WASHINGTON – Onwuchekwa Nnanna Kalu, 39, a Nigerian National from Rivers State, Nigeria, pleaded guilty today to stealing $1.25 million from an investment firm located in Boston, through a business email compromise (“BEC”) scam. The plea was announced by U.S. Attorney Matthew M. Graves and Acting Special Agent in Charge David Geist, of the FBI Washington Field…
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Parents, students are baffled by letters confirming Crown Point school network breach months ago
Megan Hickey reports that there is finally a notification letter, of sorts, to parents about a network breach in November. In April, Indiana media had been reporting that the parents and community still had not been told what had happened. After a massive network breach temporarily closed schools in Crown Point, Indiana last fall, we are finally…
Proposed Second Amendment to NYDFS Cybersecurity Regulations: Comments Due August 14
Micaela McMurrough and Caleb Skeath of Covington & Burling write: Following up on the recent release by the New York Department of Financial Services (“NYDFS”) of an updated proposed second amendment to its “first-in-the-nation” Cybersecurity Regulation, 23 NYCRR Part 500 (proposed second amendment released June 28, 2023), it is not too late for companies to submit comments…
Crozer Health’s computer systems were knocked offline Thursday by a ransomware attack
Harold Brubaker reports: Computer systems at Delaware County’s Crozer Health were offline Thursday after a ransomware attack on the health system’s owner, Prospect Medical Holdings Inc., the company said. “We have experienced a ransomware attack that is Prospect-wide, and are currently evaluating the situation,” Crozer spokesperson Lori Bookbinder said in a text. “We will provide…
Eastern Connecticut Health Network hospitals diverting ER patients, other facilities closed due to suspected cyberattack
NBC reports: A cyberattack is suspected to have caused a systemwide IT problem that is forcing the Eastern Connecticut Health Network (ECHN) to divert patients from its hospital emergency rooms, according to ECHN. The ERs are currently on a two-hour diversion, according to ECHN. The issue is affecting the ERs at both Manchester Memorial Hospital…
Husband and Wife Plead Guilty to Money Laundering Conspiracy Involving the Hack and Theft of Billions in Cryptocurrency
There’s an update to the case involving the arrest of a married couple charged with laundering $4.5 billion in cryptocurrency stolen from Bitifinex in 2016. Ilya Lichtenstein, 35, and Heather Morgan, 33, from New York City pleaded guilty today to money laundering conspiracies arising from the hack and theft of approximately 120,000 bitcoin from Bitfinex,…