Raphael Satter and Christopher Bing have a somewhat mind-boggling update to the SolarWinds hack – a hack that will be remembered as one of the biggest and most concerning hacks of 2020. And it’s only likely to get worse for SolarWinds, whose stock already dropped significantly. We know that companies can recover from breaches and…
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NY: Great Neck Yeshiva HS Site Hacked, Anti-Semitic Propaganda Posted
Daniel Hampton reports: The website for a yeshiva high school in Great Neck was down Monday evening following an apparent hack in which anti-Semitic propaganda and racial slurs were reportedly published. Patch confirmed that around 5 p.m., the website for North Shore Hebrew Academy showed the site was “under construction.” Read more on Patch.
New York State warns motorists of phishing scam asking for personal information
This one’s local, so…. The New York State Department of Motor Vehicles is alerting consumers after several New Yorkers reported receiving phishing texts asking for personal information. Posted: Dec 11, 2020 10:43 AM Updated: Dec 11, 2020 10:49 AM Posted By: WKTV You can see examples of the phishing messages and get more information on…
U.S. Treasury breached by hackers backed by foreign government – sources
Updates: 1. This story is growing, and Reuters has now updated its reporting. 2. Kim Zetter obtained a report from Microsoft that she posted on Twitter in a thread. MSFT offers instructions on detecting and removing the threat, here. 3. FireEye has also updated their research report, here: ” Highly Evasive Attacker Leverages SolarWinds Supply…
VA: Konikoff Dental Associates notifies patients and employees of possible data breach
WAVY reports: Konikoff Dental Associates Harbour View released a statement on its website warning patients of a possible data breach. The statement says the dentistry became aware of the incident on October 11 and it may affect the security of personal information for some patients and employees. Read more on WAVY. The dental practice’s full…
Former Cisco engineer gets two years in prison for Webex Teams hack
Allison Levitsky reports: The former Cisco Systems Inc. engineer who pleaded guilty to intentionally causing damage that shut down thousands of Webex Teams accounts for two weeks in 2018 was sentenced Wednesday to two years in federal prison. Sudhish Kasaba Ramesh, of San Jose, resigned from the San Jose networking giant in April 2018 and joined the…