Lawrence Abrams reports: After a deadline was missed for receiving a ransom payment, the group behind Maze Ransomware has published almost 700 MB worth of data and files stolen from security staffing firm Allied Universal. We are told this is only 10% of the total files stolen and the rest will be released if a…
Category: Of Note
Authorities Arrest Suspected Jack Dorsey Hacker
Joseph Cox reports: Authorities have arrested an individual who is allegedly part of The Chuckling Squad, a hacker group that in August compromised the Twitter account of Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey, according to law enforcement and criminal sources. The group also claimed responsibility for hacks of other celebrities, including actress Chloë Grace Moretz. The alleged member was arrested…
110 Nursing Homes Cut Off from Health Records in Ransomware Attack; Attackers Demand $14M in BTC
Brian Krebs reports: A ransomware outbreak has besieged a Wisconsin based IT company that provides cloud data hosting, security and access management to more than 100 nursing homes across the United States. The ongoing attack is preventing these care centers from accessing crucial patient medical records, and the IT company’s owner says she fears this…
Yet another city reports a Click2Gov breach
Another city has reported a breach involving Click2Gov software by CentralSquare Technologies. WTVY reports Dothan, Alabama has joined more than four dozen other cities using Click2Gov that have experienced breaches involving payment card data of residents using online payment portals: “It has come to the City of Dothan’s attention that CentralSquare, the third-party processor of…
A Notorious Iranian Hacking Crew Is Targeting Industrial Control Systems
Andy Greenberg reports: Iranian hackers have carried out some of the most disruptive acts of digital sabotage of the last decade, wiping entire computer networks in waves of cyberattacks across the Middle East and occasionally even the US. But now one of Iran’s most active hacker groups appears to have shifted focus. Rather than just standard…
Cn: Credit Rating Firm Kaola Accused of Privacy Breach
Wu Yujian, Zhang Yuzhe and Han Wei report: Kaola Credit, the credit rating service of leading payment company Lakala Payment, was accused of illegally storing and selling users’ personal data for millions of dollars, a case underscoring concerns about privacy breaches in the country’s booming fintech sector. Beijing-based Kaola Credit was among seven companies caught…