On July 5, while some folks were cleaning up from fireworks and barbecues, DataBreaches broke the news that HCA Healthcare data was up for sale on a deep web forum if the company didn’t meet some unspecified demands. Since that time, DataBreaches has remained in some contact with the seller, who has occasionally provided additional…
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Scoop: Razer hacker tells DataBreaches he’s making no attempt to extort Razer
On July 8, DataBreaches broke the news that what appeared to be intellectual property from Razer had been listed for sale on a popular hacking forum. When DataBreaches contacted Razer on Saturday to find out if they were aware of the listing and had any comment, a spokesperson responded that they were aware of a…
Intellectual property allegedly from Razer appears for sale on hacking forum
Data that is claimed to be from Razer was posted on a hacking forum today in a sales listing. The listing by a forum member provides numerous screencaps of files and directories, allegedly from razer.com, and is seeking $100k in Monero. Hello. I am selling what the title explains. I have stolen the source code,…
Top Suspect in 2015 Ashley Madison Hack Committed Suicide in 2014
Brian Krebs reports: When the marital infidelity website AshleyMadison.com learned in July 2015 that hackers were threatening to publish data stolen from 37 million users, the company’s then-CEO Noel Biderman was quick to point the finger at an unnamed former contractor. But as a new documentary series on Hulu reveals [SPOILER ALERT!], there was just one problem with that theory: Their…
“Almost everything you have posted in your news article about this incident is a total crap” — BlackCat to Bangladeshi news outlets
On June 23, using the greeting that Hive ransomware always used in emailing victims, AlphV wrote to the Bangladesh Krishi Bank (BKB). Typos, grammar, and spelling as in the original: Hello,Ladies and Gentlemen! This is ALPHV Ransomware Team. We are here to inform you about data breach which took place at the “Bangladesh Krishi Bank”…
If Kirkland & Ellis Can’t Avoid Cyberattacks, Who Can?
Justin Henry reports: By exploiting a vulnerability in a widely used file transfer application, hackers were able to access the internal information of several large organizations, including three Am Law 50 law firms, highlighting the vulnerability of widespread use of one third-party application. The incident has observers wondering: If some of the largest and most profitable…