There’s an update to a previously reported case from the Department of Justice: WASHINGTON – An Alabama man was sentenced today to 14 months in prison and three years of supervised release for his role in the unauthorized takeover of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) social media account on X, formerly known as…
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FBI Arrests Alabama Man in the January 2024 SEC X Hack that Spiked the Value of Bitcoin
Kelvin Munene Murithi reports: The FBI has arrested Eric Council Jr., 25, of Athens, Alabama, in connection with the January 2024 unauthorized takeover of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) X account, previously known as Twitter. The arrest follows allegations that Council played a key role in a hacking incident that led to a…
Cyber Attack May Have Exposed Alabama Student, Teacher Data
Rebecca Griesbach reports: The Alabama State Department of Education experienced a data breach in June that may have compromised some student and employee data, officials announced Wednesday. On June 17, information system staff interrupted and stopped an attack on the department’s computer system before hackers could fully access the system or lock it, according to…
BlackCat adds a community behavioral health center in Alabama to its leak site (UPDATED)
AlphV (aka BlackCat) threat actors have added Highland Health Systems in Alabama to their leak site. As proof of claims, they have leaked a number of files with employee and patient data or information, including part of a psychiatric intake form with a narrative from 2008. Other files are more current. Highland Health Systems is…
Alabama’s Jefferson County School System victim of ransomware attack during Spring Break
WBRC reports: A ransomware attack targeted the Jefferson County School System in Alabama over Spring Break. A news release states the district’s technology team took immediate steps to stop the attack and notified state and local authorities. Preliminary investigations have not revealed any evidence of a breach of sensitive personally identifiable information. However, the district…
Sunday notes: Welldyne, North Alabama Bone & Joint Clinic disclose breaches affecting patient data
A Sunday two-fer on health data breaches: WellDyneRx, LLC (“WellDyne”) issued a press release on May 6 concerning an incident they first detected on December 2. The Florida-headquartered pharmacy benefits service provider’s investigation discovered that there was unauthorized access to an email account between October 30, 2021, and November 11, 2021. “Although there is no…