Reuters reports: The Slovak parliament suspended its session on Thursday after a suspected cyberattack brought down its IT systems, parliament speaker Boris Kollar said. “We have identified a cyber security incident… There is a signal coming from some point which jams our systems, computers, we cannot even serve the lawmakers in our cafeteria,” Kollar told…
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A Judge Has Finalized the $63M OPM Hack Settlement. Feds Now Have Two Months to Sign Up for Damages.
Eric Katz reports: A federal judge on Wednesday formally finalized a $63 million settlement that will soon allow thousands of current and former federal employees to receive payouts as part of the agreement stemming from a 2015 breach of data maintained by the Office of Personnel Management. District Judge Amy Berman Jackson said all parties…
UK: Braverman should be given ‘second chance’ despite ‘multiple’ security breaches
Andrew Learmonth reports: Suella Braverman deserves a “second chance” as Home Secretary despite claims of “multiple breaches” of security, the new Tory party chairman has said. Nadhim Zahawi said the Prime Minister was right to give the key member of the party’s right-wing a shot at “redemption” just six days after she was forced to…
Daniel Kaye, an operator behind The Real Deal market, arraigned on federal charges
ATLANTA – Daniel Kaye has been arraigned on charges of access device fraud and money laundering conspiracy. Kaye’s charges arise from his alleged operation of The Real Deal, a Dark Web market that sold, among other things, hacking tools and stolen login credentials, and his laundering of funds he received from that market. “While living…
Ransomware attack on Indianapolis Housing Agency has landlords, tenants concerned
A ransomware attack on the Indianapolis Housing Agency that was disclosed earlier this month continues to impact landlords and tenants. Logan Gay reports: Section 8 housing landlords like Bahrishum Gebregziabher are still waiting for the Indianapolis Housing Agency (IHA) to pay them this month. A recent ransomware attack has landlords not only worried about their income but…
MPs warned to change email passwords after cyber attack on Canadian government
Irem Koca reports: Members of Parliament have been asked to change their email passwords and some internet-based services on Parliament Hill have been restricted after what’s being described as a “cyber incident.” The threat to the government’s information technology infrastructure was identified last Wednesday, said Amelie Crosson, the manager of communications in the Office of…