AMB Crypto reports: In a significant breach, hackers exploited Indonesian cryptocurrency exchange Indodax, stealing around $20.5 million in digital assets. The attack primarily targeted the exchange’s hot wallets, which are online wallets used for daily transactions. Among the stolen assets were 9 billion Shiba Inu [SHIB] tokens, reflecting the hacker’s deliberate choice to target popular cryptocurrencies. Other…
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Everything old is new again? MCNA Dental allegedly suffers second big data breach of PHI
The Everest Ransomware Team has a new post on their leak site: Company has the last 24 hours to contact us using the instructions left.In case of silence, all data will be published More than 1 million personal EMR’s + different internal company documents But was this a new incident or were they just trying…
WI: Richland County government under fire for 2023 data breach (1)
Update: The county’s notice claims, “We have no evidence that any of your information has been used for identity theft or financial fraud as a result of this incident. Nevertheless, out of an abundance of caution, we wanted to make individuals aware of the incident and provide information on steps individuals can take to safeguard…
Fortinet confirms customer data breach
Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai reports: On Thursday, cybersecurity giant Fortinet disclosed a breach involving customer data. In a statement posted online, Fortinet said an individual intruder accessed “a limited number of files” stored on a third-party shared cloud drive belonging to Fortinet, which included data belonging to “less than 0.3%” of its customers. The company said that…
Thousands of Vastaamo leak victims seek higher compensation
YLE reports: Two lawyers representing some victims of the massive Vastaamo psychotherapy centre data breach say their clients are dissatisfied with the compensation amounts announced by the State Treasury. In late August, Treasury service director Tuomo Yliluoma estimated to Yle that Vastaamo’s victims will receive an average of 500–1,500 euros in damages for attempted or aggravated extortion….
The US is Preparing Criminal Charges in Iran Hack Targeting Trump, AP Sources Say
Associated Press reports: The Justice Department is preparing criminal charges in connection with an Iranian hack that targeted Donald Trump’s presidential campaign in a bid to shape the outcome of the November election, two people familiar with the matter said Thursday. It was not immediately clear when the charges might be announced or whom precisely…