On August 1, DataBreaches noticed that Parathon by JDA e-Health had been listed on the Akira ransomware leak site. Neither Akira nor Parathon responded to DataBreaches’ inquiries at the time, as DataBreaches reported on August 6. On October 30, Parathon issued a notice of security incident. The notice stated, in part: On July 27, 2023,…
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The biggest cybersecurity and cyberattack stories of 2023
Lawrence Abrams writes: 2023 was a big year for cybersecurity, with significant cyberattacks, data breaches, new threat groups emerging, and, of course, zero-day vulnerabilities. Some stories, though, were more impactful or popular with our 22 million readers than others. Below are fourteen of what BleepingComputer believes are the most impactful cybersecurity stories of 2023, with…
Cyber sleuths reveal how they infiltrate the biggest ransomware gangs
Conor James reports: When AlphV/BlackCat’s website went dark this month, it was like Chrimbo came early for cybersecurity defenders, some of whom seemingly believed law enforcement had busted one of the most menacing cyber criminal crews. The excitement lasted just five days, though, and its website is now back online, albeit in worse shape than…
Kazakhstan to extradite Russian cyber expert to Moscow despite US requests
Daryna Antoniuk reports: Kazakhstan will reportedly extradite a prominent Russian cybersecurity expert to Moscow after refusing to send him to the U.S. Nikita Kislitsin, who was detained in Kazakhstan earlier in June at the request of the U.S., will face hacking and extortion charges in his home country, according to Moscow’s Prosecutor General’s Office. There was no official confirmation…
Health data breaches hit an all-time high in 2023
Katie Palmer reports: Odds are, you’ve gotten at least one of the unnerving letters in your mailbox this year: “We’re writing to inform you of a cybersecurity incident,” it might start. It’s the standard notice many health care organizations are required to provide when your protected health information gets exposed — and in 2023, data…
Online platform Carousell violated Hong Kong privacy laws, watchdog finds, after data of over 320,000 locals leaked
Harvey Kong reports: Popular online marketplace Carousell violated Hong Kong’s privacy laws, a watchdog said on Thursday, following the discovery of the personal data of more than 320,000 local users available for sale on the dark web. The Office of the Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data announced the findings from its investigation into the leak,…