Karl Bode writes: A few weeks ago, The Verge discovered that Anker, the maker of popular USB chargers and the Eufy line of “smart” cameras, had a bit of a security issue. Despite the fact the company advertised its Eufy cameras as having “end-to-end” military-grade encryption, security researcher Paul Moore and a hacker named Wasabi found it…
Guardian newspaper hit by suspected ransomware attack, staff told not to come to office
Alexander Martin reports: Staff at The Guardian newspaper have been told not to come into the office and to work from home for the rest of the week due to a suspected ransomware attack which struck late on Tuesday. The attack has impacted a number of business services at the 200-year-old news organization, but not…
Two Men Arrested For Conspiring With Russian Nationals To Hack The Taxi Dispatch System At JFK Airport
Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and John Gay, the Inspector General of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey (the “Port Authority”), announced the unsealing of an Indictment charging DANIEL ABAYEV and PETER LEYMAN with two counts of conspiracy to commit computer intrusions. The Indictment…
Recent decision by the PDPC
During the pandemic, a lot of entities took steps to collect information to try to limit the spread of COVID. Thomson Medical had a portal for visitors, but instead of the data being stored in a secured database, it was stored in both a secured database and one that could be accessed by the public….
ECB Fines Spain’s Abanca for Delay in Reporting Cyber Hack
Reuters reports: The European Central Bank said on Friday it had fined Spanish bank Abanca for its delay in reporting a cyber attack that forced it to suspend its main means of payment in 2019. “The bank’s omission hindered the ECB’s ability to properly assess Abanca’s prudential situation and to react in a timely manner…
Grand Jury Indicts 2 in ‘Swatting’ Scheme that Took Over Ring Doorbells Across U.S. to Livestream Police Response to Fake Calls
LOS ANGELES – Two men – one from Wisconsin, the other from North Carolina – have been charged with participating in a “swatting” spree that, over a one-week span, gained access to a dozen Ring home security door cameras nationwide, placed bogus emergency phone calls designed to elicit an armed police response, then livestreamed the events…