Chris Vedelago and Cameron Houston Private medical information belonging to players at St Kilda Football Club is missing after a bag belonging to the team doctor was stolen from a car parked outside his Kew home last month. Read more on The Age.
Russian hackers suspected in Covid-19 vaccine intellectual property theft, report says
Alaric Dearment reports: Computer hackers “almost certainly” part of Russian intelligence services have a new target: Covid-19 vaccine development efforts. In a report Thursday, the U.K.’s National Cyber Security Centre and Canada’s Communications Security Establishment said that the hacker group APT29, also known as “Cozy Bear” and “The Dukes,” had been targeting various organizations involved with Covid-19…
Walmart Sued Under CCPA After Data Breach
Phil Muncaster reports: Walmart has become the latest big-name brand accused of violating California’s new data breach regulations. The retail giant is the subject of a new complaint alleging that customers now face “significant injuries and damage” after an unspecified incident. Customer names, addresses, financial and other information were among the haul for attackers, according…
Inside REvil Extortionist “Machine”: Predictive Insights
A new paper by AdvIntel is out, and it looks at the psychology of REvil, something that it obviously of great interest to me: We have investigated REvil’s discourse and behavior by applying the methodologies and concepts of criminal psychology to identify the group’s unique characteristics revealed by their recent involvement in large, ethically questionable…
Ca: University of Lethbridge reveals details regarding privacy breach at health centre
Quinn Campbell reports on an email gaffe that disclosed student health information: The University of Lethbridge says an Excel document with personal information of 1,225 patients at its health centre was inadvertently shared with a student. The document that was the subject of a privacy breach included names, dates of birth, personal health numbers, genders…
A hacker used Twitter’s own ‘admin’ tool to spread cryptocurrency scam
Zack Whittaker reports: A hacker allegedly behind a spate of Twitter account hacks on Wednesday gained access to a Twitter “admin” tool on the company’s network that allowed them to hijack high-profile Twitter accounts to spread a cryptocurrency scam, according to a person with direct knowledge of the incident. The account hijacks hit some of the most prominent…