Helen Partz reports: Bulgarian Gendarmerie forces and specialized prosecutors have arrested three hackers allegedly involved in stealing $5 million in crypto, Sofia-based newspaper 24 Chasa reports Monday, Nov. 26. Bulgarian police reportedly seized cryptocurrencies worth around $3 million, as well as the equipment allegedly used by the thefts, including computers, flash drives, and a hardware…
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Allergy practice pays $125,000 to settle doctor’s disclosure of patient information to a reporter
From HHS, this enforcement action press release: Allergy Associates of Hartford, P.C. (Allergy Associates), has agreed to pay $125,000 to the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and to adopt a corrective action plan to settle potential violations of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act…
FL: Key Dental Group notifies patients because former EMR vendor will not return patient database
The following is not your typical breach notification. It relates to a situation in which a business associate allegedly refuses to return the patient database despite its EULA and HIPAA obligation. The press release does not indicate whether the covered entity, Key Dental Group, is suing its former vendor to recover the database. Nor does…
Hacker lifts $1 million in cryptocurrency using San Francisco man’s phone number, prosecutors say
Kate Rooney reports: Losing cellphone service is inconvenient. But in some cases, it also might mean you’re getting hacked. San Francisco resident Robert Ross, a father of two, noticed his phone suddenly lose its signal on Oct. 26. Confused, he went to a nearby Apple store and later contacted his service provider, AT&T. But he…
True Identity of Notorious Hacker tessa88 Revealed – Recorded Future
From Insikt Group: New findings strongly suggest that the individual behind tessa88 may be Maksim Donakov of Penza, Russia, who operated under multiple different monikers on the dark web. It is possible that a second unknown individual was assisting Donakov in maintaining the tessa88 account, adhering to impeccable OPSEC procedures and until this day remaining…
NYSED Security Over Critical Information Systems (Follow-Up Audit by NYS Comptroller)
From the Office of the New York State Comptroller, this follow-up report on the New York State Education Department shows ongoing concerns that have not been addressed at all or only addressed partially: Issued: November 13, 2018 Link to full audit report 2018-F-17 Purpose To determine the extent of implementation of the two recommendations included…