Ellen Nakashima, Yvonne Wingett Sanchez, and Joseph Menn report: Hackers exploited a major security flaw in widely used Microsoft server software to launch a global attack on government agencies and businesses in the past few days, breaching U.S. federal and state agencies, universities, energy companies and an Asian telecommunications company, according to state officials and…
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Inquiry launched after identities of SAS soldiers leaked in fresh data breach
Amy Clare-Martin reports: Army leaders have launched an inquiry after the identities of soldiers in the SAS were revealed in a fresh data breach. Details about the elite unit, part of the UK special forces, are usually kept so secret that its members are barred for life from discussing their involvement unless they receive prior approval. News of the…
UK sanctions Russian cyber spies accused of facilitating murders
Alexander Martin reports: The British government sanctioned 18 Russian military intelligence officers on Friday, alleging their units were responsible for cyber reconnaissance operations including those leading to hundreds of murders through the targeting of civilians in Ukraine. Three units of the GRU have been sanctioned, alongside officers whom the British authorities said were responsible for…
Michigan ‘ATM jackpotting’: Florida men allegedly forced machines to dispense $107K
Cole Waterman reports: Two Florida men allegedly spent a September day burglarizing ATMs in four Michigan counties, making off with more than $100,000. The next month, police found them in a Minnesota hotel amid stacks of cash. The duo is now facing federal charges for allegedly engaging in a lucrative, tech-savvy scam known as “ATM…
Premier Health Partners issues a press release about a breach two years ago. Why was this needed now?
Premier Health Partners (“PHP”) in Ohio issued a press release this week and uploaded a substitute notice to its website. Why they first concluded an investigation into a breach they discovered on July 12, 2023 requires more explanation than they provide. Premier Health Partners (“Premier Health”) is providing notice of a cyber incident that may…
Bitcoin holds steady as hackers drain over $40 million from CoinCDX, India’s top exchange
Kri reports: Bitcoin (BTC) has remained resilient in its price action following another cryptocurrency exchange hacking incident, this time involving India’s CoinDCX. … The calm in Bitcoin’s price comes even after blockchain investigator ZachXBT revealed that CoinDCX had been drained of approximately $44.2 million in a targeted cyberattack during the early hours of Saturday. The initial activity…