Russians Who Bought Fake Vaccine Certificates Targeted in Data Leak
The Moscow Times reports: A database of Russians who purchased fake coronavirus vaccine certificates has leaked online, the Kommersant business daily reported Friday, with experts warning that the buyers are now at risk of both blackmail and jail time. With vaccine skepticism rampant, many Russians have turned to the black market to purchase counterfeit QR […]
efani 11-year-old Son Hacked School’s Virtual System Shut Class
That feeling when you are told your child is some kind of evil genius/master criminal who has been sabotaging the school district’s network for months…. Jeroslyn Johnson reports: A mom recently went viral on TikTok after finally revealing all the trouble her 11-year-old son has been in due to his amazing tech skills. TikTok user […]
Tracking Hacks Congress Mulls Ban on Big Ransom Payouts Unless Victims Get Official Say-So
Lisa Vaas reports: A U.S. lawmaker has introduced a bill – the Ransomware and Financial Stability Act (H.R.5936) (PDF) – that would make it illegal for financial firms to pay ransoms over $100,000 without first getting the government’s permission. The legislation was introduced on Wednesday by the top Republican on the House Financial Services Committee, […]
Tracking Hacks U.S. Accuses Russian of Money Laundering
Robert McMillan and Kevin Poulsen report: A Moscow entrepreneur was detained during a vacation abroad this month and is now facing extradition to the U.S. on charges that he helped a notorious Russian ransomware group launder payments. The case marks the first arrest in connection with the Ryuk ransomware group, which gained notoriety with a […]
Costco Alerts Customers about Credit Card Breach | efani SAFE?
Costco customers at four of the retailer’s Chicago-area warehouses may have had their payment information compromised after employees discovered five card-skimming devices during routine PIN pad inspections at the end of August. “We promptly removed the skimmers, notified law enforcement, and engaged a forensics firm to analyze the devices,” A Costco spokesperson told FOX Business […]
Report: Multiple data breaches common in past year | efani SAFE?
A new report from Cornell University and FreedomPay found that stakeholders were almost universally satisfied with internal risk assessment processes (96%) and cybersecurity systems (95%), despite the reality that one in three (31%) has experienced a data breach in the past. Among companies that had suffered a breach, most (89%) had experienced multiple breaches in […]
Movistar Suffers Cyber Attack Exposes Customer Data
Movistar suffered last week a cyber attack that exposed the personal information of thousands of your customers. The company has informed Friday users affected by the “irregular access” to your computer systems by SMS, as elDiario.es has advanced and has been able to confirm El Periódico de Catalunya. That message indicates that security breach has […]
Data Breach Give Away your Life Savings? Press 1 | efani Partner TheNFG.com
Caller identity fraud I am sure each one of us will either have directly experienced a fraud attack or know somebody close who has been a target. Attacks of this nature can range from a single unrecognized transaction on a credit card or a dubious claim on an insurance policy, right through to a full-on […]
Zoom Data Breach Exposed Vulnerabilities | efani SAFE?
Flaws Enable Attackers To Intercept Data, Attack Customer … these solutions in their networks to prevent data leaks,” the researchers note. Cloud video conferencing provider Zoom has released patches for multiple vulnerabilities in its product that could have allowed criminals to intercept data from meetings and attack customer infrastructure. The now patched vulnerabilities could have […]
efani Coinbase hit with Class Action Hacked Accounts
The suit names Coinbase Global Inc (NASDAQ: COIN) and up to 50 as-yet unnamed executives and employees as defendants over data breaches by Coinbase which the suit says led to consumers losing their digital assets to hackers. The plaintiff bringing the suit is Adam Alfia, a trader who was the victim of a hack […]