Bitcoinik reports: When it comes to Bitcoin and crypto, most people see it as a strange & unique way to make money without any hard work. Even people will do small online tasks to make money for free crypto assets, so usually hackers try to catch the victim through attractive offers to make money with…
Th: Hacker steals 40,000 patients’ data from kidney hospital
It is the second hospital report in as many days. This one, however, is clearly a ransomware attack and unlike the first hospital attack, no one is making any attempt to minimize this one as the theft of patient data is impacting treatment. The Bangkok Post reports: The personal details of more than 40,000 patients…
Data breach at US restaurant and gambling chain Dotty’s may have leaked sensitive customer information
Jessica Haworth reports: A cyber-attack on US fast food and gambling chain Dotty’s has exposed the personal data of customers, the company has warned. Dotty’s, a fast food chain which offers gambling services across 175 locations, is owned and operated by Nevada Restaurant Services (NRS). Read more on The Daily Swig. DataBreaches.net had previously reported on Nevada…
Afghanistan becomes the primary target for ransomware attacks following Taliban takeover
Paul Skeldon reports; The recent Taliban takeover of the government in Afghanistan has brought a lot of chaos upon the nation – and cybercriminals are seeing that such disorder in the country is another chance for them to benefit. According to the Atlas VPN team data analysis, Afghanistan became the primary target for ransomware attacks worldwide in…
Microsoft Outlook shows real person’s contact info for IDN phishing emails
Ax Sharma reports: If you receive an email from someone@arstechnіca.com, is it really from someone at Ars? Most definitely not—the domain in that email address is not the same arstechnica.com that you know. The ‘і’ character in there is from the Cyrillic script and not the Latin alphabet. This isn’t a novel problem, either. Up until a few…
Criminals in lab coats exploit the healthcare sector and government
We all complain about the exorbitant ransom demands ransomware teams make on medical practices and hospitals. But they are not the only criminals costing entities — and society — money. Every day, insiders are stealing money — from the government and from all of us. Here’s just a few recent headlines from the U.S. Department…