Here’s your reminder for today of the insider threat: OAKLAND – A federal grand jury has indicted Rambler Gallo, charging him with intentionally causing damage to a protected computer after he allegedly accessed the computer network for the Discovery Bay Water Treatment Facility, located in the Town of Discovery Bay, Calif., and intentionally uninstalled the…
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Police arrest suspect linked to notorius OPERA1ER cybercrime gang
Sergiu Gatlan reports: Law enforcement has detained a suspect believed to be a key member of the OPERA1ER cybercrime group, which has targeted mobile banking services and financial institutions in malware, phishing, and Business Email Compromise (BEC) campaigns. The gang, also known as NX$M$, DESKTOP Group, and Common Raven, is suspected of having stolen between…
What a way to start a new job…
The News Tribune reports: The new interim leader for the Tacoma-Pierce County Health Department started her role with news about a 5-year-old data breach the department says it learned about just last month. Kudos to her for her transparency: TPCHD’s Cindan Gizzi announced the news immediately after being appointed the department’s interim director during Wednesday’s…
If Kirkland & Ellis Can’t Avoid Cyberattacks, Who Can?
Justin Henry reports: By exploiting a vulnerability in a widely used file transfer application, hackers were able to access the internal information of several large organizations, including three Am Law 50 law firms, highlighting the vulnerability of widespread use of one third-party application. The incident has observers wondering: If some of the largest and most profitable…
Video and chatting app leaks more than 100 million user messages
As reported by vx-underground on Telegram: Tigo, a live video and chatting app for Android and iPhone, accidentally exposed 100,000,000+ user messages online. The app is mostly known for dating & for dudes being thirsty. vx-underground provided the following screencaps as proof, which they credit to Silas Cutler: Tigo is described on Google…
Over 100 fertility patients had data breached by N.L. Health Services
CBC News reports: When Kelsey Puddister-Collins opened an email from Newfoundland and Labrador Fertility Services on Tuesday, she said she was mortified to see the names and email addresses of over 100 people on the email list. Puddister-Collins’ information was among those shared in a data breach. The email was a survey about her experience in…