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OCR Imposes a $2.15 Million Civil Money Penalty against Jackson Health System

Posted on October 23, 2019 by Dissent

Note: coverage of the breaches referenced below can be found on this stie by searching it for “Jackson Health System.”  The following is a press release from the U.S. Department of Health Office for Civil RIghts: The Office for Civil Rights (OCR) at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has imposed a civil…

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NordVPN, TorGuard and VikingVPN disclose security breaches

Posted on October 22, 2019 by Dissent

João Silva writes: NordVPN, one of the most well-known VPN provider, had confirmed a security breach in early 2018. At fault, there’s the data centre provider from Finland, where the server was hosted. The data centre provider used an insecure remote management system that NordVPN was “unaware” of.  Although NordVPN seems to be playing down the occurrence,…

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Tuesday: UK High Court will hear extradition appeal from alleged member of thedarkoverlord

Posted on October 21, 2019 by Dissent

It has been more than three years since a threat actor or group calling themselves thedarkoverlord (TDO) dramatically announced that they were hacking medical practices and demanding large amounts of bitcoin to not dump or sell patient data. Tomorrow, one man allegedly associated with TDO will be hoping that his lawyers can successfully appeal a…

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Hackers Breach Avast Antivirus Network Through Insecure VPN Profile

Posted on October 21, 2019 by Dissent

Ionut Ilascu reports: Hackers accessed the internal network of Czech cybersecurity company Avast, likely aiming for a supply chain attack targeting CCleaner. Detected on September 25, intrusion attempts started since May 14. Following an investigation, the antivirus maker determined that the attacker was able to gain access using compromised credentials via a temporary VPN account….

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Russian cyberattack unit ‘masqueraded’ as Iranian hackers, UK says

Posted on October 21, 2019 by Dissent

Helen Warrell in London and Henry Foy report: A Russian cyber espionage unit has hacked Iranian hackers to lead attacks in more than 35 countries, a joint UK and US investigation has revealed. The so-called Turla group, which has been linked with Russian intelligence, allegedly hijacked the tools of Oilrig, a group widely linked to the…

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The Untold Story of the 2018 Olympics Cyberattack, the Most Deceptive Hack in History

Posted on October 21, 2019 by Dissent

Andy Greenberg reports: Just before 8 pm on February 9, 2018, high in the northeastern mountains of South Korea, Sang-jin Oh was sitting on a plastic chair a few dozen rows up from the floor of Pyeongchang’s vast, pentagonal Olympic Stadium. He wore a gray and red official Olympics jacket that kept him warm despite the…

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