Bhaswati Guha Majumder reports: … In the recent incident, which happened in mid-July the cyberattack was launched targeting Hungarian Development Center (MFK). The data breach was so damaging that the authority was forced to reorganize its administration from scratch. A news site 24.hu reported that the hackers most likely originated from North Korea. Later the…
Wallenpaupack Area School District computers paralyzed in second ransomware attack
Peter Becker reports: The second major cyber attack this calendar year against the computer systems of Wallenpaupack Area School District, led to a shut down of all 3,000 or so computers district-wide. Referred to as a “ransomware” attack in which the perpetrator sends in a virus to lock down the systems and demands money to…
Irish government admits ransomware breach
John Mooney reports: The Department of Communications, Climate Action and the Environment, which is responsible for protecting the state against cyber-attacks, has admitted its IT systems were breached in a ransomware attack last year. Read more on The Times.
Discqus and Kickstarter hacker warns against password reuse
Catalin Cimpanu reports: A hacker who made a fortune by breaking into people’s accounts and posting spam on their behalf is now warning users against password reuse. Kyle Milliken, a 29-year-old Arkansas man, was released last week from a federal work camp. He served 17 months for hacking into the servers of several companies and…
Little Rock Plastic Surgery releases statement after internal HIPAA breach
KATV reports: A Little Rock plastic surgery clinic released a statement on Friday about a HIPAA breach that happened in July. According to a statement from Little Rock Plastic Surgery, it was discovered on or about July 15, 2019, that a nurse downloaded reports, photos, and other information that contained Protected Health Information of several…
Teenage British hacker busted for hacking famed musicians, stealing and selling unreleased songs
Larry McShane reports: A British teen was arrested for hacking into caches of unreleased music from world-renowned artists — and then peddling the rare recordings for cryptocurrency, authorities charged Friday. The arrest of the 19-year-old suspect was made in Ipswich, a town about 80 miles outside London, according to a joint announcement by London Police…