Catalin Cimpanu reports: Russian law enforcement agencies have raided the office of cybersecurity company Group-IB and detained its founder and chief executive officer, Ilya Sachkov, for two months, on state treason charges. The raids, first reported by Russian news outlet RTVI, took place on Tuesday, September 28. Read more on The Record.
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My: No security breach, data leakage on MAF’s end or SSM’s end
The Star reports: The issue over the alleged data leak involving personal information of the public does not involve any security breach on the part of the Malaysian Armed Forces, says Chief of Defence Force Tan Sri Affendi Buang. He said MAF always emphasised the confidentiality of all data, whether it was in a closed…
Computer containing patient information reported stolen from Advocate Lutheran General Hospital: Police
Jennifer Johnson reports: A computer that police say contained “sensitive patient information” was reported stolen from Advocate Lutheran General Hospital in Park Ridge last week. According to police, the laptop was stolen from the hospital campus at 1775 W. Dempster St. between 3:30 p.m. Sept. 22 and 6:30 a.m. the following morning. The exact location…
Federal Indictment in Chicago Charges Turkish National With Directing Cyber Attack on Multinational Hospitality Company
CHICAGO — An alleged cyber attacker from Turkey has been indicted in federal court in Chicago for allegedly orchestrating a distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack on a Chicago-based multinational hospitality company. In August 2017, IZZET MERT OZEK used the WireX botnet, which consisted of compromised Google Android devices, to direct large amounts of network traffic to…
GrupoGSS data appears on the internet after what appeared to be a ransom agreement …. went nowhere?
On September 25, DataBreaches.net reported that GrupoGSS, a division of Covisian, had been the victim of a ransomware attack by Conti. In a statement to DataBreaches.net, Covisian confirmed the attack but also stated: We hereby confirm that neither GSS nor Covisian have conducted negotiations of any kind with anyone regarding the cyberattack. Their firm denial,…
Network of Right-Wing Health Care Providers Is Making Millions Off Hydroxychloroquine and Ivermectin, Hacked Data Reveals
Micah Lee reports: A network of health care providers pocketed millions of dollars selling hydroxychloroquine, ivermectin, and online consultations, according to hacked data provided to The Intercept. The data show that vast sums of money are being extracted from people concerned about or suffering from Covid-19 but resistant to vaccinations or other recommendations of public…