Balaji N reports: Notorious ransomware group Brain Cipher has claimed to have breached Deloitte UK, allegedly exfiltrating over 1 terabyte of sensitive data from the professional services giant. Brain Cipher is a ransomware group that emerged in June 2024, quickly gaining notoriety for its cyberattacks on organizations worldwide. Notably, it was responsible for a significant attack on…
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Scattered Spider Hacking Gang Arrests Mount With Teen
Bloomberg Law reports that an accused teenage hacker who was arrested last month in California is suspected of being a member of Scattered Spider, according to several people familiar with the matter. Remington Goy Ogletree (“remi”) was arrested in California on November 4 on a warrant from New Jersey. He was released on an unsecured…
U.S. officials urge Americans to use encrypted apps amid unprecedented cyberattack
Kevin Collier reports: Amid an unprecedented cyberattack on telecommunications companies such as AT&T and Verizon, U.S. officials have recommended that Americans use encrypted messaging apps to ensure their communications stay hidden from foreign hackers. The hacking campaign, nicknamed Salt Typhoon by Microsoft, is one of the largest intelligence compromises in U.S. history, and it has…
Administrative fine of €330,000 issued to Polish medical company after a hacking incident
Background information Date of final decision: 20 May 2024 National case Legal Reference (s): Article 5 (Principles relating to processing of personal data), Article 24 (Responsibility of the controller), Article 32 (Security of processing) Decision: Administrative fine, Compliance order Key words: Accountability, Administrative fine, Data subject rights, Hacker attack, National identification number, Responsibility of the controller…
Ca: LifeLab loses its last attempt to withhold data breach forensics report from public eyes
It’s been a long battle, but transparency has prevailed. LifeLabs LP v. Information and Privacy Commissioner of Ontario (IPC) stemmed from a cyberattack in 2019 that resulted in the compromise of 15 million Canadian’s data. LifeLab eventually complied with inquiries by the Privacy Commissioner, who requested that LifeLab provide its forensics report and other documents, but LifeLab…
Pacific Pulmonary Medical Group patient information dumped by Everest Ransomware Team
The Pacific Pulmonary Medical Group (PPMG) in California has a significant data breach problem, but if you were to visit its website today, you’d have no clue that anything is amiss. On October 25, Everest Team added PPMG to its dark web leak site. The unencrypted personal and protected health information that they subsequently dumped…