So, as I had guessed, it’s not just Stanford University and Kroger who are notifying employees that criminals managed to access the database of W-2 Express, an Equifax service. While the W-2 Express database does not appear to have been hacked, criminals have managed to access it by using login credentials possibly acquired in other…
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Kroger notifies employees of W-2 breach involving Equifax service
It’s not just Stanford University employees who are reporting problems involving their W-2 data being accessed improperly from W2-Express, a service of Equifax. Kroger is also notifying employees. The Inquisitr reports: Grocery giant Kroger sent an email to current and former employees today indicating that their Social Security numbers and dates of birth may be compromised. The…
Cyber Caliphate posts details of 3,600 New Yorkers online: “We want them #Dead”
Samhati Bhattacharjya reports: A group of hackers linked to the Islamic State have released a hit list of thousands of New York residents and have urged the militant group’s followers to target them. The target list was reportedly posted with an announcement saying “We want them #Dead” on encrypted messaging app Telegram. NBC New York…
Lizard Squad claims responsibility Blizzard DDoS attack; employee personal information leaked, games offline
US Blizzard #Offline – WoW #Offline, Diablo 3 #Offline, Starcraft 2 #Offline, Hearthstone #Offline @fbiarelosers @AppleJ4ckxoxo — Lizard Squad (@LizardLands) April 14, 2016 EU Blizzard #Offline – WoW #Offline, Diablo 3 #Offline, Starcraft 2 #Offline, Hearthstone #Offline @fbiarelosers @AppleJ4ckxoxo — Lizard Squad (@LizardLands) April 14, 2016 Atle Williatham reports: … Last night, Blizzard became…
18 million stolen IDs discovered on server / Criminals in China got illegal access
Yomiuri Shimbun reports: The IDs and passwords of about 18 million Internet users have been found on a computer server set up by a Tokyo company, which was found in November to have allegedly provided its relay server to parties in China for illegal access, the Metropolitan Police Department announced Friday. […] The company in…
PH: Police arrest 27 sextortionists
Francis Wakefield reports: The Philippine National Police-Anti-Cybercrime Group arrested 27 persons allegedly involved in sextortion activities in an operation in Cabanatuan City Tuesday. Senior Supt Guilermo Lorenzo Eleazar, PNP-ACG director, said that the suspects were arrested inside the office of TLS Synergy Group, an online marketing firm in Cabanatuan City. Read more on Tempo.