Catalin Cimpanu reports: Hundreds of developers have had had Git source code repositories wiped and replaced with a ransom demand. The attacks started earlier today, appear to be coordinated across Git hosting services (GitHub, Bitbucket, GitLab), and it is still unclear how they are happening. What it is known is that the hacker removes all…
Here’s the email Tesla sent employees telling them to stop leaking info
Lora Kolodny reports: Tesla’s security team sent a warning to employees this week to stop leaking company information. The email, which was shared with CNBC and verified with multiple current employees who requested anonymity, warned that outsiders who “will do anything to see us fail” are “targeting” employees for information via social networks and other…
$100-million class action lawsuit filed in Calgary over Marriott Hotels data breach
Kevin Martin reports: The massive data hack of guest information from the Marriott hotel empire has triggered a $100-million class action lawsuit in Calgary. A statement of claim filed in Calgary Court of Queen’s Bench says the data breach in which hackers accessed records on as many as 500 million hotel guests was due to…
Executive Order on America’s Cybersecurity Workforce
Oh, I missed something yesterday. President Trump signed an Executive Order on America’s Cybersecurity Workforce. I can’t find it in the Federal Register yet, but you can read it here.
Ca: Alleged HIV/AIDS privacy breach in 2016 could become class-action suit against Positive Living Society of British Columbia
Jeremy Hainsworth reports: A Vancouver-based HIV/AIDS organization is facing a class-action suit for breach of privacy after an alleged release of email addresses of 800 of its members via a September 2016 mass email. And, said a BC Supreme Court ruling released May 1, a staff member of Positive Living BC had warned the organization…
3 Germans Who Allegedly Operated Dark Web Marketplace with Over 1 Million Users Face U.S. Narcotics and Money Laundering Charges
As noted earlier today on this site, three people have been arrested in connection with the darknet marketplace called WallStreet Market. DOJ has issued a press release with more information: LOS ANGELES – Following a nearly two-year international investigation involving U.S. law enforcement and authorities in Germany and the Netherlands, federal prosecutors have charged three…