Brian Krebs reports: There is a terrifying and highly effective “method” that criminal hackers are now using to harvest sensitive customer data from Internet service providers, phone companies and social media firms. It involves compromising email accounts and websites tied to police departments and government agencies, and then sending unauthorized demands for subscriber data while…
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Infinity’s Ronin Network Says About $620M Stolen In Major Security Breach
Shanthi Rexaline reports: Ronin, an Ethereum-linked sidechain made by Sky Mavis specifically for Axie Infinity disclosed Tuesday a major security breach that led to the theft of about $620 million in cryptocurrency. What Happened: About 173,600 Ethereum and 25.5 million USD were drained from the Ronin bridge in two transaction on March 23, the Ronin Network said in a…
Ca: Laval man faces cybercrime charges from 2018 and 2019, RCMP says
Canadian Press reports: A 22-year-old Laval man is facing multiple charges in connection with two police investigations into cybercrimes dating from 2018 and 2019. In a statement issued Tuesday, the RCMP said that Chris Tyrone Dracos had been charged in Quebec Court last Friday with unauthorized use of a computer and having obtained a device to…
Names and addresses of 620 FSB officers published in data breach
Tom Ball reports: The names and addresses of 620 people who are said to be FSB officers were published yesterday in what Kyiv said was a huge data breach of the Russian security agency. The Ukrainian directorate of intelligence claimed that the list included the personal details of agents engaging in “criminal activities” across Europe….
Four HIPAA Enforcement Actions Hold Healthcare Providers Accountable With Compliance
Today, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) announced the resolution of three investigations and one matter before an Administration Law Judge related to compliance with the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) Privacy Rule. Two of these cases are part of OCR’s HIPAA Right of Access…
Data of 820,000 NYC students compromised in hack of online grading system: Education Dept.
Michael Elsen-Rooney reports: Personal data for roughly 820,000 current and former New York City public school students was compromised in the hack of a widely-used online grading and attendance system earlier this year, city Education Department officials said Friday, revealing what could be the largest-ever breach of K-12 student data in the U.S. Furious city…