Here’s a news report that I really wish wasn’t behind a paywall, as I haven’t seen other coverage of this case elsewhere — at least I haven’t found any yet. Tom Marling reports: Embattled Chinese rental property provider Ziroom is facing yet another public controversy. A former employee of the Beijing-based platform went on trial at…
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Police Arrest Infamous Australian Hacker and Alleged Dark Web Drug DealerWanted by the FBI
Bruno reports: One of Australia’s most wanted criminal suspects has now been arrested by New South Whales police. Last Thursday, law enforcement agents nabbed Cody Ronald Ward, the suspect they believe is behind the dark web alias “NSW Great,” an infamous hacker and drug dealer known on the dark web. NSWGreat has been wanted by…
Turkish Data Protection Authority Announces The Procedure To Be Taken By Companies In Cases Of Data Breaches
Ertuğrul Can Canbolat LL.M., Baran Can Yildirim, LL.M. and S. İrem Akin of Actecon write: Article 12 of the Turkish Data Protection Law No. 6698 (“TurkishData Protection Law“) entitled “Obligations Regarding Data Security” deals with the obligations of the data controller. Article 12/1 of the Turkish Data Protection Law states the data controller shall take…
AU: Malware locks up 15,000 medical files at Cabrini Hospital, hackers demand ransom
Cameron Houston and Anthony Colangelo report: A cyber crime syndicate has hacked and scrambled the medical files of about 15,000 patients from a specialist cardiology unit at Cabrini Hospital and demanded a ransom. The attack is now the subject of a joint investigation by Commonwealth security agencies. Melbourne Heart Group, which is based at the…
Microsoft says hackers tried to breach European think tanks and non-profit organizations
Saheli Roy Choudhury reports: Microsoft said hackers targeted European think tanks and non-profit organizations which often have contact with government officials. The attacks were carried out late last year through phishing campaigns to steal employee credentials and deliver malware, the tech giant said in a blog post on Wednesday. The company said it detected attacks…
Accused hacker Lauri Love loses legal bid to reclaim seized IT gear
Gareth Corfield reports: “Mr Love, you’re not the victim in this. You brought this on yourself; you’re the victim of your own decisions,” District Judge Margot Coleman told accused hacker Lauri Love in court today as she refused to return computers seized from him by the National Crime Agency. Love, 34, had asked for the…