Security News

Ecuador’s Attempt to Resettle Edward Snowden
2022-06-29 11:19

Someone hacked the Ecuadorian embassy in Moscow and found a document related to Ecuador's 2013 efforts to bring Edward Snowden there. If you remember, Snowden was traveling from Hong Kong to somewhere when the US revoked his passport, stranding him in Russia.

Cyberattack shuts down Ecuador's largest bank, Banco Pichincha
2021-10-12 15:12

Ecuador's largest private bank Banco Pichincha has suffered a cyberattack that disrupted operations and taken the ATM and online banking portal offline. The cyberattack occurred over the weekend, causing the bank to shut down portions of their network to prevent the attack's spread to other systems.

Ecuador's state-run CNT telco hit by RansomEXX ransomware
2021-07-17 13:53

Ecuador's state-run Corporación Nacional de Telecomunicación has suffered a ransomware attack that has disrupted business operations, the payment portal, and customer support. These hidden pages are commonly included in ransom notes to prove that a ransomware operation stole data during an attack.

Ransomware gang hacks Ecuador's largest private bank, Ministry of Finance
2021-02-26 19:25

A hacking group called 'Hotarus Corp' has hacked Ecuador's Ministry of Finance and the country's largest bank, Banco Pichincha, where they claim to have stolen internal data. The ransomware gang first targeted Ecuador's Ministry of Finance, the Ministerio de Economía y Finanzas de Ecuador, where they deployed a PHP-based ransomware strain to encrypt a site hosting an online course.

Judge to interview Assange over claims Spanish security firm snooped on him during Ecuador embassy stint
2019-12-02 15:21

Video link request from September finally granted Julian Assange will be interviewed via video link by a judge investigating claims that a Spanish company orchestrated a spying operation against...

Analytics exec nicked as Ecuador tries to rush through privacy laws after massive data leak
2019-09-18 16:00

Government gave them the deets, so not a hacking charge The head of Novaestrat, the data analytics company at the centre of the huge leak revealed on Monday involving personal information about...

IT Firm Manager Arrested in the Biggest Data Breach Case of Ecuador’s History
2019-09-18 14:18

Ecuador officials have arrested the general manager of IT consulting firm Novaestrat after the personal details of almost the entire population of the Republic of Ecuador left exposed online in...

Industry Reactions to Massive Ecuador Data Leak
2019-09-17 18:33

Researchers at vpnMentor have discovered an unprotected database apparently storing information on nearly everyone in Ecuador, including children and deceased individuals. read more

Just as Ecuador thought it had seen the back of leaks, over 20m citizen records are exposed
2019-09-16 16:02

And Julian Assange is among them - but how old are these? Records on more than 20 million individuals in Ecuador have leaked from an unsecured database in Miami, Florida, containing a mix of...