URBANA, Ill. – A Danville, Illinois, man, Jeffery T. Henson (also known by the alias, Matthew Burns), 44, was sentenced on February 7, 2022, to eight-and-a-half years’ imprisonment, to be followed by an aggregate three years of supervised release, for wire fraud, aggravated identity theft, and money laundering in both Central Illinois and the Chicago…
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Illinois Housing Development Authority addresses data breach
WCIA reports: The Illinois Housing Development Authority issued a statement today addressing a security breach of its rental payment web portal last week. The IHDA became aware of the breach on Feb. 1. when some tenant applicants were able to see documents submitted by other applicants. The IHDA immediately took the portal offline and blocked…
Information for over 6,000 Memorial Hermann patients accessed in business associate’s security breach
Briahn Hawkins reports: The Memorial Hermann Health System is notifying patients of a cyberattack that could impact thousands. One of their contracted vendors, Advent Health Partners, announced a cybersecurity issue Tuesday. According to the health system, the protected health information (PHI) for 6,260 patients have been breached. Read more at KHOU. Advent Health Partners also reported the breach to…
Two Arrested for Alleged Conspiracy to Launder $4.5 Billion in Cryptocurrency Stolen from Bitifinex in 2016
Two individuals were arrested this morning in Manhattan for an alleged conspiracy to launder cryptocurrency that was stolen during the 2016 hack of Bitfinex, a virtual currency exchange, presently valued at approximately $4.5 billion. Thus far, law enforcement has seized over $3.6 billion in cryptocurrency linked to that hack. “Today’s arrests, and the department’s largest…
NetWalker ransomware affiliate sentenced to 80 months in prison
Sergiu Gatlan reports an update to the prosecution of a Canadian NetWalker affiliate. The NetWalker site was seized in January, 2021, and at the same time, the U.S. announced the indictment of Vachon-Desjardins. Although they sought his extradition to the U.S., it appears that he pleaded guilty in Canada to charges stemming from crimes involving…
Cyberattack brings down Vodafone Portugal mobile, voice, and TV services
Catalin Cimpanu reports: Vodafone Portugal said today that a large chunk of its customer data services went offline overnight following “a deliberate and malicious cyberattack intended to cause damage and disruption.” The company’s 4G and 5G mobile networks, along with fixed voice, television, SMS, and voice/digital answering services are still offline following the attack. Read…