RL360 Insurance Company Limited is an international offshore savings, protection and investment provider, headquartered in the Isle of Man. According to Wikipedia, it is part of the International Financial Group Limited. Threefm reports that John Henry Griffin, a former RL360 employee who was convicted of unauthorized access to data and unlawful acquisition of personal data,…
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Updating: Fake seizure notice appears on AlphV site as part of suspected exit scam
In the wake of an accusatory post on Ramp Forum that claimed that AlphV admins allegedly stole a $22 million payment to an affiliate by Change Healthcare and then suspended the affiliate’s account, AlphV hastened what appears to be an exit scam on their part. Yesterday, a copy of the seizure notice posted on their…
HHS Statement Regarding the Cyberattack on Change Healthcare
March 5. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is aware that Change Healthcare – a unit of UnitedHealth Group (UHG) – was impacted by a cybersecurity incident in late February. HHS recognizes the impact this attack has had on health care operations across the country. HHS’ first priority is to help coordinate…
Update: Robert A. Purbeck, aka “Lifelock, to plead guilty in Atlanta
In 2018, a criminal hacker known as “Lifelock” reached out to DataBreaches to share details about two healthcare entities that had not met his ransom demands. These entities were a dental practice in Menlo Park, California, and the Holland Eye Surgery & Laser Center in Michigan. The latter case drew more attention from DataBreaches due…
Fraudster’s fake data breach claims should remind media to be careful what we report
Over the past few weeks, DataBreaches had occasionally checked a dark web leak site by an individual or group called “Mogilevich.” However, DataBreaches didn’t report on any of their claimed victims because the site and the claims seemed sketchy and there was no confirmation. DataBreaches will not name and shame those sites or outlets that…
Developing: AlphV allegedly scammed Change Healthcare and its own affiliate (1)
Developing: Someone claiming to be an “affiliate plus” for AlphV claims they were responsible for the Change Healthcare attack but that AlphV stole the payment Change Healthcare had made and suspended the affiliate’s account. The affiliate’s claims appeared on Ramp Forum and have been circulating since then. The post can be seen below, via @vx-underground:…