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Convicted SUNY Plattsburgh hacker’s sentencing adjourned, counsel seeks expert services

Posted on October 15, 2021 by Dissent

Fernando Alba of The Press-Republican reports: Convicted hacker and SUNY Plattsburgh alumnus Michael P. Fish’s sentencing has been adjourned again Thursday. Fish’s attorney asked for a 60-day extension to complete court approved expert witness services requested in August, according to court documents. Fish pleaded guilty to aggravated identity theft, computer intrusion and child pornography possession…

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Australia to tackle ransomware data breaches by deleting stolen files

Posted on October 15, 2021 by Dissent

Bill Toulas reports: Australia’s Minister for Home Affairs has announced the “Australian Government’s Ransomware Action Plan,” which is a set of new measures the country will adopt in an attempt to tackle the rising threat. […] To further strengthen the ability to conduct investigations and disrupt ransomware attacks, the government is looking to establish new…

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IL: Potential data leak causes confusion for Belvidere School District parents

Posted on October 15, 2021 by Dissent

13WREX reports: A data error has caused confusion in the Belvidere School District. On Wednesday, the school district sent out an email to parents saying there was an issue involving data surrounding the saliva based COVID-19. The school district said Wednesday night while the University of Illinois SHIELD staff were preparing data files for the…

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Governments worldwide to crack down on ransomware payment channels

Posted on October 15, 2021 by Dissent

Sergiu Gatlan reports: Senior officials from more than 30 countries said that their governments would take action to disrupt the illicit cryptocurrency payment channels used by ransomware gangs to finance their operations. The joint statement was issued following the virtual Counter-Ransomware Initiative meetings facilitated this week by the White House National Security Council in response to ongoing…

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Za: Hacker found guilty of fraud after email swindle

Posted on October 15, 2021 by Dissent

A 35-year-old computer hacker was convicted for fraud at the regional court in Gqeberha on Thursday. Raydson Lehlogonolo Ntsala was arrested after swindling R350,000 from his unsuspecting victim in 2017. He hacked the victim’s computer, later pretended to be her broker, and went on to solicit the amount using email. Read more on HeraldLive.

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Informed of a data leak in July, Brazilian integrator platform continued to expose more than 1.75 billion files

Posted on October 14, 2021 by Dissent

Updated at 11:11 am:  DataBreaches.net has been informed the data have been secured. Remember when the Brazilian government complained about Raid Forums for posting so many leaks and data dumps from Brazil?  If this one ever shows up on Raid Forums, they will probably go nuts. Safety Detectives reports: The Safety Detectives cybersecurity team, led by Anurag Sen,…

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