Mike Isaac reports: Two men pleaded guilty in federal court in San Jose, Calif., to charges of computer hacking and an extortion conspiracy on Wednesday, capping a thorny legal saga that ensnared tech companies like Uber and LinkedIn in data breach scandals. The resolution of the case comes as Americans grapple with theft and misuse…
Former Senate Aide Gets Probation For Helping Dox Republicans Over Kavanaugh Hearings
Bobby Allyn reports: A former Democratic Senate staffer was sentenced to two years of probation this week for helping another onetime staff member break into a Senate office late at night to hack government computers. Their actions exposed the private information of five Republican senators, in an act of retaliation for their support of Brett…
UK: NHS pagers are leaking medical data
Zack Whittaker reports: An amateur radio rig exposed to the internet and discovered by a security researcher was collecting real-time of medical data and health information broadcast by hospitals and ambulances across U.K. towns and cities. The rig, operated out of a house in North London, was picking up radio waves from over the air and…
Imperva CEO Chris Hylen Steps Down In Wake Of Data Breach: Report
Breaches have consequences, Wednesday edition. Michael Novinson reports that Calcalist has reported that the CEO of Imperva resigned following the disclosure of a data breach. The breach was initially disclosed in August and then later blamed on a stolen API key. Novinson reports: The Redwood Shores, Calif.-based cybersecurity vendor confirmed Hylen’s departure to Israeli business news publication…
Confirmed: North Korean malware found on Indian nuclear plant’s network
Catalin CImpanu reports: The network of one of India’s nuclear power plants was infected with malware created by North Korea’s state-sponsored hackers, the Nuclear Power Corporation of India Ltd (NPCIL) confirmed today. News that the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant (KNPP) might have been infected with a dangerous strain of malware first surfaced on Twitter on…
Important Security Information from Register.com
From the FAQ on their site: Frequently Asked Questions What happened?On October 16, 2019, Register.com determined that a third-party gained unauthorized access to a limited number of our computer systems in late August 2019, and as a result, account information may have been accessed. No credit card data was compromised as a result of this…