Virtual Care Provider informed its clients of the attack in a November 18 letter, a day after the attack was discovered. The company said it was working to determine if any client data had been compromised, disclosing that about 20% of its services were affected by the virus and that it needs to rebuild 100 of its servers.
The company said told The Associated Press on Monday that "upon learning of this incident, we immediately launched an internal investigation and retained independent cybersecurity experts to assist us in our investigation and remediation efforts." The statement went on to say the company is "working diligently to restore these systems as quickly and safely as possible."
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Detectify raises additional €21M for its ethical hacker network – TechCrunch
Detectify , the Sweden-born cybersecurity startup that offers a website vulnerability scanner powered by the crowd, has raised €21 million in further funding.
Leading the round is London-based VC firm Balderton Capital, with participation from existing investors Paua Ventures, Inventure and Insight Partners.
Detectify says the new funding will be used to continue to hire “world-class” talent to further accelerate the company's growth and deliver on its mission to reduce internet security vulnerabilities.
Hackers attack OnePlus again – this time stealing customer details - Security Boulevard
Hackers have once again successfully compromised the website of Chinese phone manufacturer OnePlus.
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The latest security incident, detailed by OnePlus in an FAQ on its website , isn’t as serious as the payment card breach – but could still lead to customers being put at risk by fraudsters and online criminals.
Customers are being advised to contact OnePlus’s support team for assistance if they have any concerns.
Computer Science Student Brings Hackers Together with New App | | SBU News
Jenny Xu, a junior in the Department of Computer Science, is a hackathon veteran. She has attended hackathon events across the US and was a member of the SBUHacks.org committee. Inspired by her previous hackathon experiences and building on a project she first started at the PennApps hackathon, she debuted Hacker Matcher at this year's SBUHacks event. Hacker Matcher is an app for team building at hackathons.
Dan Olawski, a communications specialist in the Department of Computer Science, spoke with Xu about her inspiration for the app, its development challenges and her plans for Hacker Matcher's future:
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Security experts offer tips for protecting personal data from airport hackers | WCIV
Five Years Later, Who Really Hacked Sony? | Hollywood Reporter
Exactly five years have passed since the Sony hack, a seismic event that announced itself just before the Thanksgiving holiday on Nov. 24, 2014, when a menacing skeleton simultaneously popped up on thousands of Sony computer screens with the message: "We've obtained all your internal data including your secrets."
Although the FBI's North Korea attribution was swift (it took just 25 days) and has never wavered, many of those impacted still harbor questions about what exactly happened when a previously unknown hacker group named Guardians of Peace decimated Sony's computer infrastructure and brought one of the six major studios to its knees.
A hacking group is hijacking Docker systems with exposed API endpoints | ZDNet
A hacking group is currently mass-scanning the internet looking for Docker platforms that have API endpoints exposed online.
This particular mass-scanning operation started over the weekend, on November 24, and immediately stood out due to its sheer size.
"Users of the Bad Packets CTI API will note that exploit activity targeting exposed Docker instances is nothing new and happens quite often," Troy Mursch, chief research officer and co-founder of Bad Packets LLC, told ZDNet today.
FBI Says U.S. Automakers Were Leading Targets for Hackers in 2018 | Digital Trends
In today’s connected world, we take great care to protect ourselves from hackers and other threats to our cybersecurity . We protect our computers and our smartphones, but have you thought about your vehicle? The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) issued a report to select private companies saying that automakers were the leading targets for hackers in 2018.
A report by CNN , which obtained a copy from the FBI, states that “the automotive industry likely will face a wide range of cyber threats and malicious activity in the near future as the vast amount of data collected by Internet-connected vehicles and autonomous vehicles become a highly valued target for nation-state and financially motivated actors.
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