Tripwire – Unencrypted laptop exposes personal details of 37,000 Eir customers
It’s not great when any organisation loses a laptop, but if the contents of the computer’s hard drive have been fully encrypted and a strong password has been used it’s hardly the end of the world.
Techcrunch – Weak passwords let a hacker access internal Sprint staff portal
Using two sets of weak, easy-to-guess usernames and passwords, a security researcher accessed an internal staff portal.
NakedSecurity – Staff dust off their typewriters after malware attack
Sophisticated malware has taken down systems in at least two Alaskan municipalities in an attack that officials say is the worst they have ever seen.
Engadget – California teen phished his teachers to change grades
Phishing attacks have been a key part of some of the most high-profile hacks in recent years, but they’re also used in smaller, less diabolical schemes as well. KTVU reports that a student at Ygnacio Valley High School in California used a phishing scam to access the school district’s computer system and change a number […]
Nieuwsblad – Man reageert zonder nadenken op mail en ziet prompt spaargeld in rook opgaan
Oplichters hebben een dertiger uit Bredene 7.000 euro afhandig gemaakt. Hij reageerde op een malafide mail en zag zijn rekeningen geplunderd worden.
AD – Vertrouwelijke bestanden gehackt van cyberbeveiliger Fox-IT.
… Het wachtwoord was in 2013 voor het laatst veranderd, ‘omdat het zelden gebruikt werd’. Er was ook geen tweede bevestiging nodig bij het inloggen, …
