Catalin Cimpanu reports: British police have arrested yesterday three individuals that they believe are involved in the February 2019 hack of Bank of Valletta (BOV), one of Malta’s biggest banks. National Crime Agency (NCA) officers arrested two males, aged 22 and 17, in London, and a third suspect, a 39-year-old male in Belfast, Northern Ireland….
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Japanese company NEC confirms 2016 security breach
Catalin Cimpanu reports: Japanese electronics and IT company NEC Corp disclosed a security breach today that took place more than three years ago, in December 2016. The company’s admission comes after reports in Japanese media [1, 2, 3] that the company might have suffered a security breach but decided to keep it quiet. Read more on ZDNet.
AlphaBay Dark Web Market Mod Faces 20 Years After Pleading Guilty
Sergiu Gatlan reports an update on the case against Bryan Connor Herrell, who was indicted in 2019. Bryan Connor Herrell, a 25-year-old from Fresno, California, pleaded guilty this week in the US to racketeering charges related to the now-defunct dark web marketplace Alphabay. Before AlphaBay was shut down by law enforcement in July 2017, Herrell was a marketplace…
The UK government to strengthen security of internet-connected products
January 27 — A new law will protect millions of users of internet-connected household items from the threat of cyber hacks, Digital Minister Matt Warman announced today. The plans, drawn up by the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS), will make sure all consumer smart devices sold in the UK adhere to the three…
UK: Students got £140,000 from University of East Anglia for private data leak
Bethany Wales reports: The leak in June 2017 saw an email containing confidential details about students’ extenuating circumstances sent to hundreds of their peers. The circumstances, detailed in a spreadsheet, included suicidal thoughts, sexual assault, and serious family illnesses and bereavements. Now, a Freedom of Information request has revealed the university’s insurers paid out a…
Ransomware Bitcoin Wallet Frozen by UK Court to Recover Ransom
Lawrence Abrams reports: A victim’s insurance company convinced the UK courts to freeze a bitcoin wallet containing over $800K worth of a ransomware payment. […] After making the ransom payment, the insurance carrier did something very smart. Read more on BleepingComputer.