Catalin Cimpanu reports: Hackers have used a two-year-old vulnerability in a software package used by remote IT support firms to gain a foothold on vulnerable networks and deploy the GandCrab ransomware on those companies’ customer workstations. At least one company has been hit already, according to a report on Reddit, confirmed by cyber-security firm Huntress…
Aadhaar data breach report incorrect: Delhi High Court told
From the lies-it’s-all-lies dept., IANS reports: NEW DELHI: The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) on Thursday told the Delhi High Court that reports regarding security breach of data related to Aadhaar is incorrect and misleading as the strongest encryption technology has been used to store data which is impossible to decrypt. “The technology used…
AU: Phishers compromise Optus email accounts
Juha Saarinen reports: Beware malware-laden missives. Email filtering company Mailguard is warning about an active phishing campaign emanating from compromised email accounts hosted on Optus’ optusnet.com.au domain. The messages purport to be advice recipients of remittance advices, invoices and insurance documents that are available for download. Should users click on the links to the documents…
DataCamp notifies users of hack, forces password reset
On February 11, DataCamp discovered that it had been hacked. With thanks to “Russy” for sending this along, the following is DataCamp’s update on the situation, posted today by Robert Cabral: DataCamp Security Update – Frequently Asked Questions What happened? On Monday, February 11, 2019, we discovered that some user data was exposed by a…
Business hotspot Truluck’s reports data breach at 8 restaurants
Paul O’Donnell reports: Credit card information for customers dining at Truluck’s Seafood, Steak & Crab House in downtown Dallas and Southlake might have been copied by malware inserted into point of sale systems at the restaurants, the company announcedWednesday. The Houston-based chain said the data breach occurred in November and December at the two Dallas-Fort Worth restaurants,…
Game of Thrones hacker worked with US defector to hack Air Force employees for Iran
Catalin Cimpanu reports: The US Department of Justice unsealed today espionage-related charges against a former US Air Force service member who defected to Iran and helped the country’s hackers target her former Air Force colleagues. Besides charges and an arrest warrant issued in the name of the former USAF service member, the DOJ also indicted…