Bill Toulas reports: The Russian scooter-sharing service Whoosh has confirmed a data breach after hackers started to sell a database containing the details of 7.2 million customers on a hacking forum. Whoosh is Russia’s leading urban mobility service platform, operating in 40 cities with over 75,000 scooters. On Friday, a threat actor began selling the…
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Hong Kong regulator issues investigative report on 2021 Fotomax ransomware incident
The Office of the Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data (PCPD) in Hong Kong published an investigation report today concerning a ransomware attack on the database of Fotomax (F.E.) Limited. From the news release: The investigation arose from a data breach notification lodged by Fotomax with the PCPD on 1 November 2021, which reported that the…
Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corporation notifies employees of insider breach
Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corporation has disclosed an insider breach involving the sensitive, personally identifiable information (PII) of active employees as of March 29, 2021. According to their notification, a copy of which was submitted to the Montana Attorney General’s Office, Booz Allen recently learned that while employed by Booz Allen, a former employee obtained…
Kraken CSO claims to Identify the Hacker Who Stole $600 Million From FTX
Delma Wilson reports on the dramatic developments in the cryptocurrency market after FTX announced a massive theft, FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried declared bankruptcy, and resigned. Satoshi Stacker tweeted that Kraken should be able to track down the thief/hacker because they had used Kraken to offload the stolen funds throughout the hack: BREAKING: The FTX ”Hacker”…
Los Angeles prosecutors drop charges against Konnech CEO Eugene Yu, accused of overseeing ‘largest data breach in United States history’
Joseph Mackinnon reports: In an abrupt and hushed post-election reversal on Wednesday, the Los Angeles District Attorney’s Office (DAO) dropped all charges against Eugene Yu, citing “potential bias” in the investigation. A Los Angeles Superior Court judge granted the dismissal per the DAO’s request. Yu, a 64-year-old Chinese national, is the CEO of the Michigan-based…
Ransomware Gang Offers to Sell Files Stolen From Continental for $50 Million
Eduard Kovacs reports: A notorious ransomware group is offering to sell files allegedly stolen from German car parts giant Continental for $50 million. Continental reported in August that it had been targeted in a cyberattack that resulted in hackers accessing some of its systems. The company said at the time that the attack had been…