KVOA reports: An internet outage that affected Tucsonans over the weekend was due to a cyber attack, according to Cox Communications. Cox says the attack has been stopped and that no customer information was compromised. They said their efforts to stop the attack was the reason for the internet outage. Read more at KVOA.
Category: Breach Incidents
Updates on three class action lawsuits involving patient data
Magellan Health Magellan Health agreed to pay $1.43 million to resolve data breach claims stemming from a 2019 phishing attack that exposed data for thousands of patients. The settlement benefits individuals who received a notification that their personal identifying information or personal health information may have been compromised in the 2019 Magellan Health data breach….
SCOOP: Australian national known as “DR32” to stand trial in U.S. on hacking charges
Australia has ordered an Australian national, David Kee Crees, extradited to the U.S., where he faces 22 counts involving hacking, fraud, and aggravated identity theft. Two of Crees’ better-known aliases were “Abdilo” and “DR32.” “Abdilo” DataBreaches started reporting on Crees in 2015 when he was known to this site as “Abdilo.” At the time, he…
Malaysian Telecom RedOne hit by DESORDEN
On September 19, DESORDEN Group claims to have hit redONE Network Sdn Bhd. redONE is a telecom in Malaysia with more than 1.2 million subscribers. redONE also offers financial services via bank partnership (its redCARD program) and insurance services via insurer partnership (its redCARE program). According to statements made to DataBreaches by DESORDEN, when redONE…
“BlackCat” attempts to up the pressure on Suffolk County; starts to leak data?
Since September 8, Suffolk County has been trying to recover from a cyberattack by a ransomware group known as “ALPHV” or “BlackCat.” The attack disabled the county’s 911 system as well as other services. The county reverted to older methods for handling essential county operations, dispatching, and paying bills. State police have also provided support…
Bjorka, the Online Hacker Trying To Take Down the Indonesian Government
Aisyah Llewellyn reports: The first that Indonesia heard about the hacker now known as Bjorka came when news broke at the beginning of September of a massive data leak. Some 1.3 billion SIM card registration details were stolen and listed for sale on a dark web online marketplace. The data was harvested in part as…