Dimitry Belorossov, a/k/a Rainerfox, has been sentenced to four years, six months in prison following his guilty plea for conspiring to commit computer fraud. Belorossov distributed and installed Citadel, a sophisticated malware that infected over 11 million computers worldwide, onto victim computers using a variety of infection methods. According to U.S. Attorney Horn, the…
MS Society warns website users their personal details might have been compromised
Andy Ricketts reports: The MS Society has written to approximately 25,000 of its website users to warn them that their personal information might have been compromised by a cyber attack. The charity said it had discovered malicious software on its website systems that could mean it had been subject to a hacking attempt. People who might have…
Patreon Hacked: Some User Information Compromised (UPDATE: Data Dumped?)
Brady Dale reports: Another company has been hacked, but this time it’s one that’s working to help creative people support their work and keep the lights on as they do so: Patreon. The company facilitates ongoing, recurring payments to creative people or projects as a way of showing support for what they do. Jack Conte, CEO…
Scammer tries to hack cybersecurity firm, gets hacked back
Love it! Steve Nichols reports: A cyber hacker gets scammed when he targeted a Clearwater cyber security firm. KnowBe4 trains corporate clients on defending against “phishing attacks”, a term for using realistic-looking but fake emails for illicit gain. Last Friday, the company’s chief financial officer received an email purportedly from the chief technology officer requesting…
Kmart customer details hacked
Asha Barbaschow reports that online customers of Kmart in Australia have had some their data hacked: Kmart has employed IT forensic investigators after the personal details of its online customers were hacked. The Wesfarmers-owned company said no customer credit card or other payment details have been compromised, however, customer’s names, email addresses, home addresses, telephone…
State auditor to examine cybersecurity in Missouri schools
Excellent. NewsOK reports: State Auditor Nicole Galloway on Wednesday announced the launch of a cybersecurity audit initiative in Missouri schools. The initiative will focus on identifying practices that improve the security of information that schools have on students and their families. Read more on NewsOK.