A Russian organized cybercrime group known for hacking into banks and retailers appears to have breached more than 700 computer systems at software giant Oracle Corp., KrebsOnSecurity has learned. More alarmingly, the attackers appear to have compromised a customer support portal for companies using Oracle’s MICROS point-of-sale credit card payment systems.
In April 2016, security firm Trend Micro published a damning report about a Web hosting provider referred to only as a “cyber-attack facilitator in the Netherlands.” If the Trend analysis lacked any real punch that might have been because — shortly after the report was published — names were redacted so that it was no longer immediately clear exactly who the bad hosting provider was. This post aims to shine a bit more light on the individuals apparently behind this mysterious rogue hosting firm — a company called HostSailor[dot]com.
The U.S. Social Security Administration announced Friday that it will now require a cell phone number from all Americans who wish to manage their retirement benefits at ssa.gov. Unfortunately, the new security measure does little to prevent identity thieves from fraudulently creating online accounts to siphon benefits from Americans who haven’t yet created accounts for themselves.
