1News reports: A person is claiming to be in possession of 2.6 million email addresses and encrypted passwords from Nitro PDF, of which 4000 are .nz email addresses, cyber security organisation CERT NZ said in an alert this afternoon. “CERT NZ understands there has been further data released in this breach, the details are not yet…
GO SMS Pro — one of the most popular Android messaging apps — just exposed millions of private photos and files
James Gelinas reports: Data leaks are bad enough, but it officially becomes a security nightmare when one affects hundreds of millions of users. Earlier this year, an unsecured server belonging to Microsoft exposed the data of more than 250 million users. This included email addresses that hackers and scammers could use for criminal activities. Tap or…
Google is adding end-to-end encryption to its Android Messages app
Steve Ranger reports: Google is upping the security for at least some of the conversations on its Messages app by adding end-to-end encryption. It will be rolling out end-to-end encryption on Messages, starting with one-on-one conversations between people using the Rich Communication Services-based version of the app. Read more on ZDNet.
Mansfield schools victims of DDoS attack; working to resolve issues
Stephen Peterson reports: Local schools were hit this week with a cyberattack, officials say. Comcast confirmed Wednesday that Mansfield public schools have been the victim of a Distributed Denial of Service, or DDoS, attack. It’s a malicious and illegal attempt to disrupt normal traffic on a network by sending a flood of Internet traffic, Superintendent…
TX: Police investigate Sherman ISD data breach
News12 reports: Sherman police are investigating a district-wide data breach, within Sherman ISD’s private files. The data included student’s social security numbers and full names. Sherman ISD said in a letter to parents Thursday night, that two Sherman High School students accessed the private information. Read more on News12.
Mount Locker ransomware now targets your TurboTax tax returns
Lawrence Abrams reports: The Mount Locker ransomware operation is gearing up for the tax season by specifically targeting TurboTax returns for encryption. Mount Locker is a relatively new ransomware operation that began infecting victims in July 2020. Like other human-operated ransomware gangs, the Mount Locker gang will compromise networks, harvest unencrypted files to be used for…