Sergiu Gatlan reports: The FBI said on Monday that Ranzy Locker ransomware operators had compromised at least 30 US companies this year from various industry sectors. “Unknown cyber criminals using Ranzy Locker ransomware had compromised more than 30 US businesses as of July 2021,” the FBI said in a TLP: WHITE flash alert. Read more on BleepingComputer.
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Justice determines breach of confidentiality of medical records
Jenni Smith reports: The court determined the breach of confidentiality of patient records of the health operator Prevent Senior who died of covid-19. The operator is suspected of forging death certificates and omitting covid-19 as the cause of death in some cases. The information was initially released by TV Globo and confirmed by the report…
Viewing website HTML code is not illegal or “hacking,” prof. tells Missouri gov.
Jon Brodkin reports: The cybersecurity professor who helped uncover the Missouri government’s failure to protect teachers’ Social Security numbers has demanded that the state cease its investigation into him and stop making “baseless accusations” that he committed a crime. As we reported on October 14, Missouri Gov. Mike Parson threatened to prosecute and seek civil damages…
Ukrainian police detain gang who laundered funds for Russian hacking groups
Catalin Cimpanu reports: Ukraine’s national police detained suspects on Monday for stealing funds from cryptocurrency wallets and laundering profits for cybercrime organizations. The arrests took place as part of a joint investigation with US authorities, the Ukrainian National Police (NPU) said in a press release on Monday. An undisclosed number of suspects were detained following house searchers…
Nearly 30K former and current CU Boulder students’ personal information hacked
Alex Rose reports: The University of Colorado Boulder is sending emails to roughly 30,000 former and current students that have been impacted by a data breach, according to a release from the university. Most of the people impacted are no longer CU students or employees, according to the release. The university said the third-party software, provided…
Government data breach exposes Afghans to more danger
Evan Dyer reports: The names of several hundred vulnerable Afghans seeking refuge from the Taliban were recently leaked in emails sent in error by Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC), CBC News has learned. The Afghans in question fear reprisals from the Taliban, who took over the country in August. Some are in hiding because…