KSAT reports: On March 5, 2019 someone attempted to steal nearly half a million dollars from the sleepy San Antonio suburb of Hollywood Park. The thieves were likely international cyber-criminals, but 17-months later, no one has been arrested for the crime. With the help of the United States Secret Service, the town managed to recover…
NC: Lawsuit: ‘Alarming’ data breach at Coastal Prep Academy exposed sensitive personal data
Benjamin Schachtman reports: According to a letter sent to parents by Coastal Preparatory Academy and a lawsuit filed in Superior Court, a former employee obtained extremely sensitive personal information about parents and students, including social security numbers, health and financial information, and employment records. The charter school has filed several civil actions to recover passwords,…
UK: Man charged with cyber crime – Milton Keynes
The South East Regional Organised Crime Unit (SEROCU) reports that a man has been charged with cyber crime offences. Liam Keenan, aged 20, of Century Avenue, Milton Keynes, was charged on 12 August 2020 with the following: Between 14 January and 13 March he committed unauthorised acts with intent to impair operation of or prevent…
Report: “No Need to Hack When It’s Leaking:” GitHub Leaks of Protected Health Information
The message request showed up in my Twitter notifications: Hi There! 🙂 I see you have some experience in getting the right amount of attention for medicaid related data leaks. I have found admin credentials to some super sensitive medical billing processing system and get nothing but silence on all available contact channels and no…
Germany’s military-run transport fleet hacked
DW reports: Germany’s Bundestag administration and federal parliamentarians were told Friday that unknown hackers had infiltrated the FuhrparkService (BWFU) transport fleet, reported the Sunday newspaper BamS (Bild am Sonntag). “Last week, there was an attack on the company’s IT network by an as yet unidentified external party,” Germany’s defense ministry added on Saturday. Read more on…
Thousands of CRA accounts breached following pair of cyberattacks
CBC News reports: The federal government has revealed that the Canada Revenue Agency was recently hit by two cyberattacks, compromising thousands of accounts linked to the agency’s services. The agency confirmed on Saturday that as of Aug. 14, about 5,500 accounts had been affected by the separate attacks but that the breaches are now contained. The CRA’s My…