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NY: Attempted cyberattack leads to internet shutdown at Albany schools

Posted on November 8, 2022 by Dissent

Kathleen Moore reports:  The Albany City School District’s computer systems were repeatedly attacked over the weekend, but school officials said no data was stolen. However, the technology team cut off the district’s connection to the internet on Sunday in response to the attacks. Teachers and students were advised Monday that they could not use the…

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AG Healey Secures $16 Million From Multistate Settlements With Experian and T-Mobile Over Data Breaches

Posted on November 7, 2022 by Dissent

BOSTON — Attorney General Maura Healey today announced multistate settlements with Experian, totaling over $13.67 million, concerning data breaches in 2012 and 2015 that compromised the personal information of millions of consumers nationwide. A $2.5 million multistate settlement was also reached with T-Mobile in connection with the 2015 Experian breach, which impacted more than 15 million individuals…

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Deloitte India fires employee after hacking sting exposes alleged hacking activities

Posted on November 7, 2022 by Dissent

Vinod Mahanta reports: Deloitte India said it has fired the person who was reportedly running a hacking firm on the side. The Sunday Times and the Bureau of Investigative Journalism conducted a sting operation that’s said to have exposed India-based hacking groups targeting VIPs globally. Aditya Jain, an associate director with Deloitte’s cyber unit, was…

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Update to the EncroChat data breach that exposed the criminal underworld and how a French court’s decision could undo months of police work

Posted on November 7, 2022 by Dissent

Allison Morris reports: In June, 2020, the criminal underworld was rocked after one short message sent hitmen, drug dealers and extortionists on a scramble to cover their tracks. The military-grade encrypted communications system EncroChat, used by organised criminals across Europe and the Middle East, had been breached by the French intelligence services. Read more at…

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Breached AU health insurer won’t pay ransom to protect customers, warns of more attacks

Posted on November 7, 2022 by Dissent

Simon Sharwood reports: Australian health insurer Medibank – which spent October discovering a security incident was worse than it first thought – has announced it will not pay a ransom to attackers that made off with personal info describing nearly ten million customers. “Based on the extensive advice we have received from cyber crime experts we believe…

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International Red Cross proposes digital red cross/crescent emblem to signal protection in cyberspace

Posted on November 7, 2022 by Dissent

From the IRC: Geneva (ICRC) – The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) is seeking the support of states around the world to create a ‘digital red cross/crescent emblem’ that could make it clear to militaries and other hackers that they have entered the computer systems of medical facilities or Red Cross offices. The…

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