This is interesting. Yhumi Tsun reports: Researchers have exposed the murky ecosystem of ransomware payments wherein they have revealed how hackers prefer Russian Bitcoin exchange and how South Koreans are among the most targeted victims. Researchers are optimistic their work could help law enforcement track cyber criminals. Ransomware attacks, which encrypt and hold a computer…
Edison cop used police database to stalk ex, prosecutor says
NJ 101.5 reports: A cop who was charged with slashing his ex-girlfriend’s tires is now facing more serious charges. Paul Pappas has now been charged with computer theft and stalking after investigators say he made unauthorized inquiries into the New Jersey Criminal Justice Information System in order to stalk his ex-girlfriend. The inquiries by Pappas started in August…
Dubai’s Careem admits to data breach of 14 million users
Khaleej Times reports: If you were a regular customer of ride-sharing service Careem, this piece of news might leave you worried. The Dubai-based company today acknowledged that a cyber attack on January 14, 2018 resulted in the theft of personal data of up to 14 million people in Middle East, North Africa, Pakistan and Turkey….
TSB chaos after online banking data leak
Kayleigh Bateman reports: TSB has issued an apology, this morning, after weekend upgrades to its online banking platform left several customers unable to access their own accounts, yet able to view other peoples. Addressing the online banking data leak in a statement this morning TSB said: “We’re really sorry that some of our customers experienced…
Hacker sent email with 1,200 partial social security numbers to school staff
Karen Yi reports: In the age of online shopping, computer hacks and data breaches, identity theft is not necessarily a shock. But, you’re probably not expecting to get an email listing portions of your colleagues’ social security numbers. But, in the Irvington school district, that’s exactly what happened. Partial social security numbers of more than 1,200 employees at Irvington…
Australia, your privacy has been breached — we reveal the biggest health data leaks
Sue Dunleavy reports: The sensitive health data of Australians is subject to a data breach every two days and the organisations and governments that fail to protect it are facing no financial penalties. As outrage builds over Facebook’s failure to protect privacy, a News Corp investigation has uncovered health data that shows if Australians have…