Like many other healthcare entities, Oregon Anesthesiology Group, P.C. (OAG) became the victim of a ransomware attack this year. But somewhat atypically, the FBI seems to have seized a threat actor’s account that had their patient data. According to OAG’s statement of December 6, the medical group experienced what they described as a cyberattack that…
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Darknet operators of “cyber bunker” convicted and sentenced in Germany
An important case out of Germany in the news there, as machine translated by Google, below. From DerStandard: A good two years after the “cyber bunker” on the Moselle was blown up, there were 227 follow-up proceedings against customers of the illegal data center for criminal transactions in the Darknet. Most of them had to be…
Arrest in Romania of a ransomware affiliate scavenging for sensitive data
The following is a press release: Europol’s European Cybercrime Centre (EC3) has supported the Romanian National Police (Poliția Română) and the US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) in arresting a ransomware affiliate targeting high-profile organisations and companies for their sensitive data. The suspect – a 41-year-old Romanian national – was arrested today at his home in Craiova, Romania, in the early hours…
‘The internet’s on fire’ as techs race to fix worst software flaw in years
Frank Bajak of AP reports: A software vulnerability exploited in the online game Minecraft is rapidly emerging as a major threat to internet-connected devices around the world. “The internet’s on fire right now,” said Adam Meyers, senior vice president of intelligence at the cybersecurity firm Crowdstrike. “People are scrambling to patch and there are script…
10 countries simulate cyber attack on global financial system
Steven Scheer of Reuters reports: Israel on Thursday led a 10-country simulation of a major cyber attack on the global financial system in an attempt to increase cooperation that could help to minimise any potential damage to financial markets and banks. The simulated cyber attack evolved over 10 days, with sensitive data emerging on the…
Canadian Man Charged With Scheme to Commit Cyberattacks Against U.S.
A federal indictment unsealed today in Alaska charges a Canadian national with committing cyberattacks. According to court documents, Matthew Philbert, 31, of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, conspired to and did damage a computer belonging to the State of Alaska in April 2018. In a separate and parallel investigation, the Canadian authorities today also announced cyber charges…