Terence Zimwara reports: Shakeeb Ahmed, a former security engineer accused of hacking two decentralized cryptocurrency exchanges, has been sentenced to three years in prison by U.S. District Judge Victor Marrero. Ahmed has also been ordered to forfeit approximately $12.3 million and a significant quantity of cryptocurrency. According to a statement from the U.S. Attorney’s Office, Ahmed must…
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‘Large-scale cyberattack’ hits five French municipalities, impact may last ‘months’
Alexander Martin reports: Five municipalities near the river Loire on the west coast of France have been hit by a “large-scale cyberattack” on their shared computer servers, leaving staff without the ability to access documents or get on with their work. Services are currently down across Saint-Nazaire, Montoir-de-Bretagne, Donges, La Chapelle-des-marais and Pornichet, according to…
Omni Hotels & Resorts attack claimed by Daixin Team; 3.5 million guests’ data stolen (2)
As many people suspected, Omni Hotels & Resorts was the target of a ransomware attack in March. Omni first described the incident as a chain-wide “outage” due to IT issues. By April 1, guests were losing patience with the “outage.” Bleeping Computer noted guests complaining online claiming that they had to send text messages to…
Small physician groups particularly vulnerable after Change Healthcare cyberattack; some consider bankruptcy
Marty Stempniak reports that physician practices are struggling from the financial impact of the Change Healthcare cyberattack in February. Smaller physician practices may be particularly hard-hit, with some considering closing, according to new data from the American Medical Association (AMA). An informal survey conducted by the AMA recently found that 80% of physician groups reported losing…
Orrick to Pay $8 Million to Settle Data Breach Class Claims
Peter Hayes reports: Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP will pay $8 million to settle consolidated class action claims over a data breach that impacted approximately 461,100 people. Class counsel asked the US District Court for the Northern District of California to approve the settlement in an unopposed motion filed Thursday. The agreement also calls for an award of…
Why CISA is Warning CISOs About a Breach at Sisense
Brian Krebs reports: The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) said today it is investigating a breach at business intelligence company Sisense, whose products are designed to allow companies to view the status of multiple third-party online services in a single dashboard. CISA urged all Sisense customers to reset any credentials and secrets that may have been…