Travis Gettys reports: The data leak from the American Patriots Three Percent website revealed the names, phone numbers and photographs of members — who ranged in age from their 20s to 70s and were drawn from a variety of backgrounds — that were obtained by activists who posted the information on an internet archiving site, reported The…
Petersburg Medical Center talks about breach; says hospital will get new health records system
Angela Denning reports that Petersburg Medical Center has come out with more information about a medical records breach. They say about 200 patients were affected. The medical center sent out letters to all patients whose medical records may have been viewed by this employee. So, how did they find out about it in the first…
Hollywood’s Elite Private Schools Hacked
Gary Baum reports: Several top L.A. private schools’ digital servers have been breached in recent weeks, and law enforcement is investigating, The Hollywood Reporter has learned. In an apparent pattern, one or more hackers have published staff payroll documentation in email blasts riddled with racist, sexist and homophobic language. […] The institutions known to have been hacked…
Friendly fire: Four well-known cybercriminal forums dealing with breaches
I’ve posted links to some other reports on this topic earlier today, but just came across Intel 471’s post. Sometimes, even criminals are on the bad end of a breach. Since the beginning of the year, Intel 471 has observed four well-known cybercriminal forums dealing with a breach, including two since the beginning of March….
Data of 580,000 Singapore Airlines customers leaked in SITA security breach
Toh Ting Wei reports: About 580,000 Singapore Airlines (SIA) customers have been affected by a data leak at an external firm. SIA said in a statement yesterday that members of its KrisFlyer and PPS Club reward programmes have had their membership numbers, tier status and, in some cases, membership names compromised. […] SIA said the…
Report: Russian hackers exploit Lithuanian infrastructure
AP reports: Hacker groups linked to Russian intelligence conducted cyber-attacks against top Lithuanian officials and decision-makers last year and used the Baltic nation’s technology infrastructure as a base to hit targets elsewhere, a report by Lithuania’s intelligence service said Thursday. The annual national security threat assessment report claimed that, among others, the Russian cyber-espionage group…