Debby Woodin reports: A July 7 network security incident that caused the Joplin city government’s computer system to shut down is believed to be the result of ransomware, the city said Thursday in a statement amid an ongoing investigation. An insurer has paid an unknown person $320,000 to keep any sensitive information obtained as a…
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Israeli cyber company detects severe Amazon security breach
The Jersualem Post reports: A severe security breach was detected in Amazon’s e-book tablet Kindle by Israeli cybersecurity provider Check Point, the company revealed on Friday. According to the company’s Israeli cyber investigators, the security breach found allowed them to hack the tablets, gain full control and steal the e-reader users’ Amazon accounts. Read more on The…
Judson ISD says it paid hackers more than $500K to protect sensitive information
Well, Brandon Lingle predicted this. Andres Picon reports: The ransomware attack that hit Judson Independent School District in June resulted in a payment to the hackers of more than half a million dollars to keep sensitive information from being uploaded to the dark web, officials said. The ransom payment of $547,045 will keep “identifiable information”…
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By Ben Seri and Barak Hadad Nine vulnerabilities in critical infrastructure used by 80% of major hospitals in North America. Swisslog’s Translogic Pneumatic Tube System (PTS), a solution that plays a crucial role in patient care, found vulnerable to devastating attack. Read more on ARMIS.
NY: Prosecutors push to sentence SUNY Plattsburgh hacker to four years in prison
Fernando Alba reports: Federal prosecutors are pushing to sentence SUNY Plattsburgh alumnus Nicholas Faber to up to four years in prison for hacking into students’ accounts and stealing explicit and compromising photos, according to court documents. Faber, 25, of Rochester, pleaded guilty to aggravated Identity theft and computer intrusion causing damage offenses in February, saying…
SolarWinds urges US judge to toss out crap infosec sueball: We got pwned by actual Russia, give us a break
Gareth Corfield reports: SolarWinds is urging a US federal judge to throw out a lawsuit brought against it by aggrieved shareholders who say they were misled about its security posture in advance of the infamous Russian attack on the business. Insisting that it was “the victim of the most sophisticated cyberattack in history” in a…