Jack Stubbs reports: The wife of an alleged Russian hacker facing extradition from Spain to the United States has told Reuters he is being held in solitary confinement and that he denies the accusation that he masterminded one of the world’s biggest spam networks. Peter Levashov was arrested while on holiday in Barcelona in April,…
Category: Malware
Settlement of Walmart Canada Photo Centre Data Breach Lawsuits – Lessons Learned
Bradley J. Freedman of Borden Ladner Gervais LLP writes about the settlement of a class action lawsuit against Walmart and PNI Digital Media. DataBreaches.net had covered the breach involving both U.S. and Canadian photo centers at the time of the breach. Canadian class action lawsuits over the Walmart Canada Photo Centre data breach were settled…
TNT Express warns of permanent data loss from WannaCry and NotPetya malware outbreaks
Graeme Burton reports: Courier company TNT Express has warned that it is still being affected by the NotPetya malware almost a month after it struck, and “cannot estimate when TNT services will be fully restored”, according to a statement released by the company this week. Furthermore, the company added that it may not be able to…
Sentenced malware developer a ‘key resource’ for criminal networks
R. Robin McDonald reports that the hacker known as “Kolypto,” whose real name is Mark Vartanyan, has been sentenced in federal court in Atlanta to five years in prison. Federal prosecutors in Atlanta say Vartanyan developed, improved, and distributed a pernicious computer malware toolkit known as Citadel that targeted major financial and government institutions around the…
Atlanta neurological clinic notifies patients of ransomware attack AND an older hack
In the process of investigating a ransomware incident, Peachtree Neurological Clinic discovered an earlier hack going back to February 2016. They posted the following notice on their web site: Peachtree Neurological Clinic, P.C. (“PNC”) of Atlanta, Georgia has advised its patients of a privacy event that may have compromised certain personal information. The events are…
Ca: Community Care discloses ransomware incident
I must admit that I am pleasantly surprised to read how this non-profit had a great response to a ransomware attack. Community Care of St. Catharines and Thorold is still reeling from a cyberattack that shut its computers down for more than a week. The local food bank’s CEO, Betty-Lou Souter, said Community Care’s systems…