How a bank got hacked (a study in how not to secure your networks)
Robbing a bank is easier than you might think, especially if you don't care which bank you rob, according to a "how to rob a bank" manifesto by the apparently vigilante hacker...
Macy’s online store compromised in Magecart-style attack
The webshop of noted U.S. department store company Macy’s has been compromised and equipped with an information-stealing JavaScript, which ended up collecting users’ personal and payment...
US Health Network, Supplier Expose PII, PHI Data in Breaches
Select Health Network and Solara Medical Supplies disclosed data incidents caused by breaches of their employees' email accounts that lead to exposure of both personally identifiable...
Breach affecting 1 million was caught only after hacker maxed out target’s storage
The US Federal Trade Commission has sued an IT provider for failing to detect 20 hacking intrusions over a 22-month period, allowing the hacker to access the data...
Mexico's Pemex Oil Suffers Ransomware Attack, $4.9 Million Demanded
Mexico's state-owned oil company, Pemex, has suffered a DoppelPaymer ransomware attack that demanded $4.9 million USD in order to decrypt their files. On Sunday, November 10th,...
Retailer Orvis.com Leaked Hundreds of Internal Passwords on Pastebin
Orvis, a Vermont-based retailer that specializes in high-end fly fishing equipment and other sporting goods, leaked hundreds of internal passwords on Pastebin.com for several...
QuikSilver and Billabong Affected by Ransomware Attack
Action sports giant Boardriders was hit by a ransomware attack that affected some of its subsidiaries, including QuikSilver and Billabong, and forced the company to shut down computing...
Genetics startup Veritas rocked by data breach
DNA-screening company Veritas Genetics has suffered a security incident in which a hacker accessed and potentially stole customer information. The company declined to specify what sort of...
