It looks like we will find out more tomorrow but law enforcement has reactivated a seized LockBit site to make more announcements:
Category: Of Note
Meta fined $101.5M for 2019 breach that exposed hundreds of millions of Facebook passwords
Natasha Lomas reports: Reset your clocks: Meta has been hit with yet another privacy penalty in Europe. On Friday, Ireland’s Data Protection Commission (DPC) announced a reprimand and a €91 million fine — around $101.5M USD at current exchange rates — after concluding a multi-year investigation into a 2019 security breach by Facebook’s parent company. […]…
Two Russian Nationals Charged in Connection with Operating Billion Dollar Money Laundering Services
A press release from the U.S. Department of Justice: The Justice Department today announced actions coordinated with the Department of State, Department of the Treasury, and other federal and international law enforcement partners to combat Russian money laundering operations. The actions involved the unsealing of an indictment charging a Russian national with his involvement in…
Websites exposing Aadhaar and PAN details blocked by India’s MeitY
Mint reports: The Government of India has blocked several websites that were found to be exposing sensitive personal information, including Aadhaar and PAN card details of Indian citizens. This action was taken by the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY). The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) has also filed an official complaint with…
Star Health sues Telegram after hacker uses app’s chatbots to leak data
Reuters reports: Star Health has sued Telegram and a self-styled hacker after Reuters reported that the hacker was using chatbots on the messaging app to leak personal data and medical reports of policy holders. The lawsuit comes amid growing scrutiny of Telegram globally and the arrest of its founder Pavel Durov in France last month,…
Criminal phishing network resulting in over 480,000 victims worldwide busted in Spain and Latin America
Europol published the following release on September 19: Europol has supported European and Latin American authorities in dismantling an international criminal network engaged in unlocking stolen or lost mobile phones through a phishing platform. Investigators reported 483 000 victims worldwide, who had attempted to regain access to their phones and been phished in the process….