Bill Toulas reports: The U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ) has announced the conviction of Sercan Oyuntur, 40, resident of California, for multiple counts relating to a phishing operation that caused $23.5 million in damages to the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD). The fraudster managed to divert to his personal bank account DoD funds destined for a…
Category: Phishing
LA County Department of Mental Health Compromised by Phishing Attack
On April 21, the Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health disclosed that it had suffered a data breach in a phishing incident. Unauthorized access occurred between October 19 to October 21, 2021. On April 20, LACDMH uploaded a template of its notification letter to the California Attorney General’s Office. That template indicated that the…
MD: Worcester Co. Addresses Government Email Breach
Mark Fowser reports: Worcester County has discovered a breach of the county government email account which contained limited personal information belonging to about 3,000 government and board of education employee and retiree accounts. Cybersecurity professionals discovered the breach while conducting a forensic investigation into a phishing incident that occurred between November 10th and November 20th,…
New York dental insurer reports phishing incident, French hospital group hit in ransomware incident
Healthplex, Inc. in New York provides dental insurance plans. On November 24, 2021, an employee reportedly fell for a phishing attempt. As a result, the insurer notified 76,262 of their insured members whose personal information may have been impacted. They do not make clear whether their investigation confirmed access and exfiltration or just access, so…
Growing Number of Contra Costa Community College District Email Accounts Compromised By Phishing Attack
Takeshi Kawata reports: Over the past month, Contra Costa Community College District (4CD) students and faculty have been inundated with phishing emails from compromised student and employee accounts, according to the district. The vast majority of phishing emails contain links to forms that request individuals’ personal information. The recent outbreak of scam emails is the…
Fake Phishing Email Sent by Oregon Health and Sciences University to Gauge Employee Gullibility Draws Sharp Criticism from Labor Union
Sophie Peel reports: An email sent by Oregon Health and Sciences University on April 12 to all its employees advertised a program offering up to $7,500 aid to employees struggling with finances due to the pandemic. It asked recipients to click a link. The link, when clicked, routed to a page that said no financial…