Kelsi Anderson reports: BJC HealthCare is warning patients that their information may have been exposed after it discovered someone gained unauthorized access to three employee email accounts. The suspicious activity was noticed on March 6 and a leading computer forensic firm was hired to investigate. It determined the email accounts had been accessed for a…
Data from Hundreds of Law Firms Left Exposed on Old Database, Report Says
Simon Lock reports: Detailed and potentially sensitive information uploaded by firms including Clifford Chance, Slaughter and May, Weil Gotshal & Manges and White & Case was left “exposed” on an open database platform, according to a report by a cybersecurity firm. The cache of data, which included Companies House forms, partial security authentication details, business email addresses…
So much for their moratorium on attacking healthcare entities: Maze Team attacks a plastic surgeon
We also stop all activity versus all kinds of medical organizations until the stabilization of the situation with virus — Maze Team, March 18, 2020 Despite having proclaimed that they would not be attacking medical entities during the pandemic, Maze Team has attacked another medical entity: a Bellevue, Washington-based plastic surgeon who specializes in surgery…
Student Hacks Into Santa Monica–Malibu Unified School District’s Email Server
Michael Wittner reports: A student in the Santa Monica–Malibu Unified School District has been charged with hacking into the school system’s email system around midnight on Friday, according to an email sent by Superintendent Dr. Ben Drati. Drati reported that the student was able to send messages to the student body for 16 minutes before…
Hacker Bribed ‘Roblox’ Insider to Access User Data
Joseph Cox reports: A hacker bribed a Roblox worker to gain access to the back end customer support panel of the massively popular online video game, giving them the ability to lookup personal information on over 100 million active monthly users and grant virtual in-game currency. With this access, the hacker could see users’ email address, as well as…
Taiwan’s Formosa Petrochemical gas stations hit by malware attack
Matthew Strong reports: A day after top oil refiner CPC Corp., Taiwan became the target of a malware attack, its privately held competitor, Formosa Petrochemical Corp., suffered a similar ordeal, reports said Tuesday (May 5). The company said it had shut down its computer system, but its refining and petrochemical activities had not been affected, CNA reported….