Catalin Cimpanu reports: The Ukrainian Secret Service (SSU) announced today the arrest of a hacker known as Sanix, responsible for selling billions of hacked credentials on hacking forums and Telegram channels. The SSU says it arrested Sanix in Ivano-Frankivsk, a city in western Ukraine. Read more on ZDNet.
Month: May 2020
The ProLock ransomware doesn’t tell you one important thing about decrypting your files
Graham Cluley reports that if you find yourself in the situation where your files have been locked up by ProLock ransomware, there’s something to keep in mind when considering whether you should pay the ransom demand to get the decryption key promised by the attackers: What the hackers don’t tell you – let’s be generous,…
LU: LUL Internal justice documents leaked to press
There have never been a lot of breach reports from Luxembourg that make it to this site, but here’s one more. Sascha Georges (Radio), Andy Brücker (RTL.lu) report: Henri Eippers, spokesperson for the judicial administration, told RTL that sensitive documents had been included within the leak. The Luxemburger Wort reported on the data leak on…
Verizon DBIR: Breaches doubled, but plenty of silver linings
Arielle Waldman reports: The number of confirmed breaches last year nearly doubled, according to the 2020 Verizon Data Breach Investigations Report, but the telecom giant noted several positive trends that may give enterprises and infosec professionals reasons for optimism. The 2020 Verizon DBIR, released Tuesday, analyzed a record total of 157,525 incidents in 2019, of…
PA: Ex-Geisinger employee accessed hundreds of patients’ info improperly
From their notice of May 18: WILKES-BARRE, Pa. – Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center has notified certain patients that their protected health information (PHI) may have been accessed by an individual employee in a non-permitted manner. On March 20, 2020, Geisinger’s Privacy Office was alerted to a Geisinger Wyoming Valley employee possibly accessing medical records without…
Israel behind cyberattack that caused ‘total disarray’ at Iran port – report
TOI reports: Israel carried out a recent sophisticated cyberattack on an Iranian port facility, causing widespread chaos, apparently in retaliation for an attempt by Tehran to target Israel’s water infrastructure, the Washington Post reported Monday. The report, citing foreign and US officials, said Israel was likely behind the hack that brought the “bustling Shahid Rajaee port…