I haven’t posted anything new about Rex Mundi since 2016, but I’ve continued to compile information on them, in part because their use of the extortion model predated the same approach by TheDarkOverlord. But now it appears that all eight members of Rex Mundi have been arrested in a series of arrests beginning in June,…
Category: Hack
Hackers want millions from Liberty Life, or will start releasing sensitive data – Report
MyBroadband reports that hackers are attempting to extort Liberty Life: Financial services provider Liberty stated late on Saturday night that it had been hit by an IT systems breach. The company posted a notice to its website which said it had suffered “unauthorised access to its IT infrastructure”. […] According to a report in the Sunday Times…
CO: Hacking case against basalt roofer dismissed
Jason Auslander reports: The District Attorney’s Office on Friday dismissed its case against the owner of a basalt roofing company accused of hacking into a competitor’s computer files and using the information to undercut and sabotage the competitor’s bids. Gregg Mackey, owner of Red Eagle Roofing, was first charged with a computer crime felony equal…
Past Jeopardy! champ pleads guilty to felony for hacking college emails
Danielle Salisbury reports: A Jeopardy! champion and former Adrian College professor who hacked college email accounts pleaded guilty to a felony this week. Lenawee County Circuit Judge Margaret Noe is to sentence Jass on July 20. She admitted on Wednesday, June 13, to unauthorized access to a computer, program or network, punishable by a maximum…
Wellington, Fla., Breach Larger than Initially Thought
Not surprisingly, perhaps, there’s an update to a breach report involving Wellington, Florida. The original report was one week ago (cf, this post). Now Kristina Webb reports: Wellington, Fla., Chief information officer William Silliman also said the breach began as an effort to mine for the digital currency Bitcoin, but at some point expanded to…
Med Associates Provides Notice to Patients of Hack
Their press release of June 14: Med Associates, Inc. processes claims for medical providers located in and around Albany, NY. Med Associates, Inc. is providing notice of an incident that may have involved the security of patient’s information in its care. We have no evidence that any patient information was specifically accessed or used in…