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Three members of notorious “FIN7” criminal ring in custody for attacking more than 100 companies

Posted on August 1, 2018 by Dissent

The Department of Justice announced a stunning arrest today of key players in one of the most damaging threat actors in the last decade.  Kudos to all involved in their arrests. You can read the DOJ’s full press release below, but let’s start with a quote from a FIN7 hunter: “FIN7 is the most prolific and…

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Hackers linked to Russian government targeted Swiss chemical weapons experts

Posted on July 31, 2018 by Dissent

The Local reports: The Swiss Spiez Laboratory, which specializes in the prevention of chemical, biological and atomic warfare, was apparently attacked by a group of hackers linked to Russia’s secret service. The canton of Bern-based laboratory was apparently targeted for its role in the investigation into the Skripals’ poisoning in the UK. Read more on…

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BitPaymer Ransomware Infection Forces Alaskan Town to Use Typewriters for a Week

Posted on July 31, 2018 by Dissent

Catalin Cimpanu reports: On Monday, officials from Matanuska-Susitna (Mat-Su), a borough part of the Anchorage Metropolitan Statistical Area, said they are still recovering from a ransomware infection that took place last week, on July 24. The ransomware infection crippled the Borough’s government networks and has led to the IT staff shutting down a large swath…

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Alabama Baptists affected by International Missions Board breach

Posted on July 31, 2018 by Dissent

The Alabama Baptist reports: A data breach at the International Mission Board (IMB) may have exposed personal information of current and former employees, volunteers and applicants. The IMB began a “comprehensive response” immediately upon discovering the cyber security incident on April 11 and promptly notified law enforcement officials, according to a statement released to Baptist…

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UK: Dixons Carphone data breach hit extra 9m customers

Posted on July 31, 2018 by Dissent

Wouldn’t you hate to be That Guy who has to tell the boss that they need to revise their breach estimate up from 1+ million to 10 million? Wale Azeez reports: Dixons Carphone has apologised to all of its customers after revealing that a 2017 data breach affected personal data held in an additional 8.8…

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UK shipping provider Clarkson discloses 2017 hack and ransom demand

Posted on July 30, 2018 by Dissent

A breach disclosure notification issued today by Clarkson PLC is particularly notable for the fact that they were reportedly able to track down and recover a hacked copy of their data: Through the investigation and legal measures, Clarksons were then able to successfully trace and recover the copy of the data that was illegally copied…

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