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….
Tarkett floored by cyber attack
Graham Cluley reports: French flooring company Tarkett has revealed that it was hit by a cyber attack on April 29th, and that its operations continue to be disrupted as a result Read more on GrahamCluley.
Nefilim/Nephilim Could Soon Fill the Gap Left by NEMTY’s Termination
Bill Toulas reports: Only about three weeks ago, we reported on the closure of the NEMTY project – at least as far as its RaaS (ransomware as a service) operations are concerned. The authors of the successful strain decided to go private and hunt bigger fish, while they shared the source code of NEMTY with a selection…
GoDaddy notifies users of breached hosting accounts
Sergiu Gatlan reports: GoDaddy notified some of its customers that an unauthorized party used their web hosting account credentials to connect to their hosting account via SSH. The security incident took place on October 19, 2019, after the company’s security team discovered suspicious activity on a subset of GoDaddy’s servers. Read more on BleepingComputer.
Scott Disick Leaves Rehab After Photo Leaks, Reportedly Plans To Sue Facility Over Privacy Breach
Kristine Lofgren reports: Scott Disick reportedly checked into rehab last Tuesday after relapsing into drug and alcohol abuse, but after photos leaked of the star at All Points North Lodge in Colorado, he was apparently so upset that he decided to check himself out. TMZ reports that Disick is also planning to sue the facility for violating his privacy…
AU: ‘Appalling’: Police officer suspended over leaked images of Dean Laidley
Tammy Mills and Simone Fox Koob report: A senior constable has been suspended over photos taken of former North Melbourne coach Dean Laidley while he was in custody on stalking allegations. A police “mugshot” of Mr Laidley and a photo taken through the glass wall of a police interview room in which he was being…