Daryna Antoniuk reports: The Russian Embassy in Thailand said it is seeking access to a Russian citizen reportedly detained on the resort island of Phuket at the request of the United States over suspected cybercrimes. “At the moment, we are clarifying the circumstances of this case and working with the Thai side to arrange consular…
Did you hear the one about the ransom victim who made a ransom installment payment after they were told that it wouldn’t be accepted?
Millicom describes itself as a leading provider of fixed and mobile telecommunications services dedicated to markets in Latin America. With headquarters in Luxembourg and Florida, the company is listed on the NASDAQ stock exchange (TIGO). Through Tigo, Tigo Business, and its products and services such as Tigo Music, Tigo Sports, Tigo Money, and ONEtv, Millcom…
District of Massachusetts Allows Higher-Ed Student Data Breach Claims to Survive
Melanie A. Conroy of Pierce Atwood LLP writes: In a recent blog post, we explained how Webb v. Injured Workers Pharmacy, LLC has become a touchstone for courts analyzing Article III standing in data breach class actions, citing Shea v. American International College as a recent example. This post explores the Shea decision in greater depth. On September 5, 2025, Judge Angel…
End of the game for cybercrime infrastructure: 1025 servers taken down
A welcome press release from Europol: Between 10 and 14 November 2025, the latest phase of Operation Endgame was coordinated from Europol’s headquarters in The Hague. The actions targeted one of the biggest infostealers (Rhadamanthys), the Remote Access Trojan VenomRAT, and the botnet Elysium, all of which played a key role in international cybercrime. Authorities…
Doctor Alliance Data Breach: 353GB of Patient Files Allegedly Compromised, Ransom Demanded
On November 7, a relatively new user on a hacking forum offered data allegedly from Doctor Alliance for sale. According to the seller, there is 353 GB of data comprising 1,240,640 files. “Contact us on signal to negociate this ransom or all your data will be sold,” the seller warned. The ransom demand was listed…
St. Thomas Brushed Off Red Flags Before Dark-Web Data Dump Rocks Houston
Elliott Greene reports: Hundreds of thousands of University of St. Thomas files have appeared on the dark web after a summer cyberattack that shut down campus systems and key services. Students, faculty, and alumni say they’ve received little information as experts and law enforcement work to find out what data was stolen, as reported by Houston…