Secunder Kermani reports: Afghan diplomats in Pakistan have been warned they are believed to be victims of “government-backed” digital attacks trying to steal their email passwords. Afghan embassy sources told the BBC two staff members and a generic account received alerts from Google this month. Last week Amnesty International detailed attempts to install malware on…
Category: Phishing
Two Members of Syrian Electronic Army Indicted for Conspiracy
May 17 – ALEXANDRIA, Va. – A federal grand jury returned an 11-count indictment today charging two Syrian men with offenses relating to their participation in a conspiracy to engage in computer hacking as members of the “Syrian Electronic Army” or “SEA.” Ahmad ‘Umar Agha, who is known online as the “The Pro,” and Firas Dardar,…
CA: Notice to Individuals Regarding Privacy Incident Involving Capitol Administrators, Inc.
Notice how they do not tell us when the phishing attack occurred – only when they concluded their investigation of it. So when was this attack, and when was it actually discovered for purposes of the 60-day clock? And how many people are being notified? From their substitute notice on their web site: Capitol Administrators,…
CA: Teen who phished his school district: “It was like stealing candy from a baby”
Lisa Amin Gulezian reports: The grading system at Ygnacio Valley High School in Concord was hacked by a 16-year-old sophomore. That student has been suspended. He spoke to ABC7 News about how and why he did it. Surveillance video shows the moment armed officers and the secret service broke down the door to David Rotaro’s home. The…
Fredericksburg school system employee falls for phishing attack….. with predictable results
Cathy Jett reports: Hackers phishing for sensitive information faked an email from a regional organization to break into the Fredericksburg school system’s electronic mail and file system last month. The April 24 intrusion was caught the following day, but not before hackers accessed 14 school employees’ emails and one school employee’s files, according to a…
TIMCO Aviation Services Settles Class Action Lawsuit by Employees Over 2016 W-2 Breach
OK, here’s a W-2 phishing attack from 2016 that I never covered on this site but has apparently resulted in a class action lawsuit settlement. Christina Davis reports: TIMCO Aviation Services has agreed to pay more than $300,000 to settle a class action lawsuit alleging the company violated Class Members’ privacy rights by compromising tax data…