Marie Huillet reports: Four “young” hackers have been arrested in a cryptojacking case involving over 6,000 computers in what is allegedly South Korea’s “first” known case of its kind, Korean English-language news outlet Aju Daily reports Nov. 8. Cryptojacking is the practice of using a computer’s processing power to mine for cryptocurrencies without the owner’s…
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Names of recreational cannabis buyers hacked
Antonella Artuso reports: The privacy of 4,500 Ontario Cannabis Store customers was breached through what the online retailer says was a weakness in Canada Post’s tracking website, the Toronto Sun has learned. The information obtained was the buyer’s name or initials, postal code, date of cannabis delivery, the Canada Post tracking number and OCS’ corporate…
Data of nearly 700,000 Amex India customers exposed via unsecured MongoDB server
Catalin Cimpanu reports: The personal details of nearly 700,000 American Express (Amex) India customers have been accidentally left exposed online via an unsecured MongoDB server. The leaky server, which was left exposed online without a password, was discovered three weeks ago by Bob Diachenko, Director of Cyber Risk Research at cyber-security firm Hacken. Most of…
The theft of an Auckland legal aid lawyer’s laptop compromises 80 cases
Julie Iles reports: A stolen, unprotected work laptop has put at risk the confidential details of more than 80 legal aid clients. The laptop was taken in a September burglary of the home of a recently resigned legal aid lawyer, Ministry of Justice chief operating officer Carl Crafar said. The laptop contained the confidential details…
Card data of 20,000 Pakistani bank users sold on dark web: report
Dunya News reports: Echoes pertaining to the sale of Pakistani bank users’ credit and debit cards in black market continues to resonate. An international report suggests that the card data of at least 20,000 Pakistani bank users have been sold at the dark web. It includes 22 Pakistani banks and 19,864 cards. In the first…
Sim Swapping Crypto Hacking Group Busted in Turkey
From TrustNodes: Turkish police has arrested 11 individuals on suspicion of hacking cryptocurrencies through Sim Swapping. The individuals in question allegedly tricked phone providers into transferring the victim’s phone number to them. Apparently fake IDs were prepared for this operation, according to local crypto media, with the thieves pretending the victim’s phone was stolen. They…