On March 21, this site reported that Maze Team had attacked Hammersmith Medicines Research (HMR) in London — a clinical testing firm that conducts early Phase 1 and Phase 2 pharmacological tests. Maze had attacked and locked up their data on March 14, but HMR was reportedly able to quickly restore their ability to function and…
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“Government” hackers cracked the mail of dignitaries of Estonia
The following is a Google translation of a story that appears on securitylab.ru: For hacking, it was enough for the victim to open a malicious email; no other action was required on her part. Government-sponsored hackers exploited the zero-day vulnerability in the Estonian email service Mail.ee and hacked the accounts of a number of dignitaries….
Tom Tugendhat, MP for Tonbridge and Malling says he has been hacked
Katie Heslop reports: An MP and vocal critic of the Chinese government has claimed a “pretty sophisticated” hacker is trying to impersonate him. In a tweet yesterday, Tom Tugendhat, MP for Tonbridge and Malling, said: “If you receive an email claiming to be from me – please check and do NOT open attachments unless you’re sure. A pretty…
Ca: NTPC website apparently hijacked in what looks like a ransomware attack
Walter Strong reports: The Northwest Territories Power Corporation’s (NTPC) website went down Thursday afternoon, but some pages show what appears to be a ransomware message from unknown hackers. Some visitors to the website myntpc.ntpc.com were greeted with a text page that begins with: “Hi! Your files are encrypted by Netwalker.” Read more on CBC.ca
Personal data of thousands of “Figaro” readers exposed on a server
The following is a Google translation of a story in Le Monde by Damien Leloupe: A large volume of data, including personal data of subscribers and subscribers to the Figaro site , remained accessible for several months online without protection, reveals a report by the computer security company Safety Detective , published Thursday, April 30. The Safety Detective team discovered…
UK: Nine million logs of Brits’ road journeys spill onto the internet from password-less number-plate camera dashboard
Gareth Corfield reports: In a blunder described as “astonishing and worrying,” Sheffield City Council’s automatic number-plate recognition (ANPR) system exposed to the internet 8.6 million records of road journeys made by thousands of people, The Register can reveal. Read more on The Register.