Waqas reports: So far, authorities have arrested 48 people in connection with Exclu, discovered two drug labs and a cocaine-processing facility, and confiscated $4.3 million, several kilograms of drugs, and luxury items. European law-enforcement authorities have seized Exclu, an encrypted communication service that cybercriminals used as their primary channel to carry out organized crime, mainly…
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LockBit ransomware gang claims Royal Mail cyberattack
Sergiu Gatlan reports: The LockBit ransomware operation has claimed the cyberattack on UK’s leading mail delivery service Royal Mail that forced the company to halt its international shipping services due to “severe service disruption.” This comes after LockBitSupport, the ransomware gang public-facing representative, previously told BleepingComputer that the LockBit cybercrime group did not attack Royal Mail. Instead, they blamed the attack…
Au: Sydney man avoids jail over scam texts using Optus hack data
Joanna Guelas reports: A 20-year-old man has evaded a potentially decade-long jail sentence after trying to scam $2000 from Optus customers affected by its September data breach. Dennis Su, 19 at the time, pleaded guilty in November to texting 92 Optus customers and demanding they transfer $2000 to a CBA bank account “or face their…
Taiwan car rental platform iRent plans compensation for data leak victims
Matthew Strong reports: Car rental and carshare platform iRent will prepare a compensation package for 400,000 clients deemed at risk from a recent leakage of private data, reports said Saturday (Feb. 4). The service, which is managed by Hotai Motor, the group manufacturing Toyota vehicles in Taiwan, was accused of having left users’ personal information…
Iran crew stole Charlie Hebdo database, says Microsoft
Jessica Lyons Hardcastle reports: Microsoft believes the gang who boasted it had stolen and leaked more than 200,000 Charlie Hebdo subscribers’ personal information is none other than a Tehran-backed gang. On Friday, Redmond’s Digital Threat Analysis Center (DTAC) attributed the cyber-heist to Iran’s Neptunium, which the US Department of Justice tracks as Emennet Pasargad. The…
Edward Jones Sues To Stop Fired Advisor From Taking ‘Five-Star’ Clients
Jacqueline Sergeant reports: Edward Jones is seeking a temporary restraining order and injunctive relief in federal court against a former financial advisor who the company alleged stole confidential and trade secret information of “five-star” clients prior to his termination. The complaint, filed in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of Illinois on January…