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Denmark’s Critical Infrastructure Hit With Largest Cyberattack on Record
This time it was Denmark. Who might be next? Bank InfoSecurity reports: Hackers potentially linked to the Russian GRU Main Intelligence Directorate carried out a series of highly coordinated cyberattacks targeting Danish critical infrastructure in the nation’s largest cyber incident on record, according to a new report. SektorCERT, a nonprofit cybersecurity center for critical sectors […]
Ransomware attack on Ohio city impacts multiple services
The Record reports: A ransomware attack on Huber Heights, Ohio, is causing significant problems for several city systems. The community of nearly 45,000 residents outside of Dayton released a notice on Sunday warning that its systems were hit with ransomware at around 8 a.m. “While public safety services are not impacted the following city divisions […]
Google Sues Hackers Capitalizing on AI Hype With Alleged Bard Scams
Gizmodo reports: Ads for fake versions of Google’s generative AI tool, Bard, are showing up on Facebook to steal social media accounts of U.S. small businesses, according to a lawsuit from Google filed Monday. The phony Facebook ads ask users to download Bard, but the AI doesn’t need to be downloaded – it’s a completely web-based product. Naive users actually downloaded […]
Inside Wall Street’s scramble after ICBC hack
Reuters reports: The cyber hack of Industrial and Commercial Bank of China’s U.S. broker-dealer was so extensive on Wednesday, even the corporate email stopped working and forced employees to switch to Google mail, according to two people familiar with the situation. The blackout left the brokerage temporarily owing BNY Mellon BK.N $9 billion, an amount many […]
This tiny device is sending updated iPhones into a never-ending DoS loop
Ars Technica reports: One morning two weeks ago, security researcher Jeroen van der Ham was traveling by train in the Netherlands when his iPhone suddenly displayed a series of pop-up windows that made it nearly impossible to use his device. “My phone was getting these popups every few minutes and then my phone would reboot,” […]
It’s Still Easy for Anyone to Become You at Experian
Consumers may erroneously assume data brokers and credit reporting agencies have top-notch data security for all the sensitive and important data they store about us. To the contrary, these brokers and firms pose a huge risk to our data security. Investigative reporter Brian Krebs did an exposé last year on Experian. His follow-up post now is […]
Poloniex crypto-exchange offers 5% cut to thieves if they return that $120M they nicked
Governments may not want hacking victims to negotiate with threat actors or pay ransom, but the founder of a hacked crypto exchange is offering the hacker(s) a reward if they return what they stole. The Register reports: The founder of the Poloniex has offered to pay off thieves who drained an estimated $120 million of […]
Hackers swipe Booking.com, damage from attack is global
The Asahi Shimbun reports: Hackers breached Booking.com, one of the world’s largest online accommodation reservation sites, by posing as hotel staff to steal credit card information from travelers making bookings. Phishing scams like this have plagued Japan since May. The headquarters of Booking.com in the Netherlands conceded the damage is occurring on a global scale. At least 68 hotels […]