Six computer hackers, all of whom were residents and nationals of the Russian Federation (Russia), were charged in an indictment with conspiracy to commit computer intrusion and wire fraud conspiracy. Five of the defendants were officers in Unit 29155 of the Russian Main Intelligence Directorate (GRU), a military intelligence agency of the General Staff of…
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US Marshals say data posted by ransomware gang not from ‘new or undisclosed incident’
Jonathan Greig reports: The U.S. Marshals Service said it has looked into recent data theft claims made by a prominent ransomware gang and determined none of the data is from a new incident. Brady McCarron, a spokesperson for the Marshals Service, told Recorded Future News that the law enforcement agency is aware of the allegations…
Privacy group fights European Parliament over ‘massive’ HR data breach
Antoaneta Roussi reports: The European Parliament’s headache over a major human resources data breach earlier this year just won’t fade. Austria-based digital rights group noyb on Thursday said it had filed two complaints against the European Union institution for infringing the bloc’s flagship privacy law, the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), over a data breach…
U.S. Army Intelligence Analyst Pleads Guilty to Charges of Conspiracy to Obtain and Disclose National Defense Information, Export Control Violations and Bribery
Today’s reminder of the insider threat is yesterday’s press release from the Department of Justice: Korbein Schultz, a U.S. Army soldier and intelligence analyst, pleaded guilty today to all charges against him in the indictment returned by a federal grand jury in March 2024 charging him with conspiracy to obtain and disclose national defense information,…
Russian spies hacked UK government systems earlier this year, stole data and emails
Alexander Martin reports: Cyber spies working for Russia’s foreign intelligence service stole internal emails and data on individuals from the British government earlier this year, according to an official description of the incident obtained by Recorded Future News. The breach of the Home Office’s systems has not previously been reported. It followed the Russian hackers…
Cyberattack disrupts 911 service
Dakota Morrissiey reports: A reported cyberattack disrupted 9-1-1 service at dispatch centers in the Highland Lakes and across Central Texas for over five hours on Sunday, Aug. 4. Emergency calls were rerouted during the incident and full service restored by Sunday evening. Marble Falls, Burnet County, and Llano County dispatch centers were among those impacted…