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Social engineering attack on Boston labor union results in $6.4 million loss

Posted on February 28, 2023 by Dissent

AP reports: A cyberattack on a Boston-based labor union’s health fund resulted in the loss of $6.4 million, but it does not appear that the personal information of members was stolen or compromised, union officials said. Federal and local law enforcement agencies were notified of the attack at Pipefitters Local 537 that was discovered Feb….

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Danish hospitals hit by cyberattack from ‘Anonymous Sudan’

Posted on February 27, 2023 by Dissent

Alexander Martin reports: The websites of nine hospitals in Denmark went offline on Sunday evening following distributed-denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks from a group calling itself Anonymous Sudan. Copenhagen’s health authority said on Twitter that although the websites for the hospitals were down, medical care at the facilities was unaffected by the attacks. It later added the sites were back online…

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Alleged ‘SIM Swapper’ Charged with Hacking into Instagram Influencers’ Accounts to Get Money and Sexually Explicit Video Chats

Posted on February 25, 2023 by Dissent

LOS ANGELES, FEBRUARY 23 – A Downtown Los Angeles man was charged today in a six-count federal grand jury indictment for allegedly defrauding female social media influencers, including by engaging in “SIM swapping” to hijack their Instagram accounts and obtain money from them and engage in sexually explicit video chats with him. Amir Hossein Golshan, 24,…

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Nl: Three arrested in massive hacking, data theft and blackmail probe; One was a whitehat researcher

Posted on February 24, 2023 by Dissent

DutchNews.nl reports: Amsterdam’s cyber crime police team has arrested three young men as part of a major investigation into hacking, data theft, blackmail and money laundering involving the private details of tens of millions of people.  The three, aged 21 and 18, were picked up on January 23 and two have been restricted to contact…

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Russian Malware Developer Arrested And Extradited To The United States

Posted on February 23, 2023 by Dissent

From the U.S.A.O., Middle District of Florida, February 22: Tampa, Florida – United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg announces the arrest and extradition of Dariy Pankov a/k/a “dpxaker.” Pankov is charged with conspiracy, access device fraud, and computer fraud. If convicted on all counts, he faces a maximum penalty of 47 years in federal prison….

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The Feds Are Launching a Hack Back Squad

Posted on February 18, 2023 by Dissent

Mack DeGuerin reports: The U.S. says it’s punching back in the digital cold war over emerging technologies with a new “Disruptive Technology Strike Force.” “Our goal is simple but essential—to strike back against adversaries trying to siphon off our best technology,” a deputy attorney general said. The strike force, a joint initiative created by the Department of Justice…

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