We understand why courts issue such injunctions and rulings, but still… PA News Agency reports: Hackers responsible for a cyber attack that led to more than 10,000 NHS appointments being cancelled have been ordered by a High Court judge to “unmask” themselves and return or delete stolen data. Pathology services provider Synnovis was targeted by…
Category: Of Note
Three State Attorneys General Secure $4.5 Million from Enzo Biotech for Failing to Protect Health Data of 2.4 Million Patients
NEW YORK – New York Attorney General Letitia James and the attorneys general of Connecticut and New Jersey today secured $4.5 million from Enzo Biochem, Inc. (Enzo) for failing to adequately safeguard the personal and private health information of its patients. Enzo is a biotechnology company that offers patients diagnostic testing at its laboratories in New York,…
U.S. Army Intelligence Analyst Pleads Guilty to Charges of Conspiracy to Obtain and Disclose National Defense Information, Export Control Violations and Bribery
Today’s reminder of the insider threat is yesterday’s press release from the Department of Justice: Korbein Schultz, a U.S. Army soldier and intelligence analyst, pleaded guilty today to all charges against him in the indictment returned by a federal grand jury in March 2024 charging him with conspiracy to obtain and disclose national defense information,…
Leader of International Malvertising and Ransomware Schemes Extradited from Poland to Face Cybercrime Charges
Justice Department Unseals Charges Against Two Additional International Cybercriminals WASHINGTON – A Belarussian and Ukrainian dual-national charged in both the District of New Jersey and Eastern District of Virginia with leading international computer hacking and wire fraud schemes made his initial appearance in Newark, New Jersey, today after being extradited from Poland. As alleged in…
International Investigation Leads to Shutdown of RADAR-DISPOSSESSOR Ransomware Group (1)
The following takedown and operation relate, in small part, to a leak DataBreaches reported to the FBI and a hosting company. DataBreaches did not name the victim entities or RADAR-DISPOSSESSOR in that blog post to prevent others from finding or misusing the victims’ data. The dispossessor.com website now displays a seizure notice, where the word…
Trump campaign reckons with alleged Iranian hack
Shelby Talcott and Ben Smith report: Donald Trump’s campaign says it has been hacked, with some internal communications stolen and leaked to Politico over the last month. The Trump campaign blamed Iran for the hack, and referred to a Microsoft report published Friday that hackers tied to the Iranian government had tried to break into the account…