Thanh Nien News reports: The Hanoi police have arrested three young IT engineers who allegedly hacked into tens of thousands of credit cards and sold the information for more than VND400 million (US$18,380). Le Van Nguyen, Nguyen Trong Hong, and Dang Quang Thanh Thanh, all 25, graduated from a university in information technology and have…
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Naikon Hackers Take Aim At Asia-Pacific Nations, Warns Kaspersky
Tom Jowitt reports: Security specialists Kaspersky Lab has warned of an active hacker collective that goes by the name of Naikon and is targeting a number of countries in the South China Sea area. The group has apparently infiltrated a number of government, civil and military organisations in countries such as the Philippines, Malaysia, Cambodia, Indonesia, Vietnam,…
Hackers attack Bundestag data
The Local reports: A Bundestag (German parliament) official on Friday confirmed media reports about a hacking attack on the institution. “There has been an attack on the IT systems of the Bundestag,” spokesman Ernst Habeker said in Berlin. Experts from the Bundestag administration and the Government Office for Information Technology Security (BSI) are working to…
Ca: Four hospital clerks caught snooping in patient files
Theresa Boyle reports: An Orillia hospital has caught four clerical employees peering into patient files. Some 52 patients of Soldiers’ Memorial Hospital had their personal health information breached over the last five years, hospital spokesperson Terry Dyni confirmed Monday. In the worst case, a clerk looked at 43 patient records. Read more on OurWindsor.ca.
Ca: Kiewit laptop theft puts Bull Arm workers’ personal information at risk
CBC News reports: Construction company Kiewit is warning some employees at the Bull Arm work site to keep an eye on their credit after sensitive information was recently stolen from an employee. According to the company, personal information was on a laptop computer that was stolen from someone working in Kiewit’s payroll department on April 15. […] According…
Singapore: Govt’s IT networks beefed up after attack
Tham Yuen-c reports: A security breach of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) IT system last year was one of the more serious and advanced attacks against the Government’s IT networks. After it was detected, steps were taken immediately to isolate the affected devices, and security measures were implemented to strengthen the networks. Information and Communications…