Krebs on Security

FEBRUARY 10, 2020

Justice Department today unsealed indictments against four Chinese officers of the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) accused of perpetrating the 2017 hack against consumer credit bureau Equifax that led to the theft of personal data on nearly 150 million Americans. The nine-count indictment names Wu Zhiyong (???), Wang Qian (??),

Military 252

Military Phishing Government Sales 252

IT Governance

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

By contrast, comparatively little personal data was breached, with our figures confirming that at least 9,990,855 records were compromised. We identified 102 security incidents throughout the month, which is the second largest figure so far this year – trailing only August (112). Cyber attacks.

Data breaches 111

Data breaches Ransomware Insurance Phishing 111

The Last Watchdog

DECEMBER 3, 2018

I have a Yahoo email account, I’ve shopped at Home Depot and Target , my father was in the military and had a security clearance, which included a dossier on his family, archived at the U.S. A single neglected server that was not protected by a dual password scheme was the last line of defense standing between the hacker and the exposed data.

Authentication 157

Authentication Military Access Insurance 157

IT Governance

MARCH 28, 2019

Chinese hackers target universities in pursuit of maritime military secrets (unknown). California-based Carmel Unified School District warns employees about phishing scam (unknown). Frederick Regional Health System discloses phishing incident affecting hospice patients (unknown). In other news….

Data breaches 111

Data breaches Ransomware Insurance Phishing 111

IT Governance

JUNE 1, 2020

Outsourcing group Interserve is recovering after hackers steal employee data (100,000). Spear phishing campaign compromises executives in finance industry (150). Hacker sold personal info of Unacadamy students online (11 million). Russian military accessed Chancellor Angela Merkel’s emails in 2015 hack (unknown).

Data breaches 145

Data breaches Ransomware Computer and Electronics e-Delivery 145

IBM Big Data Hub

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

However, some adware might harvest personal data or redirect web browsers to malicious websites. At the time, only about 60,000 computers had access to the internet, mostly at universities and within the military. The attack is an early example of social engineering and phishing.

Ransomware 108

Ransomware Phishing Encryption IoT 108

IT Governance

MARCH 1, 2022

Data breaches. Criminals phish SEPA, with £42m unaccounted for (unknown) Isle of Man kettle-parts firm hit by cyber attack (unknown) Oiltanking Deutschland GmbH & Co. As usual, incidents affecting UK-based organisations are listed in bold. Cyber attacks. Ransomware. Financial information. In other news…. Cyber attacks.

Data breaches 134

Data breaches Ransomware Government Blockchain 134