Brian Krebs reports; U.S. prosecutors last week levied criminal hacking charges against 19-year-old U.K. national Thalha Jubair for allegedly being a core member of Scattered Spider, a prolific cybercrime group blamed for extorting at least $115 million in ransom payments from victims. The charges came as Jubair and an alleged co-conspirator appeared in a London court to face…
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Man arrested in UK over alleged cyberattack that affected European airports
The AP reports: A man in his 40s was arrested in southern England over an alleged cyberattack that disrupted several European airports in recent days, including at London Heathrow, law enforcement officials said Wednesday. The U.K.’s National Crime Agency said the suspect was held in West Sussex on Tuesday on suspicion of offenses involving the misuse of…
Cybercriminals cash out with casino giant’s employee data
Connor Jones reports: Hotel and casino operator Boyd Gaming has disclosed a cyberattack to US regulators, warning that hackers may have stolen personal information belonging to employees and other individuals. The Las Vegas-headquartered revealed Tuesday that attackers breached its tech systems and “removed certain data,” though it has not confirmed when the attack occurred or…
Ukrainian Intelligence Hackers Breach Crimean Servers: Uncovered War Crimes Evidence and Russian Military Lists
Sania Kozatskyi reports: Cyber specialists of the Defense Intelligence of Ukraine have gained full access to all computers and servers of the self-proclaimed authorities in temporarily occupied Crimea. Sources within the agency reported this to Militarnyi. As part of the operation, they obtained over 100 terabytes of intelligence data, including official correspondence of the so-called “head of…
Lotte Card reissues 650,000 cards after data leak, protects 1.28 million customers
ChosunBiz reports: Lotte Card, whose internal data was leaked in a recent hacking incident, said on the 24th that from the 1st of this month through the previous day, among the 2.97 million customers whose information was leaked, about 650,000 applied for card reissuance, about 820,000 changed their card PINs, about 110,000 suspended their cards,…
Suspected cyberattack disrupts Circle K chain’s operations in Hong Kong
Daryna Antoniuk reports: Convenience store chain Circle K said a “network disruption” has paralyzed its Hong Kong operations for several days, forcing nearly 400 outlets across the city to suspend most electronic payment and loyalty services. The retailer said the incident, first reported over the weekend, affected e-payment systems, email services, and loyalty programs. Circle…