The announcement appeared on the Telegram channel of a group calling themself “SiegedSec:” TIME FOR SOME 1337 H4CKTIVISM!!! (4 the record, we will still do blackhat stuff đ Like many, we are also pro-choice, one shouldn’t be denied access to abortion. As added pressure to the U.S government, we have leaked many internal documents and…
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Expensive week for Carnival Corp: a $1.25 million settlement with states over one breach, then a $5 million settlement with New York for violating state cybersecurity regulation
It seems this was the week for following up on Carnival Corporation breaches. Earlier this week, state attorneys general announced a $1.25 million multistate settlement with the cruise line over a 2019 data breach first disclosed in 2020. But there was other news concerning the cruise line this week, too. On Friday, the New York…
Everything old is new again? Ransomware groups stop encrypting and switch to theft/extortion model.
In a new post at The Register, Jessica Lyons Hardcastle reports, in part: ….. Increasingly, however, cybercrime rings still tracked as ransomware operators are turning toward primarily data theft and extortion â and skipping the encryption step altogether. Rather than scramble files and demand payment for the decryption keys, and all the faff in between…
FBI investigating $100 million theft from blockchain company Harmony
Jonathan Greig reports: Blockchain company Harmony said $100 million in cryptocurrency was stolen from the platform on Thursday evening. The company said the FBI is now investigating the theft alongside several cybersecurity firms. A cross-chain bridge â also known as a blockchain bridge â allows people to transfer tokens, assets, smart contract instructions and data…
Phelps Health notifies patients of MCG Health breach (and the lawsuits start…)
Add Phelps Care Regional Medical Center (“Phelps Health“)Â to any list of updates to MCG Health clients impacted by the MCG breach. Phelps’ notification indicates that it was alerted to the breach by MCG on April 22. Update: Phelps reported that 12,602 patients were impacted. As reported previously by DataBreaches, MCG Health uses March 25, 2022…
Police Linked to Hacking Campaign to Frame Indian Activists
Andy Greenberg reports: Police forces around the world have increasingly used hacking tools to identify and track protesters, expose political dissidentsâ secrets, and turn activistsâ computers and phones into inescapable eavesdropping bugs. Now, new clues in a case in India connect law enforcement to a hacking campaign that used those tools to go an appalling step…