Ashley Belanger reports: A Dallas County Sheriff’s Department deputy, Francisco Castillo, was briefly suspended after livestreaming a traffic stop, allegedly just to gain TikTok clout, in 2021. Now, the Texas motorist that he pulled over, Torry Osby, is suing, saying that the deputy exposed Osby to risks of identity theft and break-ins at his home by…
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Latitude Financial hacked as 300,000 customer identification documents stolen
7News reports what sounds like a serious breach: Financial lender, Latitude Finance, has warned customers of a major cyberattack in which more than 300,000 customer identification documents were stolen. A spokesperson for the company said unusual activity was detected on its systems over the last few days, and it appeared the company’s records had been hacked. They…
Threat Actors Exploit Progress Telerik Vulnerability in U.S. Government IIS Server
CISA Advisory Alert Code AA23-074A Summary From November 2022 through early January 2023, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) and authoring organizations identified the presence of indicators of compromise (IOCs) at a federal civilian executive branch (FCEB) agency. Analysts determined that multiple cyber threat actors, including an APT actor, were able to exploit a…
New threat group hacked EU healthcare agency and embassies, researchers say
Jonathan Greig reports: A new hacking group is targeting European countries and organizations in an espionage campaign that began in June 2022, according to new research. Cisco’s Talos cybersecurity team calls the new group “YoroTrooper” and said it has already successfully compromised accounts connected to a “critical” European Union healthcare agency and the World Intellectual…
Justice Department Investigation Leads to Takedown of Darknet Cryptocurrency Mixer ChipMixer
Wednesday, March 15, 2023 Justice Department Investigation Leads to Takedown of Darknet Cryptocurrency Mixer that Processed Over $3 Billion of Unlawful Transactions Vietnamese Operator of ChipMixer Charged with Laundering Money for Ransomware Perpetrators, Darknet Markets, Fraudsters, and State-Sponsored The Justice Department announced today a coordinated international takedown of ChipMixer, a darknet cryptocurrency “mixing” service responsible…
Independent Living Systems updates its breach disclosure; notifying more than 4.2 million patients
In September 2022, Independent Living Systems LLC (ILS), a business associate in Florida, notified HHS and regulators of a network incident that affected 501 patients. They also provided public notice, but were unable to identify and notify all individuals who had been affected. The “501” was simply a marker to indicate “more than 500.” The…