Colin Wood reports: North Carolina state government experienced two data breaches, according to reports released Tuesday. Security research firm MacKeeper reported a statewide data breach that occurred last month exposing internal documents spread across the offices, divisions and departments of Administration, Health and Human Services, Medical Assistance, Cultural Resources, Public Safety, State Controller, State Budget…
While investigating ransomware incident, ABCD Pediatrics uncovers evidence of other intrusion; more than 55,000 patients notified
ABCD Pediatrics, PA (“ABCD”) is committed to providing quality pediatric healthcare in the San Antonio area. Our mission is to provide the best care, to each patient, every time. With that being said, ABCD is writing to inform you about an incident that may have affected its patients’ protected health information. This notification is made…
Parents of accused Yahoo hacker claim son is innocent ‘scapegoat’
Jackie Dunham reports: The parents of a 22-year-old Ancaster, Ont. man charged in connection with a massive cybersecurity breach at Yahoo are speaking out in defence of their son. Akhmet and Dinara Tokbergenov say that their son, Karim Baratov, wasn’t a hacker. Instead, they say, he created websites in a “legitimate business” that paid for…
OpPlan 5027 Exposed to Hackers
KBS reports: In an exclusive report, it has been made known that a South Korea-U.S. key war plan was exposed in a hacking attack in September of last year. While pointing to North Korea, the ministry had initially believed that there was no major security breach. However, recent investigations have revealed otherwise. Read more on KBS…
Expedia Sued by Affiliate for Allegedly Stealing Data and Handing It to a Competitor
Dennis Schaal reports: An Expedia affiliate partner, Reservation Counter, has filed a lawsuit against Expedia Inc. alleging that the company stole Reservation Counter’s confidential search engine marketing data and provided it to a direct competitor, leading to the near-demise of Reservation Counter’s business. The lawsuit also alleges that Expedia covered up the breach rather than…
Hackers Are Emptying ATMs With a Single Drilled Hole and $15 Worth of Gear
Andy Greenberg reports: NOT SO LONG ago, enterprising thieves who wanted to steal the entire contents of an ATM had to blow it up. Today, a more discreet sort of cash-machine burglar can walk away with an ATM’s stash and leave behind only a tell-tale three-inch hole in its front panel. Researchers from the Russian…