State Special Communications / Yelyzaveta Kovtun reports: Hacker group UAC-0185 attempted to attack Ukrainian defense enterprises, as well as the Security and Defense Forces. Hackers used phishing emails for this. As reported in the State Intelligence Service, the hackers disguised their letters as official messages on behalf of the Ukrainian Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs….
Your insider threat reminder comes from Mumbai this morning. Vinay Dalvi reports that Mumbai police filed an FIR against two ex-employees of Baccarose Perfume and Beauty Products Private Limited in Worli for allegedly stealing the firm’s confidential data and sharing it with a rival firm. The news report names those accused and provides some details…
On January 9, 2024, DataBreaches reported that French national Sébastien Raoult had been sentenced in a Seattle federal court, but might be out in 11 months. As a suspected member of ShinyHunters, Raoult (aka “Sezyo Kaizen”) had been extradited to the U.S. after being detained in Morocco on his way home to France from a…
Balaji N reports: Notorious ransomware group Brain Cipher has claimed to have breached Deloitte UK, allegedly exfiltrating over 1 terabyte of sensitive data from the professional services giant. Brain Cipher is a ransomware group that emerged in June 2024, quickly gaining notoriety for its cyberattacks on organizations worldwide. Notably, it was responsible for a significant attack on…
Daryna Antoniuk reports: German police said they have shut down the servers and arrested one of the administrators of the country’s largest German-speaking online marketplace for illegal goods and services, including stolen data, drugs and forged documents. Police said the operation on Monday seized expensive vehicles and around €1 million worth of digital assets from…
Advant Beiten writes: A law increasing administrative liability for personal data leaks was signed on 30 November 2024 (No. 420-FZ) (the “Law“). The Law will enter into force on 30 May 2025. A new article of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation also enters into force on 11 December 2024. It establishes liability for the illegal use and/or transfer,…