WASHINGTON – The FBI and the U.S. Department of Justice announced today that they have seized the internet domain name weleakinfo.to and two related domain names, ipstress.in and ovh-booter.com, following an international investigation into websites allowing users to buy access to stolen personal information or to perform attacks on victim networks. The announcement was made…
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FBI thwarts cyberthreat against Boston Children’s Hospital by hackers sponsored by Iranian government
WCVB reports: Hackers sponsored by the Iranian government tried to get into the computer systems of Boston Children’s Hospital last year; however, they were stopped with the help of the Boston Division of the FBI, officials announced Wednesday. […] In the summer of 2021, the FBI said officials received a report from another intelligence agency…
Workers overpaid during cyberattack told they have to pay employers back
Jason Stoongenke reports: Workers across the country are finding out they owe their employers money after hackers attacked a company that handles timesheets. The service was out for several weeks. In December, Kronos, which handles timesheets for many major companies, experienced a ransomware attack, causing its systems to be down for about seven weeks. Read…
Today’s exercise in reading between the lines
A recent notification by Aon had DataBreaches wondering exactly what went on with their incident response. Consider their description of what happened: What Happened? On February 25, 2022, Aon identified a cyber incident that, upon investigation, impacted a limited number of systems. Once the incident was discovered, Aon immediately retained leading cybersecurity firms to assist…
Data breach class actions: Southern District of New York dismisses action against health care providers for lack of standing
James Bogan III of Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP writes: Takeaway: In a prior article, we reported on the Second Circuit’s decision in McMorris v. Carlos Lopez & Associates, LLC, 995 F.3d 295 (2d Cir. 2021), in which the court, ruling on an issue of first impression, set out a non-exhaustive three-factor test for determining…
Food For Files: GoodWill Ransomware demands food for the poor to decrypt locked files
Waqas reports: GoodWill ransomware attackers share a three-page ransom note asking the victim to perform three tasks to get the decryption key- they want them to donate to the homeless, feed poor kids, and provide financial assistance to a patient in need. CloudSEK Threat Intelligence Research team has warned about new ransomware dubbed GoodWill Ransomware that can…