Andreas Haugsnes writes: Hi all, On April 30, our forum software was attacked and successfully compromised due to poorly implemented password routines; our investigations show no theft of passwords in this attack, nor impact to any other Unity service. However, the attack did result in defacement of the site and subsequent messaging to all of…
Authorities just learn of 2013 breach of Fitchburg city records that released Social Security numbers of 1,800 state residents
Elizabeth Dobbins reports: City officials discovered last month the Social Security numbers of 1,800 state residents were released in a breach of city records three and a half years ago, according to a report filed with the Massachusetts Office of Consumer Affairs and Business Regulation. “There was an unauthorized access of information that was held…
Retina-X Studios Server Breached by Hackers
Last week, Kelly Austin reported: We must share some bad news that recently came to our attention. While we were under the impression that a hardware failure had occurred on one of our servers, several products of Retina-X Studios fell victim to a data breach at the end of February 2017. The attacker did not…
Lithuania: Cybercriminals Blackmail Plastic Surgery Clinic with Stolen Photos
Šarūnas Černiauskas reports: Cybercriminals who stole personal records and photos of patients from the data system of a Lithuanian plastic surgery clinic – including those of national and foreign celebrities – have put them up for sale. The perpetrators put the Grožio Chirurgija data online, at a Dark Web website and are selling them for…
Ng: I Created 400 User Names, Was Paid N600,000 To Hack JAMB Website – Suspect
Datboy Jerry writes: A member of a syndicate who was arrested by the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) in Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital, has admitted that they erected a radio mast to hack the Virtual Private Network of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB). The syndicate, which includes a proprietor of…
CVS pharmacy tech charged with 20 counts of identity theft
From Boston 25: A 22-year-old pharmacy technician faces numerous counts of identity theft after he was accused of stealing credit card information from customers at a Nashua CVS. Police say Bounhange Tang, 22, took photos of credit cards from 20 different customers at the pharmacy on Daniel Webster Highway and then looked up the customers’…