BusinessTech staff report: Minister of Social Development Lindiwe Zulu says that government is in talks with stakeholders to replace South African Social Security Agency (Sassa) cards after a security breach, first reported in 2019. Responding to a written parliamentary Q&A in December, Zulu said that Sassa cards are actually bank cards issued by the South…
Backdoor account discovered in more than 100,000 Zyxel firewalls, VPN gateways
With profound apologies to Catalin Cimpanu for previously posting a plagiarized copy of his reporting, here is his report: More than 100,000 Zyxel firewalls, VPN gateways, and access point controllers contain a hardcoded admin-level backdoor account that can grant attackers root access to devices via either the SSH interface or the web administration panel. The…
Apex Laboratory confirms ransomware attack; only recently discovered data theft
DataBreaches.net recently reported that Apex Laboratory Inc. had apparently been attacked by DoppelPaymer ransomware threat actors. Apex was added to their leak site on December 15. As proof of claims, the threat actors uploaded approximately 10,000 files containing protected health information of patients (PHI) and personally identifiable information of employees (PII). The 10,000 estimate is…
Cyberattack on emergency ambulance service in Wrocław
Szymon Palczewski reports (translation): The ambulance service in Wrocław fell victim to a hacking attack, during which the system responsible for supporting the work of dispatchers was violated. The reports of the incident so far indicate that it was a ransomware campaign. Hospital staff was informed about a hacking attack on the facility’s systems. In…
HU: Brendon notifies customers of ransomware attack
HVG.hu reports (translated): On Wednesday morning, Brendon Gyermekáruház Kft. Informed its customers by e-mail that its system was affected by a cyber attack. As a result, not only did user accounts and online shopping become inaccessible for a while, but attackers also had access to user data. The company writes as early as December 19, it…
Georgia optometrist notifies patients of breach
So many breach disclosures get overlooked during the last week of the year as people focus on family and other issues. In addition to the Prestera and Mattapan news releases that appeared on December 31, I also came across a media report out of Georgia involving Five Points Eye Care in Athens, Georgia. On October…