Catalin Cimpanu reports: A hacker going by the name of Gnosticplayers has put up for sale another set of hacked databases on a Dark Web marketplace. This is the third round of hacked databases the hacker has published on the Dark Web marketplace known as Dream Market. He previously posted a batch of 16 databases…
PH: Tuburan, Sotto hospital incidents: Publicizing video is the offense
Pachico A. Seares reports: WHEN Dr. Wyben Briones owned up the profession’s mantra of confidentiality to news reporters more than 10 years ago, the local medical community was stung with the embarrassment over the “rectum canister scandal.” A video clip was passed from phone to phone and uploaded on YouTube, showing doctors and nurses at…
Personal info exposed after State of Ohio sends wrong tax forms to 9,000 people
Sarah Wynn reports: The Ohio Department of Commerce says thousands of letters were sent by the state to those who qualify for unclaimed funds, but the letters were sent to the wrong people. The letters include personal information, including names and social security numbers, according to the state. “Due to a processing error, approximately 9,000…
TN: Ex-Rhodes College student pleads guilty to hacking into system, changing his grades
Linda A. Moore reports: A former Rhodes College student pleaded guilty Tuesday to hacking into the college’s computer system to change his grades and keep his scholarship. Michael Geddati, 20, was a freshman pre-med major when between December 2017 and May 2018, he accessed various systems without authorization to raise his grades. Geddati’s actions were detected after a faculty…
Reserve Bank of India warns of mobile data theft by ‘AnyDesk’ app
ENS Economic Bureau reports: Amid rising instances of fraud using the Unified Payment Interface (UPI) platform, the Reserve Bank of India has cautioned all banks and payment system operators about a new modus operandi allegedly used by scammers to target customer phones. In an alert dated February 14, the cyber security and IT examination cell…
Piles of Southside Medical Center patients’ confidential medical records found outside the Atlanta clinic
Michael Seiden reports: Piles of partially burned medical records were discovered across the street from a metro Atlanta medical center, Channel 2 Action News has learned. Southside Medical Clinic said they have no idea how the records got there. A viewer alerted Channel 2’s Michael Seiden to the issue in a parking lot across the street from…