Tara Molina reports: Hundreds of pieces of paper containing people’s most sensitive information were found dumped in an alley. The papers were mental health records from a South Side center that closed years ago. CBS 2’s Tara Molina worked Tuesday to determine how they ended up on the street. […] We found the documents are…
Ex-Mossad chief says Likud app leaks as dangerous to Israel as coronavirus
The Times of Israel reports: A former head of the Mossad spy agency sounded the alarm Wednesday about an app operated by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s Likud party ahead of next week’s elections, warning that using it was “a real security threat” and likening the level of danger it poses to that of the deadly…
Chrome 80 update cripples top cybercrime marketplace
Catalin Cimpanu reports: A small change in the Google Chrome 80 browser has had a devastating effect on one of today’s top cybercrime marketplaces. According to new research shared with ZDNet this week by threat intelligence firm KELA, the Genesis Store is currently going through a rough patch, seeing a 35% drop in the number of hacked…
UK: Ordnance Survey hacked, exposing 1,000 employees’ data
Robert Scammell reports: A hacker stole the personal data of 1,000 employees of the Ordnance Survey, the government-owned mapping agency for Britain, Verdict can reveal. The agency, which produces digital and paper maps for businesses and consumers, confirmed the breach to Verdict but was unable to go into detail about the type of personal details that were compromised. Read…
Advocate Aurora’s HR system breached in email phishing campaign
Lauren Anderson reports: The personal information of some current and former Advocate Aurora Health employees, including their Social Security numbers and bank accounts, might have been compromised in an email phishing campaign. The Milwaukee- and Downers Grove, Illinois-based health system said the early January breach gave an unauthorized individual temporary access to a human resource…
UK: Samsung’s website error exposes UK customer data
Sabina Weston reports: Samsung’s UK website has suffered a data breach resulting in the leak of private information of around 150 customers, the company has confirmed. Samsung said that the error exposed names, telephone numbers, postal and email addresses and previous orders, according to a statement seen by Reuters. Samsung emphasised that credit card information was not exposed. Read more on IT…