Divya reports: Spanish authorities have successfully apprehended a sophisticated cybercriminal who allegedly stole sensitive data from major financial institutions, educational organizations, and private companies across the country. The arrest represents a significant victory in the ongoing battle against cybercrime targeting Spanish citizens and businesses. A collaborative effort between the Mossos d’Esquadra (Catalan police) and Spain’s…
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EU-wide Breach Notification Template on the Horizon
Hanna Hewitt, Wim Nauwelaerts, and Alice Portnoy of Alston & Bird write: Following their recent meeting in Finland, the EU Data Protection Authorities acting through the European Data Protection Board (EDPB) announced their intention to release new tools and ran EU-wide data breach notification template to help companies comply with the requirements of the EU…
Hackers wipe out Rs 384 crore from Bengaluru cryptocurrency firm Neblio Technologies; firm says inside job
Express News Service reports: Bengaluru-based Neblio Technologies Private Limited, the parent company of cryptocurrency exchange platform CoinDCX, said it has lost Rs 384 crore due to hacking, in one of the biggest cyber crimes reported in the country. In a police complaint on July 22, Hardeep Singh, Vice-President, Public Policy and Government Affairs, Neblio Technologies,…
Intelligence cyberattack on Crimea. Documents confirming abduction of children from Ukraine found
Porokhnia Yana reports: Intelligence has obtained further evidence of Russian abduction of Ukrainian children from the temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine. This was reported by the Main Intelligence Directorate. Cyber experts obtained this information as part of a large-scale cyber operation against the servers of the so-called “government of Crimea”. These resources contained documentation confirming the…
Hacker group “Silent Crow” claims responsibility for cyberattack on Russia’s Aeroflot
Martin Fornusek reports: Aeroflot, Russia’s largest airline, reported a massive malfunction in its information system on July 28, forcing the cancellation of dozens of flights to and from Moscow. “There has been a failure in the airline’s information systems. Service disruptions are possible,” the Russian flag carrier said on Telegram without clarifying the cause of the disruptions….
AIIMS ORBO Portal Vulnerability Exposing Sensitive Organ Donor Data Discovered by Researcher
In November 2022, the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (“AIIMS“) reportedly suffered a ransomware attack. They may have just escaped another incident thanks to the responsible disclosure of a vulnerability found by a researcher. Ashish Khaitan reports: A critical vulnerability in the AIIMS portal exposed highly sensitive data of voluntary organ and tissue donors…