While many of us were waking up to the election results yesterday, at least one person was busy trying to extort AT&T using the president-elect and current vice president’s call logs. In their post, “kiberphant0m” posted this demand concerning AT&T call logs: TRUMP & Vice President of the United States CALL LOGS — OFFICIAL WARNING…
Category: Of Note
INTERPOL’s Operation Synergia II took down 22,000 malicious IP addresses
From an INTERPOL announcement yessterday: A global INTERPOL operation has taken down more than 22,000 malicious IP addresses or servers linked to cyber threats. Operation Synergia II (1 April – 31 August 2024) specifically targeted phishing, ransomware and information stealers and was a joint effort from INTERPOL, private sector partners and law enforcement agencies from…
Canada Arrests Man Suspected of Hacks of Snowflake Customers
Margi Murphy and Brian Platt report: Canadian authorities have arrested a man suspected of being behind a string of hacks involving as many as 165 customers of Snowflake Inc., according to people familiar with the matter. Following a request from the US, Alexander “Connor” Moucka was taken into custody on a provisional arrest warrant on…
Fourth Circuit hears oral arguments about the sentencing of Conor Brian Fitzpatrick (aka “Pompompurin”)
On October 29, the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals heard oral arguments in the government’s appeal of Conor Brian Fitzpatrick’s sentence. At issue was whether District Court Judge Leonie M. Brinkema had abused her discretion in sentencing Fitzpatrick and whether her sentence was “substantively unreasonable.” Judges have discretion in sentencing and courts are often reluctant…
HHS Office for Civil Rights Settles HIPAA Ransomware Cybersecurity Investigation for $90,000
HHS OCR announced a second ransomware investigation settlement today. This one involved Bryan County Ambulance Authority (BCAA), a provider of emergency medical services in Oklahoma. The Bryan County Ambulance Authority breach occurred in November 2021, but was only first reported to HHS on May 18, 2022. It affected 14,273 patients. HHS’s press release (below) notes…
Open Letter to Prioritize Community Cybersecurity
Over on Infosec.Exchange, Wendy Nather mentioned an open letter that is noteworthy for its approach to improving cybersecurity. The letter to presidential candidates’ transition teams, relevant federal agencies, and members of Congress begins: The federal government focuses primarily on cybersecurity as it relates to national security. This priority is essential, but the framing allows many small,…