NHH utsatt for datainnbrudd – Over 300 studenter og ansatte rammet

https://nrkbeta.no/2020/08/06/nhh-utsatt-for-datainnbrudd-over-300-studenter-og-ansatte-rammet/

NRKs gjennomgang av datalekkasjen tilsier at over 300 studenter og ansatte er kompromittert.

Det skal ha skjedd etter et større internasjonal datainnbrudd som har påvirket flere hundre organisasjoner.
Ifølge teknologinettstedet ZDNet skal 900 VPN-servere være rammet.

Blackberry cracked five years after seizure sparks mass arrests for drug importation

https://www.smh.com.au/national/nsw/silver-bullet-mass-arrests-after-blackberry-cracked-five-years-after-seizure-20200731-p55hbq.html

In April, new technology “capabilities” allowed authorities to probe the encrypted device

Garmin reportedly paid multimillion-dollar ransom after suffering cyberattack - The Verge

https://www.theverge.com/2020/8/4/21353842/garmin-ransomware-attack-wearables-wastedlocker-evil-corp

Twitter says hackers downloaded private account data - BBC News

https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-53455092

The attackers successfully manipulated a small number of employees and used their credentials to access Twitter’s internal systems,” it said in a statement

Hackers Convinced Twitter Employee to Help Them Hijack Accounts

https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/jgxd3d/twitter-insider-access-panel-account-hacks-biden-uber-bezos

A Twitter insider was responsible for a wave of high profile account takeovers on Wednesday, according to leaked screenshots obtained by Motherboard and two sources who took over accounts.

On Wednesday, a spike of high profile accounts including those of Joe Biden, Elon Musk, Bill Gates, Barack Obama, Uber, and Apple tweeted cryptocurrency scams in an apparent hack.

Today’s Twitter Breach Reveals How It Is Often Used as Critical Infrastructure — Pixel Envy

https://pxlnv.com/linklog/twitter-critical-infrastructure/

Studenter avslørte alvorlig sikkerhetsfeil i biblioteksystemet Bibliofil – NRK

https://www.nrk.no/kultur/studenter-avslorte-alvorlig-sikkerhetsfeil-i-biblioteksystemet-bibliofil-1.15076878

I april fant tre studenter ved NTNU et sikkerhetshull i Bibliofil. Utlånssystemet er i bruk ved 159 forskjellige bibliotek i Norge, og har registrert informasjon om 3,5 millioner lånere.

Siden januar 2019 har blant annet navn, adresse, telefonnummer og personnummer vært tilgjengelig med kun enkle tekniske grep.

Hundreds arrested as crime chat network cracked - BBC News

https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-53263310

A top-secret communications system used by criminals to trade drugs and guns has been “successfully penetrated”, says the National Crime Agency.

Major crime figures were among over 800 Europe-wide arrests after messages on EncroChat were intercepted and decoded.
More than two tonnes of drugs, several dozen guns and £54m in suspect cash have been seized, says the NCA.

An estimated 60,000 people, among them up to 10,000 in Britain, subscribed to France-based EncroChat, which has now been taken down.

The system operated on customised Android phones and, according to its website, provided “worry-free secure communications”.

Trumf endrer ikke bonusprogram: – Et sikkerhetshull, mener IT-ekspert – NRK

https://www.nrk.no/norge/trumf-endrer-ikke-bonusprogram_-_-et-sikkerhetshull_-mener-it-ekspert-1.15047444

Rema har endret en kunde-app som kan misbrukes til overvåking, men Trumf beholder en lignende løsning.

Sårbarheten ligger i at en person som ønsker å overvåke en annen kan legge inn den andres kontonummer, og på den måten få informasjon om når, hvor og hva den andre handler.

Online voting system can be hacked to alter votes - Business Insider

https://www.businessinsider.com/online-voting-system-can-be-hacked-to-alter-votes-report-2020-6

At worst, attackers could change election outcomes without detection, and even if there was no attack, officials would have no way to prove that the results were accurate