Wilfred Chan reports: Providers of critical infrastructure in the United States are doing a sloppy job of defending against cyber intrusions, the National Security Council tells Fast Company, pointing to recent Iran-linked attacks on U.S. water utilities that exploited basic security lapses. The security council tells Fast Company it’s also aware of recent intrusions by hackers linked to China’s…
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Lapsus$: GTA 6 hacker Arion Kurtaj sentenced to secure hospital for indefinite period
Joe Tidy reports: An 18-year-old hacker who leaked clips of a forthcoming Grand Theft Auto (GTA) game has been sentenced to an indefinite hospital order. Arion Kurtaj from Oxford, who has autism, was a key member of international gang Lapsus$. The gang’s attacks on tech giants including Uber, Nvidia and Rockstar Games cost the firms…
Crypto Wallet-Maker Ledger to Reimburse Hack Victims
Hannah Miller reports: Following a high-profile hack last week, crypto wallet-maker Ledger said it will cover the roughly $600,000 worth of assets lost by victims. The Paris-based startup’s Ledger Connect Kit software became compromised following a phishing attack on a former employee. The hacker published malicious code that redirected user funds to their own wallet during transactions…
If at first you don’t succeed, screw it up again?
In mid-November, DataBreaches reported that AlphV threat actors had added MeridianLink to their leak site. When their victim wouldn’t pay them, AlphV (aka “BlackCat”) filed a complaint with the Securities & Exchange Commission alleging that MeridianLink failed to comply with the SEC’s new cybersecurity rule requiring notification within four days of discovering a material breach….
Troubling attacks on medical sector continue: cancer center’s data leaked, specialty infusion pharmacies locked?
Attacks on the medical sector continue. Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center This week, the group known as Hunters International claimed responsibility for an attack on the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center in Washington. Yesterday, they dumped data from an attack that allegedly included the exfiltration of 533.1 GB of files. Inspection of the tranche suggests that the…
Israel-linked group claims cyberattack that shuts down 70% of Iran’s gas stations
Times of Israel staff and Agencies report: A hacking group that has previously been linked to Israel claimed on Monday to have paralyzed gas stations across Iran in a cyberattack. The group known as “Gonjeshke Darande,” or “predatory sparrow,” said that it had disabled “a majority of the gas pumps throughout Iran.” “This cyberattack comes…