Frontier Software Ransomware Attack 80,000 High Risk | efani

Frontier Software Ransomware Attack Puts at Least 80,000 Government Employees at High Risk of Personal Data Theft They pointed out that the data breach gave the hackers internal access to the affected accounts. Frontier Software is the latest Australian firm to suffer from a cyberattack that hit its government employees. In a recent report about […]

Hackers Publish Vestas Personal Data Cyber | efani Partner TheNFG.com

Personal data stolen from wind turbine maker Vestas by hackers in a so-called ransomware attack last month has been made public, the firm said late on Wednesday. A cyber security incident on Nov. 19 forced Vestas to shut down IT systems across multiple business units and locations to contain the issue. The Danish company said […]

Hackers plant Malware on Website sells Baron & Duke Titles

Hacked installed malware detected on a website selling nobility titles The Principality of Sealand is a small island nation in the North Sea and its government maintains and sells nobility titles such as ‘duke’, ‘duchess’ and ‘count’ on its website as a source of revenue for the nation.   Hackers have taken control of the […]

Language Pattern Analysis to Detect Social Network Attacks

Sontiq BreachIQ Data Breach Report: Week of Nov. 22 · Is Ransomware a Technology Pandemic in the Making? 8 Security Developments to be Thankful Attacks by scammers appear to make sophisticated use of language ideology to abuse trust relationships. Language that indexes Africans allows perceived “authenticity” to be constructed in a way that breaks down […]

Hackers hit Robinhood (HOOD) Biggest Brokerage Vishing Attack | efani

Vishing attack update: The call was coming from inside the company. Or so it seemed when the mobile phone of a customer-service representative for Robinhood Markets Inc. lit up on the evening of Nov. 3, 2021. More than an hour passed and the conversation went on and on. The caller reeled in the hapless employee. […]

Roblox Suing Player $1.6 million Fraud Breach Contract | efani Partner TheNFG.com

The lawsuit claims YouTuber leads a “cybermob” that terrorizes Roblox and its staff, seeks $1.6 million in damages Roblox has filed a lawsuit against a player who was permanently banned from its platform, claiming he has been harassing and threatening both the company’s staff & events. The complaint was filed in the Northern District of […]

efani | Crypto Cell Phone SIM Port Hijacking Identity Theft

SIM/PORT SWAP IDENTITY THEFT “SIM swapping” (also known as “SIM hijacking”) is a growing crime and form of identity theft in the telecommunications world that requires little more than a thorough Google search, a willing telecommunications carrier representative, and an electronic or in-person impersonation of the victim. To perpetuate the theft, the cellphone service provider […]

efani.net News | T-Mobile to Settle 2020 Outage for $19.5 Million

T-Mobile USA agreed to settle a U.S. probe for $19.5 million after a massive 2020 outage led to more than 20,000 failed 911 emergency calls. The settlement was prompted by a Federal Communications Commission investigation into a more than 12-hour outage in June 2020 that led to congestion across No. 3 wireless carrier T-Mobile’s networks, […]