Sergiu Gatlan reports: Update January 29, 14:15 EST: Seizure banners were added to the cracked[.] io, nulled [.] to, starkrdp [.] io, mysellix [.] io, and sellix [.] io, confirming that the domains had been seized in a joint law enforcement action dubbed “Operation Talent” that included authorities from the United States, Italy, Spain, Europe,…
Category: Of Note
With his criminal trial looming, the hacker known as “DR32” pleaded guilty in federal court
With only two weeks until his trial was scheduled to start, Australian national David Kee Crees informed a federal court in Colorado that he wanted to change his plea to guilty. On January 15, he pleaded guilty to 14 out of 22 counts. Background Crees, a 26 year-old Australian, was known online as Abdilo, DR32,…
Attorney General James Secures $450,000 from Companies Selling Home Security Cameras that Failed to Secure Private Videos
NYS Attorney General has been the most active state attorney general in terms of going after entities that don’t secure data properly. The following is from her latest press release: NEW YORK – New York Attorney General Letitia James secured $450,000 from three companies that distribute eufy home security video cameras for failing to secure consumers’…
UnitedHealth estimates 190M people impacted by Change Healthcare cyberattack
Paige Minemyer reports: Change Healthcare now estimates that 190 million people were impacted in the massive cyberattack that took down its services nearly a year ago. UnitedHealth Group, Change’s parent company, said in a statement to Fierce Healthcare that the “vast majority” of people impacted have received an individual or substitute notice about the breach….
Proposed Turkish Law Could Mean Prison for Reporting Data Leaks
Graham Cluley writes: The Turkish government is proposing a controversial new cybersecurity law that could make it a criminal act to report on data breaches. The new legislation proposes penalties for various cybersecurity-related offences. But the key one which has people concerned is this: “Those who carry out activities aimed at targeting institutions or individuals…
Research Report: The Insider Threat Digital Recruitment Marketplace
An interesting report by Nisos looks at those selling or advertising insider access and those recruiting insiders at firms. From the report: Executive Summary Nisos routinely monitors mainstream and alternative social media platforms, as well as cloud-based messaging applications and dark web forums to identify individuals and networks advertising insider access or recruiting insiders at…