroi, on charges of keeping…
Thousands of Indians’ Covid-19 related data leaked online (Updated to include NHA’s denial that it came from Co-WIN)
PTI reports: Personal data of thousands of people in India has been leaked from a government server which includes their name, mobile number, address and Covid test result, and these information can be now be accessed through an online search. The leaked data has been put on sale on Raid Forums website where a cyber…
If you are the threat actor(s) responsible for a Swiss contractor attack, please read this
If anyone knows anything about the attack described below, please contact me via Signal or via email (see the Contact page for both). You can also reach me on Telegram @DissentDoe. And if you are the threat actor and are willing to delete/purge the data, please get in touch. Catalin Cimpanu made me aware of…
UK: Gloucester Council cyber attack linked to Russian hackers
BBC reports: A cyber attack which has knocked out parts of a council website has been linked to the work of Russian hackers. Gloucester City Council became aware that its IT systems had been affected on 20 December last year. Since then, the council’s online revenue and benefits, planning and customer services have been affected….
Moncler confirms ransomware attack and data breach
Sead Fadilpašić reports: Italian luxury fashion brand Moncler has confirmed it suffered a major ransomware attack that led to a data breach. In a press release, the company said that after the incident occurred in late December last year, it had received a ransomware demand, which it rejected, as it goes “against its founding principles”. As a…