Kept in the Dark Meet the Hired Guns Who Make Sure School Cyberattacks Stay Hidden By Mark Keierleber This story first appeared at The 74, a nonprofit news site covering education. Sign up for free newsletters from The 74 to get more like this in your inbox. This article is published in partnership with WIRED…
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Cyberattack on NHS causes hospitals to miss cancer care targets
Connor Jones reports: NHS execs admit that last year’s cyberattack on hospitals in Wirral, northwest England, continues to “significantly” impact waiting times for cancer treatments, and suspect this will last for “months.” During the attack, which began on November 25 2024, the main clinical system was pulled offline and by December 5 the teams were…
Canadian Man Charged in $65M Cryptocurrency Hacking Schemes
A five-count criminal indictment was unsealed today in federal court in New York charging a Canadian man with exploiting vulnerabilities in two decentralized finance protocols to fraudulently obtain about $65 million from the protocols’ investors. According to court documents, from 2021 to 2023, Andean Medjedovic, 22, allegedly exploited vulnerabilities in the automated smart contracts used…
Romanian Men Indicted For Access Device Fraud
NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA – United States Attorney Duane A. Evans announced that ANDREI FAGARAS (“FAGARAS”), age 35, and TAMAS KOLOZSVARI (“KOLOZSVARI “), age 30, Romanian nationals, were indicted on January 31, 2025 on three counts of access device fraud, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 1029(a)(4). According to court documents, on November 13, 2024 and November 14,2024, FAGARAS and KOLOZSVARI possessed device-making…
DISA Incident: Update on Review of ‘Potentially Affected Files’ and Notification Plan
BakerHostetler writes: On Thursday, Jan. 23, DISA Global Solutions, Inc. (DISA) provided an update to customers regarding its April 2024 cyber incident, including the results of its data review and notification plans. According to DISA, its investigation determined an unauthorized third party accessed its environment between Feb. 9, 2024, and April 22, 2024, and “procured…
Delta County Memorial Hospital District reveals more about 2024 cyberattack that affected 148,363 people
Delta County Memorial Hospital District (Delta Health) in Colorado was the victim of a cyberattack at the end of May 2024. Whatever happened — and the details still haven’t been disclosed — resulted in the provider notifying HHS on July 29 that it had suffered a breach, but the number was not yet known. The…