Russell Kinsaul reports on what sounds like a seriously impactful ransomware attack: Sometime in April, Esse Health was hit by a cyberattack, locking up parts of the health group’s computer network and putting healthcare on hold for many patients. Cindy Wagner needs to switch to a new doctor but her records can’t be transferred because they’re locked up…
Author: Dissent
Europol: DDoS-for-hire empire brought down: Poland arrests 4 administrators, US seizes 9 domains
The following is a press release from Europol: In the latest blow to the criminal market for distributed denial of service (DDoS)-for-hire services, Polish authorities have arrested four individuals who allegedly ran a network of platforms used to launch thousands of cyberattacks worldwide. The suspects are believed to be behind six separate stresser/booter services that…
GlobalX, Airline for Trump’s Deportations, Hacked
Joseph Cox and Jaso Koebler report: Hackers have targeted GlobalX Air, one of the main airlines the Trump administration is using as part of its deportation efforts, and stolen what they say are flight records and passenger manifests of all of its flights, including those for deportation, 404 Media has learned. The data, which the…
IT warning after 160-year-old firm goes into administration following a ransomware attack
Even though the media often mentions the risk of businesses folding due to a cyberattack, attempts to find examples of where a cyberattack really was the sole explanation/cause are often hard to find. Whether there were any other financial factors in the case reported here that contributed to the firm going into administration is unknown…
Alleged Nomad Bridge Hacker Arrested and Faces US Extradition
Trader Edge reports: A Russian-Israeli citizen allegedly involved in the $190 million Nomad bridge hack from 2022 has been arrested in Israel and faces extradition to the United States. Alexander Gurevich was apprehended at Ben-Gurion Airport on May 1 while attempting to board a flight to Russia. Gurevich is accused of being the first to…
California man pleads guilty to wire fraud for $1 million fraud scheme to steal from his employer
Today’s reminder of the insider threat: Seattle – A 43-year-old Laguna Niguel, California man pleaded guilty today in U.S. District Court in Seattle to wire fraud for his scheme to steal nearly $1 million from his employer, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Teal Luthy Miller. Paul Joseph Welch was the IT manager of Kent, Washington energy…