Samira Sarraf reports: At least seven Australian universities have been attacked by cyber criminals in a global action targeting researchers. The attack was discovered by Secureworks’ Counter Threat Unit (CTU), which said is similar to previous cyber operations by Cobalt Dickens — a threat group associated with the Iranian Government. Secureworks, which is part of…
Month: August 2018
Ca: Hackers hit West Vancouver’s server
Brent Richter reports: West Vancouver is warning thousands of its residents after discovering hackers installed malicious software on the district server used to store personal information collected through its website. District staff first noticed something suspicious on July 31. A forensic search found malware installed on its server used for collecting information from online “webforms.”…
NY: Arc of Erie County fined $200,000 for online security breach
Jonathan D. Epstein has an update to a breach originally reported in March of this year. The Arc of Erie County – a nonprofit social services agency formally known as Heritage Centers – will pay a $200,000 fine to the state, review its policies and analyze its potential electronic security risks after a breach of…
Second Circuit Stands By Medidata “Spoofing” Decision
From Hunton Andrews Kurth: As reported on Hunton’s Insurance Recovery blog, the Second Circuit has rejected Chubb subsidiary Federal Ins. Co.’s request for reconsideration of the court’s July 6, 2018, decision, confirming that the insurer must cover Medidata’s $4.8 million loss under its computer fraud insurance policy. In July, the court determined that the loss resulted…
Cloquet School District Again Targeted by a Ransomware Attack
Spamfighter reports: Cloquet school district has been hit by a ransomware attack second time in the past three years. The ransomware is a virulent computer malware, which attacks by spreading from one computer to another and locking up the access to the network servers. The ransomware also encrypts the documents and then demands ransom for…
Seven Charged for Bitcoin Computer Theft
Jelena Ćirić reports: Sindri Þór Stefansson and six others have been charged with the theft of 600 computers equipped for Bitcoin mining, Fréttablaðið reports. Sindri Þór made headlines internationally when he fled from prison earlier this year, where he was being held on suspicion of the robbery. Sindri was later arrested in Amsterdam and brought…