Terence Zimwara reports: Shakeeb Ahmed, a former security engineer accused of hacking two decentralized cryptocurrency exchanges, has been sentenced to three years in prison by U.S. District Judge Victor Marrero. Ahmed has also been ordered to forfeit approximately $12.3 million and a significant quantity of cryptocurrency. According to a statement from the U.S. Attorney’s Office, Ahmed must…
Category: Business Sector
Omni Hotels & Resorts attack claimed by Daixin Team; 3.5 million guests’ data stolen (2)
As many people suspected, Omni Hotels & Resorts was the target of a ransomware attack in March. Omni first described the incident as a chain-wide “outage” due to IT issues. By April 1, guests were losing patience with the “outage.” Bleeping Computer noted guests complaining online claiming that they had to send text messages to…
Orrick to Pay $8 Million to Settle Data Breach Class Claims
Peter Hayes reports: Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP will pay $8 million to settle consolidated class action claims over a data breach that impacted approximately 461,100 people. Class counsel asked the US District Court for the Northern District of California to approve the settlement in an unopposed motion filed Thursday. The agreement also calls for an award of…
Why CISA is Warning CISOs About a Breach at Sisense
Brian Krebs reports: The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) said today it is investigating a breach at business intelligence company Sisense, whose products are designed to allow companies to view the status of multiple third-party online services in a single dashboard. CISA urged all Sisense customers to reset any credentials and secrets that may have been…
Cyber Safety Review Board Releases Report on Microsoft Online Exchange Incident from Summer 2023
CSRB’s Third Review Focuses on Actions Microsoft, Other Cloud Providers, and the U.S. Government Should Take to Protect Cloud Customers WASHINGTON – Today, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) released the Cyber Safety Review Board’s (CSRB) findings and recommendations following its independent review of the Summer 2023 Microsoft Exchange Online intrusion. The review detailed operational and…
Israeli LGBTQ App Atraf Faces Data Leak, 700,000 Users Affected
Everything old is leaked again? First we learn that data of 70+ million AT&T customers that was originally leaked in 2021 has been leaked again. Now it’s the 2021 data leak from Atraf? Waqas of HackRead reports: Atraf, a popular Israeli LGBTQ dating app, has suffered a major data breach exposing personal information of over…