Toula Mazloum reports: Three former hospital employees have been charged following investigations into unrelated alleged breach of patient privacy incidents that took place over the course of last year in different parts of the province, according to the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP). The investigations started after police received three complaints in western, eastern and northern…
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The state registers of Ukraine have suffered a large-scale cyberattack: details from the Ministry of Justice
Svyatenko Tamara On December 19, the most extensive external cyberattack on the state registers of Ukraine in recent times occurred. This was reported by Olha Stefanishyna, Vice Prime Minister for European and Euro-Atlantic Integration, Minister of Justice of Ukraine. This targeted attack led to the temporary suspension of the Unified and State Registers, which are…
Romanian National Sentenced to 20 Years in Prison in Connection with NetWalker Ransomware Attacks
A press release from the U.S. Department of Justice: A Romanian man was sentenced today for his role in the NetWalker ransomware attacks to 20 years in prison and ordered to forfeit $21,500,000 and his interests in an Indonesian limited liability company and associated luxury resort property under construction in Bali, Indonesia — a business…
Attorney General James Secures $500,000 from Auto Insurance Company Over Data Breach
There’s a follow-up to a breach previously reported on DataBreaches. From the NYS Attorney General’s Office today: NEW YORK – New York Attorney General Letitia James today secured $500,000 from auto insurance company, Noblr, for failing to protect the personal information of more than 80,000 New Yorkers as part of a data breach. The data breach was…
Israeli hacker alleged to be software dev for LockBit faces extradition to U.S. for role in global ransomware network
Itamar Eichner reports: The International Department of the State Attorney’s Office has petitioned the Jerusalem District Court to declare Rostislav Panev, an Israeli citizen and resident of Haifa, can be extradited to the United States. Panev is wanted for prosecution on charges of conspiracy to commit fraud, cybercrime, wire fraud, and other offenses. The petition,…
Ukrainian National Sentenced to Federal Prison in “Raccoon Infostealer” Cybercrime Case
AUSTIN, Texas – Ukrainian national Mark Sokolovsky was sentenced today to 60 months in federal prison for one count of conspiracy to commit computer intrusion. According to court documents, Sokolovsky, 28, conspired to operate the Raccoon Infostealer as a malware-as-a-service or “MaaS.” Individuals who deployed Raccoon Infostealer to steal data from victims leased access to…