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Grand Jury Indicts 2 in ‘Swatting’ Scheme that Took Over Ring Doorbells Across U.S. to Livestream Police Response to Fake Calls

Posted on December 19, 2022 by Dissent

LOS ANGELES – Two men – one from Wisconsin, the other from North Carolina – have been charged with participating in a “swatting” spree that, over a one-week span, gained access to a dozen Ring home security door cameras nationwide, placed bogus emergency phone calls designed to elicit an armed police response, then livestreamed the events…

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Hacker steals 14 BAYC worth over 852 ETH ($1.07 million)

Posted on December 19, 2022 by Dissent

Rodney Holmes reports: Over the weekend, an infamous hacker known as Jason Brubeck succeeded in stealing around 850 ETH ($1+ million) worth of the Bored Ape collection, leaving his victim completely devastated. The news was first broken by @Snake, who were able to detect and identify suspicious activity through phishing tactics with impressive accuracy. Read more…

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AG secures settlement with graduation company after data breach

Posted on December 17, 2022 by Dissent

James Wesser reports: Attorney General Josh Shapiro announced on Friday, Dec. 16 a settlement with a graduation memorabilia company after a data security event discovered in April 2021 exposed Pennsylvanians’ private information. “Protecting Pennsylvanians’ personal information and financial data is a key priority of my office,” said AG Shapiro. “Every corporation that does business in…

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Hackers selling user data from CoWIN platform on DarkWeb

Posted on December 17, 2022 by Dissent

Times Now reports: Only a few weeks after hackers breached India’s premier government hospital, AIIMS Delhi, they have moved on to the Indian government’s web portal for COVID-19 vaccination, CoWIN.gov.in, selling sensitive information to the highest bidder on the Dark Web. […] The evidence provided by the hacker consists of screen captures of the portal’s administrative interface, which…

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MN: State network data breach has potential impact on some Rochester Public Library users

Posted on December 17, 2022 by Dissent

Post Bulletin reports: Rochester Public Library was notified that one of its library service partners, MNLINK, experienced a data breach on Dec. 15, 2022. Through the random cyber attack, the names and email address of 1,709 Rochester library customers might have been accessed. Read more at Post Bulletin.

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LockBit 3.0: usurpers multiply and go upmarket

Posted on December 16, 2022 by Dissent

  Valéry Rieß-Marchive reports (machine translation): A new impersonator of the LockBit 3.0 ransomware franchise has just been spotted. Like the one who attacked the André-Mignot hospital in Chesnay-Rocquencourt at the beginning of December, he does not offer a Web interface accessible via Tor to discuss with his victims and, if necessary, negotiate the requested ransom: the…

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