Bloomberg reports: Russia is facing a widespread internet outage that’s affected users across the country, with access to websites on the local .ru domain down. The issue was linked to a technical problem with the .ru domain’s global Domain Name System Security Extensions, or DNSSEC, which is used to secure data exchanged in internet protocol…
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750 million Indian mobile subscribers’ info for sale on dark web
Laura Dobberstein reports: Indian infosec firm CloudSEK last week claimed it found records describing 750 million Indian mobile network subscribers on the dark web, with two crime gangs offering the trove of data for just $3,000. CloudSEK named CYBO CREW affiliates CyboDevil and UNIT8200 as the vendors of a 1.8TB trove, which contains mobile subscribers’…
Italy government proposes tougher jail terms for cybercriminals
Reuters reports: Italy’s government is set to propose tougher jail terms for cybercrime and stricter disclosure rules for public bodies that come under attack from hackers, according to a draft law seen by Reuters on Wednesday. The bill, set for discussion at a cabinet meeting on Thursday, comes after repeated instances of ransomware and other…
Ottawa-based cyberfraudster sentenced to 2 years
CBC reports: An Ottawa man convicted on charges related to a ransomware attack affecting hundreds of victims was sentenced to two years behind bars on Friday. Matthew Philbert, 33, was arrested by the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) in late 2021 following a lengthy investigation that also involved the RCMP, the FBI and Europol. Philbert was accused of co-ordinating…
UK: South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust reprimanded for “serious, harmful” data breach
The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has today announced it has reprimanded South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust for a data breach which resulted in a disclosure containing sensitive information to a unauthorised family member. In November 2022, a Trust employee sent a standard letter to inform the father of a patient of an upcoming appointment,…
Au: St Vincent’s Health says there is ‘no evidence’ sensitive personal information was stolen by hackers in cyber attack
Bryant Hevesi reports: St Vincent’s Health has declared that no evidence has been uncovered that sensitive personal information was stolen by hackers last month. The healthcare provider, which operates 10 hospitals and 26 aged-care facilities across New South Wales, Queensland and Victoria, was left scrambling to identify what data had been accessed from its network…