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Hackers for hire ‘targeted hundreds of institutions’

Posted on June 10, 2020 by Dissent

Paul Murphy in London and Kadhim Shubber in Washington report: A hackers-for-hire group dubbed “Dark Basin” has targeted thousands of individuals and hundreds of institutions around the world, including advocacy groups, journalists, elected officials, lawyers, hedge funds and companies, according to the internet watchdog Citizen Lab.  Researchers discovered almost 28,000 web pages created by hackers…

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Coinsquare Data Theft Flags Insider Threat Issue

Posted on June 10, 2020 by Dissent

CISO Mag reports: Coinsquare, a Canadian crypto exchange that enables its users to trade Bitcoin, Ethereum, and other cryptocurrencies, confirmed that its customer information was stolen by an ex-employee last year. Cybercriminals laid their hands on this data and are now reportedly going to carry out SIM swapping attacks. According to Stacey Hoisak, Coinsquare’s general…

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Health and Safety Executive secures court orders preventing IT worker distributing data

Posted on June 10, 2020 by Dissent

Aodhan O’Faolain reports: The HSE has secured High Court orders preventing an Information Technology worker distributing or communicating highly confidential and sensitive information about hospital patients. Mr Justice Tony O’Connor also granted orders restraining Niall Bradley, with an address at Carrigeen Hill, Conna, Co Cork, from leaving Ireland until he has complied with the order…

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UK: Fears patient files at Hockley GP surgery hacked – urgent probe launched

Posted on June 8, 2020 by Dissent

Mike Lockley reports: Thousands of alerts have been sent to patients at a leading GPs’ practice amid fears their medical records have been hacked. Staff at Hockley Medical Practice, based in the Jewellery Quarter, have acted swiftly after being made aware of the possible cyber attack. The surgery has 8,839 patients. A text message has…

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IT Services Giant Conduent Suffers Ransomware Attack, Data Breach

Posted on June 5, 2020 by Dissent

Ed Targett reports: Conduent, a $4.4 billion by revenue (2019) IT services giant, has admitted that a ransomware attack hit its European operations — but says it managed to restore most systems within eight hours. Although Conduent didn’t name the ransomware, the Maze Team announced the breach on their site and provided some proof of their…

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Judge Pushes Back Accused LinkedIn Hacker’s Trial One Last Time Over COVID-19 Concerns

Posted on June 2, 2020 by Dissent

Ross Todd reports that a federal judge in San Francisco has once again delayed the resumption of the criminal trial of Yevgeniy Aleksandrovich Nikulin, the Russian man accused of hacking LinkedIn, Dropbox and Formspring. Read more on Law.com.

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