Data stolen from Los Angeles Unified School District has been leaked online, after staff refused to pay the ransom related to a…
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Grand Theft Auto 6 suffers grand theft
For games publisher Take-Two Interactive, damage control is in full effect as word spreads of a Grand Theft Auto-centric network compromise….
Onyx ransomware destroys files, and also the criminal circle of trust
Some ransomware authors seem to be whittling down their tenuous “circle of trust” style agreement with victims even further. Word has…
Twitch compromised: What we know so far, and what you need to do
Update, 7th October: Twitch has now confirmed the breach. The company’s statement is as follows: We have learned that some data…
ID theft ghouls targeting Surfside victims is appalling, but no surprise
We’ve written at length about account compromise and identity theft, and how criminals will often hijack accounts belonging to dead people….
How a Resident Evil image leaked in a ransomware attack ended up in the middle of $12m copyright claim
Back in November, gaming giant Capcom suffered a ransomware attack. In its press notification, it mentioned the various types of data…
Healthcare service faces test of willpower with Ransomware authors
Healthcare and ransomware are in the news in a big way. Data leaks are inevitable, but those are typically associated with…
Zoom watermarking: pros and cons
Metadata, which gives background information on pieces of data, is typically hidden. It becomes a problem when accidentally revealed. Often tied…
A week in security (December 31, 2018 – January 6, 2019)
Last week on Labs, we looked back at 2018 as the year of data breaches, homed in on pre-installed malware on…
Major data breaches at Adidas, Ticketmaster pummel web users
There’s been a number of data breaches and accidental data exposures coming to light in the last few days, and no…