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….
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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…
Instagram alerts high-profile users their data may have been accessed
Selena Larson reports: Instagram is alerting high-profile users that someone could have accessed their phone number and email address through a bug in its software. In an email sent to verified users on Wednesday, Instagram said that no account passwords were accessed, and the bug has been fixed. It is reminding those people to use…
AA Password Reset Email Causes Data Breach Panic
This is almost a comedy of errors…. Phil Muncaster reports: British motoring association the AA caused panic among its members on Monday when it accidentally sent out a password reset email, leading many to presume incorrectly that the firm had been breached. The problem was made worse when the Automobile Association’s web infrastructure apparently buckled as…