SC Media reports: Russia was reported by local media outlet Kommersant to have resumed legal proceedings and recommended prison sentences against four alleged members of Russian hacking group REvil, including suspected leader Daniil Puzyrevsky, after several delays over the past two years, according to The Record, a news site by cybersecurity firm Recorded Future. While…
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Kyber Network Hacker Strikes Again: Moves $5.83M in ETH After 7-Month Silence
Ishtiyaq Hussain reports: The hacker who successfully attacked the Kyber Network is back in action after a break of seven months, which has caused new alarms in the cryptocurrency world. Thus, on October 22, 2024, the hacker initiated another trade and used Tornado Cash to launder 2,200 (ETH) worth approximately $5.83 million. […] The hacker’s…
Madras High Court dismisses petition seeking probe into Star Health Insurance data breach
Ayesha Arvind reports: The Madras High Court Wednesday dismissed the petition filed by cyber security researcher Himanshu Pathak seeking a probe into the alleged data breach at national insurance firm, Star Health Insurance. Justice M Dhandapani dismissed Pathak’s petition after noting that a civil suit filed by Star Health last year dealing with the same issue is already pending…
FBI Arrests Alabama Man in the January 2024 SEC X Hack that Spiked the Value of Bitcoin
Kelvin Munene Murithi reports: The FBI has arrested Eric Council Jr., 25, of Athens, Alabama, in connection with the January 2024 unauthorized takeover of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) X account, previously known as Twitter. The arrest follows allegations that Council played a key role in a hacking incident that led to a…
Developing: Brazilian hacker known as “USDoD” arrested by federal police
TV Globo reports (machine translation) that a 33-year-old Brazilian hacker suspected of invading the systems of the Brazilian federal police and other international institutions has been arrested. The hacker, known as “USDoD” was arrested this morning in Belo Horizonte (MG), less than two months after he was doxed by Crowdstrike. The public doxing of him…
Boston Children’s Health Physicians notifies employees and patients of September cyberattack
While it’s never good news that another medical entity has fallen prey to a cyberattack, in this day and age, it is somewhat impressive when an entity responds promptly. On October 4, Boston Children’s Health Physicians (BCHP), a medical practice in New York and Connecticut, mailed letters to affected current and former employee, patient, and…