SAN JOSE – Reyes Daniel Ruiz pleaded guilty in federal court in San Jose today to hacking into the accounts of thousands of Yahoo users in search of private and personal records, primarily sexual images and videos of the account holders, announced United States Attorney David L. Anderson and Federal Bureau of Investigation Special Agent…
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Mikhy Farrera-Brochez sentenced to two years’ jail over Singapore HIV patient data leak
Charissa Yong reports: American Mikhy Farrera-Brochez was sentenced on Friday (Sept 27) to two years in jail for using a stolen HIV database from Singapore to extort from the Singapore Government. A Kentucky federal court had earlier in June convicted Farrera-Brochez, 34, of two counts of extortion in two e-mails sent on Jan 22 and…
Dunkin’ Donuts says there’s ‘no basis’ for lawsuit over 2015 security incident
Catalin Cimpanu reports that Dunkin Donuts has responded to the lawsuit filed by the NYS Attorney General with a statement to them that said, in part, that there’s “absolutely no basis” for the lawsuit, and that they were “shocked and disappointed” by the New York Attorney General’s Office decision to move forward with litigation. Read…
Hearing aid manufacturer hit by cyber attack slashes profits by $95 million
Graham Cluley reports: Demant, the manufacturer of Oticon hearing aids, has said that it expects losses of up to 650 million kroner (approximately $95 million) following a cyber attack earlier this month. The company’s servers suffered what it described as a “critical incident” on September 3, disrupting the production and distribution of its products. Read…
NYS Attorney General James Sues Dunkin’ Donuts For Glazing Over Cyberattacks Targeting Thousands
New York Attorney General Letitia James today announced a lawsuit against Dunkin’ Brands, Inc. — franchisor of Dunkin’ Donuts — for failing to protect thousands of customers targeted in a series of cyberattacks. The company failed to notify nearly 20,000 customers that their accounts had been compromised, even though their information and personal funds were in…
U.S. Navy to Appoint Cyber Chief Following a Blistering Audit
Gordon Lubold and Dustin Volz report: The Navy is hiring a new cyber chief in an attempt to better shield its military secrets from Chinese hackers and other nation-state thieves who have aggressively targeted naval operations in recent years, according to Navy officials. The new position is part of a broader effort to improve cybersecurity…