Cyber Bites

Do you think your email on Gmail is private? If so, you may want to think again, as your Gmail messages are being scanned by Google for purchases, which are then displayed in your Google account.This week, a user posted on Reddit about how they discovered that their Google Account's Purchases page contained all of the purchases they have made from Amazon and other online stores even though they do not use Google Pay. The...

The German software company behind TeamViewer, one of the most popular software in the world that allows users to access and share their desktops remotely, was reportedly compromised in 2016, the German newspaper Der Spiegel revealed today. According to the publication, the cyber attack was launched by hackers with Chinese origin who used Winnti trojan malware, activities of which have previously been found linked to the Chinese state intelligence system. Source: HackerNews

The German software company behind TeamViewer, one of the most popular software in the world that allows users to access and share their desktops remotely, was reportedly compromised in 2016, the German newspaper Der Spiegel revealed today.In a fresh blow to Huawei, Google said it was complying with Donald Trump’s executive order and was reviewing the “implications”, after Reuters initially reported the story. Source: TheGuardian

The Tesla doesn’t have a conventional OBDII port (onboard diagnostics) as such. There’s a connector, but it’s just provided with +12V/ground in order to power things like insurance telematics dongles.Instead, there’s the Tesla diagnostics connector (X427) which is where things get a bit weird. That connector has access to all five CANbuses on the vehicle. Now, as conventional OBDII modules don’t work, the inquisitive among us will often connect an ELM327 Bluetooth module to analyse...

Attackers gained unauthorized access to an Equitas Health employee’s email account that contained a limited number of members’ personal information. The compromised information includes names, dates of birth, patient account and medical record numbers, prescription information, medical history and procedure information, physician names, and more. Equitas Health is providing all potentially impacted individuals with free identity monitoring services for 12 months. Source: Cyware

Australians’ Medicare details are still being illegally offered for sale on the darknet, almost two years after Guardian Australia revealed the serious privacy breach. Screenshots of the Empire Market, provided to Guardian Australia, show the vendor Medicare Machine has rebranded as Medicare Madness, offering Medicare details for $US21. Other vendors charge up to $US340 by offering fake Medicare cards alongside other fake forms of identification – such as a New South Wales licence. Source: The Guardian

Hundreds of thousands of Russians, including former government officials, have had their passport data posted online in the country’s latest massive data leak, the RBC news website cited new research as saying Wednesday. The breach of at least eight government websites, analyzed by privacy expert Ivan Begtin, exposed the passport data of 360,000 people. Last month, Begtin disclosed that 2.2 million passport entries taken from online marketing websites were openly available online. Source: The Moscow Times

John Lewis has added cyber crime cover to its home insurance policies for the first time – but questions have been raised over whether the protection is any use or just a gimmick designed to boost sales. The cover protects the firm’s home insurance customers against online fraud, hacking, identity theft, so-called push payment scams and computer viruses for up to £50,000. John Lewis is the first major insurance brand to sell this type of...

Part of the British Transport Police's (BTP) website has been hacked, the force has confirmed. BTP said it was made aware of "a threat to the newsroom section" of its website - hosted by an external supplier. The main page was unaffected but clicks on the "latest news" link are directed to a Tumblr blog run by the force. Checks carried out by BTP, the National Cyber Security Centre and the National Crime Agency found...

Cyber-attacks in the UK spiralled upwards by 140% in 2018, according to a recent cyber-threat landscape report. According to the paper, a rise in botnet activity also saw 40% of small and mid-sized businesses impacted by at least one cyber-attack over the 12-month period. A new study from computer and network security company eSentire has found that cyber-attacks in the UK spiked by a colossal margin over the course of last year. According to the...