In my inbox last night: Hello, At ShareThis, protecting the security of the information in our possession is a responsibility we take very seriously. We write to notify you of a data security incident that may have exposed some of your personal information. This notice explains the incident and steps ShareThis has undertaken to address…
Category: Breach Incidents
“Alfabeto Virtual” sentenced to jail plus restitution
In May, 2018, Billy Ribeiro Anderson, known online as ““Alfabeto Virtual,” was charged with hacking and defacing two of the many sites he had attacked. In October, 2018, the Southern District of New York announced that he had pleaded guilty to two felony counts of computer fraud for his attacks on the New York City…
EOS/USD market drops by 4% following $7.7 million EOS hack attack.
Rajarshi Mitra reports: EOS/USD fell from $3.63 to $3.48, losing 4% of its value in the process. The overall sentiment may have turned bearish following news that hackers had stolen nearly $7.7 billion worth of EOS tokens. As reported by FX Street, “A hacker who is yet to be identified made away with 2.09 million…
Grassroots List of Cybersecurity Indictments of State-Sponsored Hackers
Seen at Meritalk: Katie Nickels, a threat intelligence expert for MITRE, released a grassroots compiled list of recent cybersecurity indictments of state-sponsored hackers earlier this week. The list, which is compiled in a Google Doc, includes 30 indictments at the current moment, spanning from June 2011 to Feb. 2019. “When I tweeted that I wanted…
PA: Judge rejects claim by attorneys for former Franklin Regional student charged in cyberattack
Rich Cholodofsky has an update on a case that started in 2016. Evidence collected against a former high school student charged with launching a series of cyber attacks in 2016 that disabled computer systems throughout Westmoreland County can be used at her trial, a judge ruled on Wednesday. Common Pleas Judge Tim Krieger rejected a…
PH: Tuburan, Sotto hospital incidents: Publicizing video is the offense
Pachico A. Seares reports: WHEN Dr. Wyben Briones owned up the profession’s mantra of confidentiality to news reporters more than 10 years ago, the local medical community was stung with the embarrassment over the “rectum canister scandal.” A video clip was passed from phone to phone and uploaded on YouTube, showing doctors and nurses at…