DutchNews.nl reports: Hackers have made off with hundreds, possibly thousands, of identity card scans after breaking into the computer system of rental housing agency NederWoon. The information stolen by hackers was uploaded to the site between 2017 and 2019 by people looking for somewhere to live. The hackers now have their name, address, contact information…
How I hacked into a college’s website again!
Aditya Anand writes: This is a follow up article to the previous piece that I wrote – How I hacked into a college’s website to obtain the student’s database. Refer to my last hack – How I hacked into a college’s website! …. What was different than the last time? The last time I tried to hack…
Hackers are scanning for MySQL servers to deploy GandCrab ransomware
Catalin Cimpanu reports: At least one Chinese hacking crew is currently scanning the internet for Windows servers that are running MySQL databases so they can infect these systems with the GandCrab ransomware. These attacks are somewhat unique, as cyber-security firms have not seen any threat actor until now that has attacked MySQL servers running on…
It’s been a strange week, Part 2. An open letter to Twitter.
This was a strange week. It started off great, but then, there I was in a private (DM) conversation on Twitter with Chris Vickery, and alluva sudden, I get a message that my Twitter account was suspended. I refreshed the screen and got the same message. I logged out, logged back in, and was still…
Legislative Roundup: New Laws Passed in Arkansas, Oklahoma, and Maryland That Revise Cyber Security Measures
Steven Erkel and Kaeley Brown of Alston & Bird write: Arkansas In April, Arkansas’ Governor signed H.B. 1943 as Act 1030 expanding the scope of personal information, as used in the Personal Information Protection Act, to include “biometric data.” The Bill defines “biometric data” as “data generated by automatic measurements of an individual’s biological characteristics,…
OH: Personal information of more than 2400 TriHealth patients wrongly shared with student
Max Londberg reports: The personal information corresponding to more than 2,000 TriHealth patients was shared with a student mentee who was not authorized to view the data. The medical system announced the discovery Friday afternoon in a press release. Shared data included patients’ first and last names, ZIP codes, ethnicity, dates of birth and cancer…