The Star (in Malaysia) reports: In yet another data breach, more than 17,000 patients’ personal data have been exposed on the government-linked National Neurology Registry (NNeuR) website due to a scripting error, news portal Free Malaysia Today (FMT) reported. The portal reported that the data breach exposed among others NRIC numbers, phone numbers and addresses…
GA: Former Wells Fargo employee arrested for identity fraud, theft by taking
Alexander Popp reports: A Wells Fargo bank teller from Alpharetta was arrested by the Forsyth County Sheriff’s Office this week for allegedly using customer’s accounts to steal thousands of dollars. Jordan Paul Jernigan, 22, a former bank teller at the Wells Fargo on Johns Creek Parkway in south Forsyth, was taken into custody at his…
Does improved infosec lead to delayed care and more fatal heart attacks in hospitals?
Nsikan Akpan has a report on PBS that is worth reading, especially now that I’ve gotten rid of their headline that I really really really didn’t think was accurate. Apkan starts by reminding us all how a ransomware attack on a hospital could have life-threatening consequences. But the main point of his piece is to…
A DDoS gang is extorting businesses posing as Russian government hackers
File this one under “Ooh, that’s clever!” Catalin Cimpanu reports. For the past week, a group of criminals has been launching DDoS attacks against companies in the financial sector and demanding ransom payments while posing as “Fancy Bear,” the infamous hacking group associated with the Russian government, known for hacking the White House in 2014…
Vietnamese student behind Android adware strain that infected millions
Catalin Cimpanu reports: ESET researchers have tracked down the author of a recent wave of Android adware to a university student living in Hanoi, Vietnam. The student is the author of at least 42 Android apps that have been uploaded on the official Google Play Store. The apps, installed more than eight million times, contained…
Australian Cyberfraud: Holding the Line on Payment Card Fraud While Scam Attempts Increase
Stas Alforov and Christopher Thomas of Gemini Advisory have issued a new report on cyberfraud in Australia. While things seeming to be getting worse all over the world and Australia has also experienced more incidents, there’s a bit of good news in their report: the rate of worsening is slowing down in Australia – at…