CHARLOTTE, N.C. – A dual citizen of Nigeria and the United Kingdom was sentenced today to seven years in prison for his role in a multimillion-dollar business email compromise (BEC) scheme, announced Dena J. King, U.S. Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina, and Alamdar S. Hamdani, U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Texas….
Category: Phishing
Criminal phishing network resulting in over 480,000 victims worldwide busted in Spain and Latin America
Europol published the following release on September 19: Europol has supported European and Latin American authorities in dismantling an international criminal network engaged in unlocking stolen or lost mobile phones through a phishing platform. Investigators reported 483 000 victims worldwide, who had attempted to regain access to their phones and been phished in the process….
Failure to Safeguard, Two Cyber Intrusions, and an $850,000 SEC Settlement
Melissa Pascualini of JacksonLewis writes: … In a recent settlement agreement with the SEC, a New York-based registered transfer agent, Equiniti Trust Company LLC, formerly known as American Stock Transfer & Trust Company LLC, agreed to pay $850K to settle charges that it failed to assure client securities and funds were protected against theft or…
NL: 19-year-old Amersfoorter arrested for phishing for the fourth time (1)
Politie reports: On Tuesday 10 September, a 19-year-old man from Amersfoort was arrested on suspicion of phishing. The suspect had already been convicted three times for committing similar acts. 1 cent fraud Earlier this year, the police received a report from a bank. This bank found that several customers had fallen victim to phishing in…
Atrium apologizes after employees fall for phishing attack; patient info may have been exposed
Chase Jordan reports: Atrium Health is apologizing publicly and notifying patients who may have been impacted by a malicious email sent to employees in April, the company announced Friday. Social Security numbers may have been among the personal information exposed to the criminals, Atrium said. An unauthorized third party gained access to a group of…
Australian Cancer Research Foundation informs donors of ‘data security incident’
David Hollingworth reports: The Australian Cancer Research Foundation (ACRF) sent an email to its donors late on Friday afternoon, 30 August, warning them of a “data security incident”. According to the email, shared with Cyber Daily by an ACRF donor, a malicious actor was able to access the charity’s network via a compromised email account….