[Please see corrections at end of post.] Over the past week, DataBreaches has been contacted by a few journalists who have been somewhat understandably confused about the situation with the original BreachForums and a new forum calling itself BreachForums. And from reading news reports this week, I see that some journalists are making errors, so…
Category: Breach Incidents
Two apprehended in CoWin portal data leak case
IANS reports: In a major breakthrough, the Delhi Police Special Cell has apprehended a man and a juvenile from Bihar in connection with the alleged data leak from the CoWin portal, the Centre’s official platform for Covid-19 vaccination registration and certification. According to police sources, the adult man, whose identity has been withheld pending further…
I Was Sentenced to 18 Months in Prison for Hacking Back – My Story
Jonathan Manzi has a story he wants to tell you about his “Journey Through Digital Ethics, Policy, Love and Fear, and Intention, Which Started With a Homeless Lady in San Francisco.” Decide whether you want to read his perspective first and then read the government’s version of events, or vice versa. h/t, Risky Biz News
Justice Department Announces New National Security Cyber Section Within the National Security Division
The Justice Department today announced the creation of the new National Security Cyber Section – known as NatSec Cyber – within its National Security Division. The newly established litigating section has secured congressional approval and comes in response to the core findings in Deputy Attorney General Lisa O. Monaco’s Comprehensive Cyber Review in July of 2022. “NatSec Cyber will…
Healthcare and Public Health Sector Cybersecurity Notification: #TimisoaraHackerTeam Analysis
June 16 – #TimisoaraHackerTeam Analysis TLP: Clear
The “reincarnation” of BreachForums: A cyberdrama in three acts
BreachForums has been reincarnated. But as with all things related to BreachForums, its reincarnation has been accompanied by all kinds of drama. Act 1: The Prequel: Arrest and Chaos Act 1. Scene 1. BreachForums’s owner is arrested in New York. The arrest was made on March 15, but first hit the news on March 17….