NL Times reports: Chinese hackers have hacked into over 2,700 devices in the Netherlands as part of a global hack, the National Cyber Security Center (NCSC) reported after warnings from the American and British authorities. The hackers are allegedly affiliated with the Chinese State and want to use the over 260,000 devices they hacked globally for large-scale cyber attacks….
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He sold databases of thousands of users: the police of Dnipropetrovsk region detained the hacker
The following is an automated machine (Google) translation of a press release from the Ukrainian cyberpolice: The cyber police of Dnipropetrovsk region together with the investigators of the Investigative Department of the GUNP in the region, under the procedural guidance of the Dnipropetrovsk regional prosecutor’s office, exposed and stopped the illegal activities of a 25-year-old…
New Data Breach Notification Obligations for Pennsylvania – and a New Reporting Portal
Liisa M. Thomas, Kathryn Smith of Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP write: Pennsylvania AG Michelle Henry announced yesterday the launch of an online portal for businesses to report data breaches to the AG’s office. The portal launch comes before Pennsylvania’s new breach amendments take effect on September 26, 2024. One of the amendments will require businesses to report…
Russian Security Firm Doctor Web Hacked
Eduard Kovacs reports: Russian antimalware company Doctor Web, the developer of Dr.Web cybersecurity products, on Tuesday said it was recently targeted in a cyberattack. In an English-language statement posted on its website, the security firm said it had detected a targeted attack aimed at its resources on September 14. “The attempt to harm our infrastructure was prevented…
AT&T ordered to pay $13M settlement in latest setback for company
Paulina Okunytė reports: After allegedly paying nearly $400,000 for a ransom in May, AT&T is reaching for its wallet again. This time, it’s to settle a cloud breach investigation led by the FCC. In a press release on September 17th, 2024, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) announced a $13 million settlement with AT&T to resolve…
Vanir Ransomware Group onion site seized by German law enforcement
Threat actors called Vanir Ransomware Group posted a few listings in July. Tonight, however, their onion site has a seized message: ” THIS HIDDEN SITE HAS BEEN SEIZED by the State Bureau of Investigation Baden-Württemberg as a part of a law enforcement action taken against Vanir Ransomware Group “ From a press release about the…