Gopal Solanky reports: A criminal court in Paris has dismissed charges against two hackers behind the $2 million Platypus exploit and acquitted them on December 1. According to an article by local news outlet Le Monde, Platypus hackers Mohammed M and Benamar M have been released by the Court as “French criminal law doesn’t technically forbid hacks of protocol.”…
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MT: Personal information of 900 Butte School District employees compromised in cyberattack
John Emeigh reports: Personal information, including social security numbers, was compromised in a cyberattack on the Butte School District that directly impacted more than 900 school district employees. Butte School Superintendent Judy Jonart said employees have been offered 12 months of free credit monitoring protection. […] School officials first noticed the district’s computer system was…
After $50 Million Breach, KyberSwap Faces Hacker’s Shocking Demands
Alex Dovbnya reports: The individual claiming responsibility for the hack on KyberSwap, a multi-chain decentralized exchange (DEX) aggregator, has issued a set of astonishing demands through a transaction on the Ethereum blockchain. The hacker, self-identified as “Kyber Director,” is demanding complete executive control over Kyber, the company, and full authority over its governance mechanism, KyberDAO….
Hendersonville city employees target of cybersecurity breach
Mitchell Black reports: A Hendersonville cybersecurity incident has put city employees’ data at risk. The incident occurred just before the Thanksgiving break, according to a Nov. 29 statement from City Manager John Connet. Connet said that a “threat actor group” targeted software used to manage city employee data. Hendersonville is working with the North Carolina…
More than 1 million Michiganders affected by Welltok cyberattack
Kristen Jordan Shamus reports: More than 1 million Michiganders were affected by a cybersecurity breach at Welltok Inc., a software company contracted to provide communication services for Corewell Health’s southeastern Michigan properties along with a healthy lifestyle portal for Priority Health, an insurance plan owned by Corewell. For about 2,500 Priority Health members, names, addresses and…
Okta admits hackers accessed data on all customers during recent breach
Carly Page reports: U.S. access and identity management giant Okta says hackers stole data about all of its customers during a recent breach of its support systems, despite previously stating that only a fraction of customers were affected. Okta confirmed in October that a hacker used a stolen credential to access its support case management system…