Brian Hoban reports: A 21-year-old Dublin ‘loner’ has been jailed after being caught in a Bitcoin scam with the help of US Homeland Security. Conor Freeman took part in the online theft of more than $2million worth of cryptocurrencies. Read more about this case and some of the victims on Extra.ie.
Category: Of Note
NC: Alamance Skin Center breach left patient data totally unrecoverable
Alamance Skin Center recently reported a HIPAA breach to HHS as being a “Loss” incident with data in EMR. But previous media coverage provided an even more dire understanding of the incident. On November 4, Triad Business Journal reported that the medical practice, part of Cone Health, had been the victim of a ransomware attack. The…
Trudeau Privacy Law to Level Stiff Fines for Digital Breaches
Kait Bolongaro reports: Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s government unveiled a remake of Canadian privacy laws to strengthen user rights in the digital world. Under legislation introduced Tuesday in Ottawa, companies that commit the most serious offenses would be hit with fines worth as much as 5% of revenue or C$25 million ($19 million), whichever is…
North Port family left shaken after unexpected swatting incident
Zach Barrett report: Friday was a normal day for North Port mother Sarah Courtney until she received a call from a detective at the North Port Police Department. “I thought it was a joke at that point and I was like, who is this? Why are you calling me?” said Courtney. “Then he said, do you have…
Ransomware-as-a-service: The pandemic within a pandemic
Intel 471 released a new article today that is significant for shining some light into some otherwise murky areas. They write, in part: Intel 471 has been tracking over 25 different ransomware-as-a-service crews over the past year, ranging from well-known groups that have become synonymous with ransomware, to newly-formed variants that have risen from the…
Consumer Watchdog Hacks A Tesla to Prove Dangers of Wirelessly Connected Cars
Jamie Court reports: The nonprofit, nonpartisan Consumer Watchdog today released a video showing how a box it built with the help of technologists could hack into the wireless connection of a Tesla and take over the screen with a “This Tesla’s Been Hacked” message. The video can be viewed here: https://youtu.be/RgpmJ6OhPns The group said the demonstration…