PiPa reports: India’s Computer Emergency Response Team (CHOT-IN) has been asked to investigate the alleged hacking of the Health Department’s website by a Russian group The Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CHOT-IN) has been asked to investigate the alleged hacking of the Health Department’s website by a Russian team. . CloudSEK, a cyber security company,…
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RAT developer arrested for infecting 10,000 PCs with malware
Bill Toulas reports: Ukraine’s cyberpolice has arrested the developer of a remote access trojan (RAT) malware that infected over 10,000 computers while posing as game applications. “The 25-year-old offender was exposed by employees of the Khmelnychchyna Cybercrime Department together with the regional police investigative department and the SBU regional department,” reads the cyberpolice’s announcement. Read more…
Bits ‘n Pieces (Trozos y Piezas)
ES: HLA Grupo Hospitalario data listed for sale after web server misconfiguration On March 14, a forum user on BreachForums listed data from the HLA Grupo Hospitalario in Spain for sale. The listing advertised 45,000 patient records and information on 1,600 doctors, with samples provided of each. HLA Grupo Hospitalario is owned by Asisa, which…
Romanian entities issued monetary penalties for infosecurity and data protection failures
Regulators in Romania have issued monetary penalties to six Romanian entities for insufficient technical and organizational measures to ensure information security. Two other entities were issued fines for other GDPR violations. The fines for insufficient technical and organizational measures ranged from 1,000 to 10,000 euros. Two of the entities were in the medical center. A…
Latitude Financial hacked as 300,000 customer identification documents stolen
7News reports what sounds like a serious breach: Financial lender, Latitude Finance, has warned customers of a major cyberattack in which more than 300,000 customer identification documents were stolen. A spokesperson for the company said unusual activity was detected on its systems over the last few days, and it appeared the company’s records had been hacked. They…
New threat group hacked EU healthcare agency and embassies, researchers say
Jonathan Greig reports: A new hacking group is targeting European countries and organizations in an espionage campaign that began in June 2022, according to new research. Cisco’s Talos cybersecurity team calls the new group “YoroTrooper” and said it has already successfully compromised accounts connected to a “critical” European Union healthcare agency and the World Intellectual…