Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai reports: Apple and Google have released several software updates to protect against a hacking campaign targeting an unknown number of their users. On Wednesday, Google released patches for a handful of security bugs in its Chrome browser, noting that one of the bugs was being actively exploited by hackers before the company had time to…
Doxers Posing as Cops Are Tricking Big Tech Firms Into Sharing People’s Private Data
David Gilbert reports: When a privacy specialist at the legal response operations center of Charter Communications received an emergency data request via email on September 4 from Officer Jason Corse of the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office, it took her just minutes to respond, with the name, home address, phone numbers, and email address of the “target.” But…
Virginia Urology Silent on Possible Data Breach as Purported Patient Data Begins to Leak
There are various reasons entities may not want to disclose a data breach or respond to journalists’ inquiries. But when entities do not disclose a breach or deny it, and they do not respond to inquiries, they risk threat actors controlling the narrative. And if threat actors control the narrative, the entity may appear to…
Village of Golf Manor considering paying ransom amid cyberattack (1)
In a story first reported by DysruptionHub, Giacomo Luca of WLWT5 reports: The village of Golf Manor will consider paying a $10,000 ransom to unlock computer systems affected by a recent cyberattack. The ransomware attack infiltrated and encrypted the village’s computer systems and has made them inaccessible to administrators, village leaders said during a Nov. 24…
Teen who allegedly stole millions of personal data records arrested in Spain
Daryna Antoniuk reports: Spanish law enforcement has arrested a 19-year-old man in northeastern Spain for allegedly stealing and selling about 64 million personal data records siphoned from nine companies, police said on Tuesday. The suspect, detained last week in Igualada, allegedly accessed the systems of several companies to obtain large volumes of personal information — including national…
Akira ransomware: FBI tallies 250 million in payouts
Damien Bancal reports: US and European agencies have updated their joint warning on Akira: nearly 250 million dollars in ransom demands, a refined attack chain and a clear inheritance from the Conti gang. An updated advisory from US and European agencies, ransom demands estimated at nearly 250 million dollars, focused exploitation of VPNs and remote…