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Sea-Tac refuses to pay 100-bitcoin ransom after August cyberattack

Posted on September 19, 2024 by Dissent

Elise Takahama reports: The hackers behind last month’s cyberattack on Seattle-Tacoma International Airport are demanding a 100-bitcoin ransom — about $6 million — for stolen data, though just how much information was accessed, and what kind, is still unclear. During a Wednesday morning hearing with the U.S. Senate’s Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee, the airport’s aviation managing director, Lance…

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FBI boss says China ‘burned down’ 260,000-device botnet when confronted by Feds

Posted on September 19, 2024 by Dissent

Iain Thomson reports: China-backed spies are said to have tore down their own 260,000-device botnet after the FBI and its international pals went after them. The botnet was controlled by the somewhat misnamed Integrity Technology Group, a Chinese business whose chairman has admitted that for years his company has “collected intelligence and performed reconnaissance for…

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Chinese state hackers infiltrated thousands of smart devices in the Netherlands

Posted on September 19, 2024 by Dissent

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

Posted on September 18, 2024 by Dissent

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…

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New Data Breach Notification Obligations for Pennsylvania – and a New Reporting Portal

Posted on September 18, 2024 by Dissent

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…

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Russian Security Firm Doctor Web Hacked

Posted on September 18, 2024 by Dissent

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…

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