And this, kids, is what happens when an entity keeps ignoring vulnerability reports from researchers or infosec folks. In this case, an IT consultant, “N.T.R.,” hacked civilsupplieskerala.gov: “I wrote to the NIC several times pointing to the vulnerabilities and even called the civil supplies office warning them about a possible breach, but they ignored me….
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Follow-up: Investigation Confirms No Patient or Employee Information Compromised in Cyberattack on Appalachian Regional Health system
ARH has issued an update to its report of a ransomware attack that occurred in August: After a thorough investigation into the late August cyberattack on the Appalachian Regional Healthcare (ARH) system, findings from independent computer forensic experts as well as federal authorities have determined that no ARH patient or employee health or financial information…
Horizon says privacy breach could affect up to 170K N.J. customers
Susan K. Livio reports that a vendor error has affected as many as 170,000 BCBS members in New Jersey: Some benefit letters mailed to as many as 170,000 Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey customers over a recent three-day period included the names, policy numbers and the physician information of other policy holders — a…
Security Researchers Want to Hide Your Data in ‘Cyberfog’
Michael Byrne reports: The expression “fog of war” refers to the dramatic increase in uncertainty—a decrease in situational awareness—encountered by soldiers and commanders in military operations. Where is the enemy? What does it consist of? Where is my own army in relation? This was a very literal limitation prior to aircraft, and, later, satellite surveillance. Intelligence came…
Secrets for hundreds of millions exposed in largest hack of 2016: Friend Finder Network
From LeakedSource.com: Friend Finder Network Inc is a company that operates a wide range of 18+ services and was hacked in October of 2016 for over 400 million accounts representing 20 years of customer data which makes it by far the largest breach we have ever seen — MySpace gets 2nd place at 360 million….
DCLeaks was a conspiracy to get Trump elected, but wait until you hear these Russian hackers’ motivation!
Sometimes a story just lands in your lap that is so incredible that you can’t believe it, but it’s such a great story that you can’t just ignore it, either. Sometimes you wind up debunking it, sometimes you wind up confirming it, and sometimes, you take the story as far as you can and still…