Andrea DeField and Matthew J. Revis of Hunton Andrews Kurth write: While America was tuned into the big game, one California insurance broker faced its own treacherous showdown in the form of a putative class action filed on February 8, 2024 stemming from a data breach. With cyber incidents still on the rise, this is a story…
Author: Dissent
Reward Offers for Information on LockBit Leaders and Designating Affiliates
LockBitSupp, the top honcho at LockBit, always complained that there was no reward for him. He even offered a reward for anyone who could identify him. He should be so pleased by this latest announcement from the Department of State: The Department of State is announcing reward offers totaling up to $15 million for information…
Au: Privacy Watchdog to investigate HWL Ebsworth over security and notifications
Jeremy Nadel reports: The investigation will cover whether the law firm violated the Privacy Act by failing to protect sensitive data or properly notifying individuals affected by the breach. The breach saw 1.1TB of data lost to hackers and impacted 65 government agency clients’ data as well as data belonging to private firms as well. The Office of…
Updating: In “Cronos,” law enforcement took down 34 Lockbit servers
As reported yesterday, law enforcement seized control of LockBit’s leak site and infrastructure. Attempts to view their leak site today show that the seizure notice has been replaced with a page that links to different information on LockBit’ seizure and law enforcement activities: Europol also released more information about the operations: The months-long operation…
Grace Lutheran Communities attacked by BlackCat; employee and resident data acquired
Grace Lutheran Foundation, which does business as Grace Lutheran Communities in Wisconsin, offers a variety of services including rehabilitation services, assisted living, skilled nursing, independent living, adult day services, and childcare. On February 9, they posted a notice about a data breach they discovered on January 22, 2024. They emphasized that there was no indication…
Developing: LockBit disrupted by law enforcement
On Monday afternoon, LockBit3.0’s dark web blog was replaced by a 404 message and then a seizure notice: The notice reads: The Site is Now Under Control of Law Enforcement This site is now under the control of The National Crime Agency of the UK, working in close cooperation with the FBI and the international…