Sergui Gatlan reports: The Boston Public Library (BPL) has disclosed today that its network was hit by a cyberattack on Wednesday, leading to a system-wide technical outage. BPL serves almost 4 million visitors per year through its central library, twenty-five neighborhood branches, and millions more online. Read more on BleepingComputer.
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FBI Palantir glitch allowed unauthorized access to private data
Ben Feuerherd reports: A computer glitch in a secretive software program used by the FBI allowed some unauthorized employees to access private data for more than a year, prosecutors revealed in a new court filing. The screw-up in the Palantir program — a software created by a sprawling data analytics company co-founded by billionaire Peter…
Berkeley High alum, 19, posted stolen nude photos of underage girls online, police say
Emilie Raguso reports: A former Berkeley High School student is facing multiple felony charges this week after police say he hacked into the accounts of nine female BHS students, stole nude photographs from them and posted the images online. Authorities say 19-year-old Liam Burgmann, a Berkeley resident, was found in possession of more than 600 images…
Ragnarok ransomware releases master decryptor after shutdown
Ionut Ilascu reports: Ragnarok ransomware gang appears to have called it quits and released the master key that can decrypt files locked with their malware. The threat actor did not leave a note explaining the move and all of a sudden replaced all the victims on their leak site with a short instruction on how…
Crooks use name of Europol boss for phishing mail
Alan Hope reports: The Computer Crime Unit of the federal police is investigating a case of identity theft involving Catherine De Bolle, the executive director of the EU’s law enforcement agency Europol. Despite De Bolle having taken the new job in 2018, the case appears to be centred on Belgium. Police have received hundreds of…
California DOJ Must Be Notified About Breaches of the Health Data of 500 or More California Residents
HIPAA Journal reminds us all that states can require notification to the state of breaches that are also covered by HIPAA and can take enforcement action if they are not reported: Recently, there have been several instances where the California DOJ has not been notified about ransomware attacks on California healthcare facilities, even though the…