By this point, I’m expecting to read that an attack on a school district is a ransomware attack or a DDoS attack. This is neither. Eddie Robertson reports: A cyberattack against Wayne County School District’s 16th Section Principal Fund Account has resulted in an investigation by the FBI after they were contacted by school officials…
A security flaw in Grindr let anyone easily hijack user accounts
Zack Whittaker writes: Grindr, one of the world’s largest dating and social networking apps for gay, bi, trans, and queer people, has fixed a security vulnerability that allowed anyone to hijack and take control of any user’s account using only their email address. Wassime Bouimadaghene, a French security researcher, found the vulnerability and reported the issue…
Hackers Breached Telegram, Email Accounts of 20 Israeli Crypto Execs: Report
Rachel McIntosh reports: Hackers targeted approximately 20 Israeli cryptocurrency executives in early September, demanding payments of digital currency after hacking into their phones and stealing their identities. Israeli news source Haaretz reported that the cyberattack, which ultimately did not result in any lost funds, may have been carried out by a state-sponsored team. According to Haaretz, the failed…
UN maritime agency says it was hacked
Catalin Cimpanu reports: The United Nations International Maritime Organization (UN IMO) disclosed a security breach over the weekend that the agency categorized as a “sophisticated cyber-attack” against its IT systems. The incident was discovered on Thursday and impacted the IMO public website and other web-based services, the UN agency said in a press release. Read more…
China’s customs authority looking into claim sensitive business data was leaked to foreign firm
William Zheng reports: China’s customs authority has launched an internal investigation into an allegation that sensitive business data it had collected from Chinese car parts suppliers was obtained by a foreign company, according to three sources with knowledge of the matter. Customs data managers have also been told to review and step up security, they…
Chinese Hackers Steal Personal Data of Half of Taiwan’s Workforce, What Next?
Krishnendu Banerjee reports: Amid escalating tensions between China and Taiwan, Chinese hackers have allegedly stolen data of nearly six million Taiwanese. The largest data breach in the country’s history, Chinese hackers targeted a Taiwanese job bank and sold the data on the dark web as per authorities. […] During the search, authorities found an account…