A security bug in health app Docket exposed COVID-19 vaccine records

A security bug in the health app Docket exposed the private information of residents vaccinated against COVID-19 in New Jersey and Utah, where the app received endorsements from state officials. Docket lets residents download and carry a digital copy of their immunizations by pulling their vaccination records from their state’s health authority. The digital copy […]

Ransomware Gang Claims Attack on NRA

The operators of the Grief ransomware have listed today the US National Rifle Association (NRA) as a victim of one of their attacks. From a report: The organization’s name was listed on a dark web portal, often called a “leak site,” where the Grief gan…

人気YouTubeチャンネルを次々に乗っ取り、ハッカーたちの「ありふれた手口」

人気のYouTubeチャンネルが乗っ取られる被害が、過去数年で数千件にも達するなど多発している。仮想通貨に関連した詐欺への悪用やアカウントの転売がハッカーたちの主な目的だが、その乗っ取りの手口はユーチューバーへの1本のメールから始まる単純なものだ。

Olympus US hack tied to sanctioned Russian ransomware group

An “ongoing” cyberattack against the Japanese technology giant Olympus was caused by a Russian ransomware group sanctioned by the U.S. government, according to two people with knowledge of the incident. A new malware variant known as Macaw was used in the attack that began on October 10, which encrypted Olympus’ systems in the U.S., Canada […]

A massive ‘stalkerware’ leak puts the phone data of thousands at risk

The private phone data of hundreds of thousands of people are at risk. Call records, text messages, photos, browsing history, precise geolocations and call recordings can all be pulled from a person’s phone because of a security issue in widely used consumer-grade spyware. But that’s about as much as we can tell you. TechCrunch repeatedly […]