Reuters reports: Spain’s High Court said on Tuesday it had granted a U.S. request to extradite Russian citizen Peter Levashov, who is accused of U.S. hacking offences including operating a network of infected computers used by cyber criminals. Levashov, 36, was arrested while on holiday in Barcelona in April. Read more on Reuters.
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Gaming Service Goes Down After Hacker Wipes Database and Holds It for Ransom
Catalin Cimpanu reports: R6DB, an online service that provides statistics for Rainbow Six Siege players, went down over the weekend after an attacker wiped the company’s database and asked a ransom. The attack took down the service Saturday, September 30. In a statement released on Sunday, the company said an automated bot accessed their server,…
The Equifax Hack Has the Hallmarks of State-Sponsored Pros
Michael Riley , Jordan Robertson , and Anita Sharpe report: In the corridors and break rooms of Equifax Inc.’s giant Atlanta headquarters, employees used to joke that their enormously successful credit reporting company was just one hack away from bankruptcy. They weren’t being disparaging, just darkly honest: Founded in the 19th century as a retail…
Russian hacker wanted by U.S. tells court he worked for Putin’s party
Jack Stubbs reports: A Russian hacker arrested in Spain on a U.S. warrant said on Thursday he previously worked for President Vladimir Putin’s United Russia party and feared he would be tortured and killed if extradited, RIA news agency reported. Peter Levashov was arrested while on holiday in Barcelona in April. U.S. prosecutors later charged…
Auburn Eye Care Associates: Can you see it NOW?
Earlier today, TheDarkOverlord revealed another hack involving patient data: Auburn Eye Care Associates of Auburn, CA. We’ve stolen many thousands of patient records from their EHR system. https://t.co/KDdIUJ59OY — thedarkoverlord (@tdo_hackers) September 26, 2017 Auburn Eye Care Associates of Auburn, CA. We’ve stolen many thousands of patient records from their EHR system. http://www.auburneyedocs.com/ Although TheDarkOverlord…
The Irish National Teacher’s Organisation suffers breach affecting up to 30,000 teachers
Conor Donnelly reports: The Irish National Teachers’ Organisation (INTO) warns that personal details of up to 30,000 teachers in Ireland may be at risk because of a breach. Teachers who completed online courses on the INTO’s learning website (intolearning.ie) in the past few years, including retired teachers who had booked retirement planning courses, may be…