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2019-12-18 13:28:00 UTC
Ars Technica
Ars Technica
Hackers steal data for 15 million patients, then sell it back to lab that lost it

LifeLabs said it negotiated with hackers after they demanded a ransom.

Biz & IT Policy Data Breaches Hacks Privacy Ransomware
2019-12-18 13:28:00 UTC
Ars Technica
Ars Technica
Hackers steal data for 15 million patients, then sell it back to lab that lost it

LifeLabs said it negotiated with hackers after they demanded a ransom.

Biz & IT Policy Data Breaches Hacks Privacy Ransomware
2019-12-18 13:28:00 UTC
Ars Technica
Ars Technica
Hackers steal data for 15 million patients, then sell it back to lab that lost it

LifeLabs said it negotiated with hackers after they demanded a ransom.

Biz & IT Policy Data Breaches Hacks Privacy Ransomware
2019-12-18 12:57:00 UTC
The Daily Swig
The Daily Swig
Ryuk ransomware implicated in City of New Orleans shutdown

The malware has struck several US municipalities in 2019

2019-12-18 12:17:00 UTC
Naked Security | Sophos
Naked Security | Sophos
Doxed credit card data has two hours max before it’s nabbed

That's pretty slow for thieves' bots & scripts to grab it and test it, said a researcher who posted his card online.

Data Loss Security Threats Card Fraud Credit Cards David Greenwood Identity Theft Payment Cards
2019-12-18 12:07:00 UTC
Naked Security | Sophos
Naked Security | Sophos
Mozilla adds NextDNS to list of DNS-over-HTTPS providers

Firefox users interested in turning on the browser’s DNS-over-HTTPS (DoH) privacy feature now have two providers to choose from.

Firefox Mozilla Privacy Web Browsers CloudFlare Cloudflare DNS Dns Over Tls DNS-over-HTTPS Mozilla Firefox NextDNS PiHole
2019-12-18 11:32:00 UTC
Naked Security | Sophos
Naked Security | Sophos
Alleged bank vault robber posed with cash on Instagram, Facebook

He allegedly stole over $88,000 from Wells Fargo's vault, then posed with cash and "his" Mercedes-Benz in posts and an Instagram rap.

Facebook Instagram Law & Order Social Networks Arlando Henderson Bank Robbery Wells Fargo
2019-12-18 10:50:00 UTC
Naked Security | Sophos
Naked Security | Sophos
Google to choke off ‘less secure applications’

If you're entering a username and password to give an app access to a G Suite account, beware: you won't be able to do it for much longer.

Google Security Threats G Suite Less Secure Apps LSAs Oauth Oauth 2.0 Trusted Apps
2019-12-17 23:03:00 UTC
Naked Security | Sophos
Naked Security | Sophos
Don’t fall for this porn scam – even if your password’s in the subject!

This "I am well aware" email is just another sextortion scam where crooks try to blackmail you with a video they don't actually have.

Privacy Spam RAT Scam Sextortion Spyware
2019-12-17 22:45:00 UTC
Dark Reading
Dark Reading
15 Million Patient Records Exposed Attack on Canadian Lab

A cyberattack against LifeLabs exposed personal information on patients in Ontario and British Columbia.

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