When it comes to the medical sector, the concern with ID theft is usually the theft of services or the corruption of someone’s medical records in ways that might harm them at some point. But what if the ID theft resulted in someone posing as a doctor and then treating you? Lynh Bui reports that…
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UK: Alleged hacker ‘used army of 9,000 ‘zombie’ computers to attack websites such as Skype, Google and Pokemon’
Lara Keay reports: A man has been charged with using an army of 9,000 ‘zombie’ computers to attack websites such as Skype, Google and Pokemon. Alex Bessell, 21, is accused of using them to orchestrate Distributed Denial of Service (DdOS) attacks on several major online firms in a bid to crash their operations. The attacks…
Hacker Wants $50K From Hacker Forum or He’ll Share Stolen Database With the Feds
Catalin Cimpanu reports: Extortion can also be funny when it happens to the bad guys, and there’s one extortion attempt going on right now that will put a big smile on your face. The victim is Basetools.ws, an underground hacking forum that allows users to trade stolen credit card information, profile data, and spamming tools….
Advanced Spine & Pain Center Notifies 8,362 Patients After Two Possibly Unrelated Incidents
So this is a bit unusual. Advanced Spine & Pain Center in San Antonio notified its patients on September 25 following two concerning events that may or may not be related. The first involved some patients receiving phone calls asking them to pay outstanding balances. As part of investigating that incident, ASPC discovered that their server…
T-Mobile Website Allowed Hackers to Access Your Account Data With Just Your Phone Number
Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai reports: Until last week, a bug on a T-Mobile website let hackers access personal data such as email address, a customer’s T-Mobile account number, and the phone’s IMSI, a standardized unique number that identifies subscribers. On Friday, a day after Motherboard asked T-Mobile about the issue, the company fixed the bug. The flaw,…
Mirai Malware Attacker Extradited From Germany to UK
Mathew J. Schwartz reports: Admitted Mirai malware mastermind Daniel Kaye, 29, has been extradited from Germany to the United Kingdom, where he faces charges that he launched cyberattacks against two of Britain’s biggest banks. Kaye, a British national from Surrey, England, returned to Britain Wednesday in the custody of officers of the National Crime Agency…