A New York man pleaded guilty Monday to computer fraud and aggravated identity theft related to his hacking of online social media accounts and theft of nude images of dozens of female victims. Acting Assistant Attorney General Nicholas L. McQuaid, Acting U.S. Attorney Antoinette T. Bacon of the Northern District of New York, Special Agent…
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CD Projekt Red hacked, refuses to pay ransom, opts for transparency
Earlier today, video game developer CD Projekt Red announced on Twitter that it has been hacked and a ransom demand received. “We will not give in to the demands nor negotiate with the actor, being aware that this may eventually lead to the release of the compromised data,” they write, adding that while they are…
FR: The Dax hospital center targeted by a large-scale cyber attack
AC reports (translation): The telephone lines did not ring at midday. It was impossible to reach the Dax hospital center, which was targeted on Tuesday, February 9 by a large-scale cyber attack. “Our teams are doing their utmost to restore the situation as soon as possible,” said the establishment on its Twitter account. A crisis meeting…
When to Report a Breach: Consideration of Encryption States
Matt Fisher of Carium writes: Data breaches grab headlines on a daily basis and arise from a number of different scenarios. However, one question that is not necessarily examined closely (at least in news articles), is whether encryption was in place and why the encryption did not prevent the breach. That rhetorical question does not…
Update: Threat actors dump Somerset ISD student personal and health information
As this site reported yesterday, Somerset Independent School District in Texas was reportedly attacked by Avaddon threat actors. Somerset has not responded to inquiries by this site and they do not seem to have posted anything on their web site about any breach. Yesterday, the threat actors dumped an archive with 1,520 files in 27…
North Korea Is Using Cyberattacks To Finance Updates To Nuclear Program, UN Experts Say
Edith M. Lederer of AP reports: North Korea has modernized its nuclear weapons and ballistic missiles by flaunting United Nations sanctions, using cyberattacks to help finance its programs and continuing to seek material and technology overseas for its arsenal, U.N. experts said. […] The panel said its investigations found that North Korean-linked cyber actors continued…