Ransomware Attacker Offers Employees a Cut if They Install DemonWare on Their Organization’s Systems
Dark Reading, Kelly Jackson Higgins
“I don’t know how successful it will be at the end of the day, but they are not looking at a high success rate…They want to make enough money to make the ROI.” Read More
Hackers who breached T-Mobile stole personal data for ~49 million accounts
ARS Technica, Dan Goodin
“The haul includes customers’ first and last names, date of birth, SSN, and driver’s license/ID information …. The unknown hackers obtained the same data from more than 40 million records belonging to former or prospective customers who had previously applied for credit with T-Mobile.” Read More
Small companies make good targets for cybercriminals
Beta News, Clive Madders
“Their defences are very likely vulnerable, offering a soft target to cybercriminals…with 61 percent of SMBs reporting being victim to at least one cyber attack in the past year.” Read More
Secret terrorist watchlist with 2 million records exposed online
Bleeping Computer, Ax Sharma
“Such databases are regarded as highly sensitive in nature, considering the vital role they play in aiding national security and law enforcement tasks.” Read More
US Agencies Ordered to Pinpoint Critical Software
Infosecurity Magazine, Sarah Coble
“The federal government must improve its efforts to detect, identify, deter, protect against, and respond to these campaigns and their perpetrators.” Read More
