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)
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…
AG secures settlement with graduation company after data breach
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…
Hackers selling user data from CoWIN platform on DarkWeb
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…
MN: State network data breach has potential impact on some Rochester Public Library users
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.
LockBit 3.0: usurpers multiply and go upmarket
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…