August 30, 2024 – The Federal Trade Commission will require security camera firm Verkada to develop and implement a comprehensive information security program to settle allegations the company failed to use appropriate information security practices, which allowed a hacker to access customers’ security cameras. Under a proposed order, which must be approved by a federal…
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Franklin County judge grants city request to suppress cyber expert’s efforts to warn public
Did the First Amendment get rescinded in Franklin County, Ohio? What the heck is going on there? Bill Bush of The Columbus Dispatch reports: A Franklin County judge on Thursday granted the city of Columbus a temporary restraining order against a cybersecurity expert who has been telling the media about the public impact of the…
Patelco notifies 726,000 customers of ransomware data breach
Bill Toulas reports: Patelco Credit Union warns customers it suffered a data breach after personal data was stolen in a RansomHub ransomware attack earlier this year. Though the organization did not name the attackers, the RansomHub gang claimed responsibility on August 15, 2024, when they published all of the stolen data on their extortion portal….
Alleged member of Karakurt extradited and charged in Ohio
Let’s start with the press release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office in the Southern District of Ohio: CINCINNATI – A member of a Russian cybercrime group has been charged federally and appeared in U.S. District Court in Cincinnati today. A federal grand jury indicted Deniss Zolotarjovs, 33, of Moscow, Russia, charging him with conspiring to…
Pulaski County Man Sentenced for Cyber Intrusion and Aggravated Identity Theft
LONDON, Ky. – A Somerset, Ky., man, Jesse Kipf, 39, was sentenced to 81 months on Monday by U.S. District Judge Robert Wier, for computer fraud and aggravated identity theft. According to his plea agreement, Kipf intentionally accessed a computer without authorization and then obtained information from a protected computer for his own private gain and…
Top US oilfield firm Halliburton hit by cyberattack, source says
Liz Hampton reports: U.S. oilfield services firm Halliburton (HAL.N) on Wednesday was hit by a cyberattack, according to a person familiar with the matter. Halliburton said it was aware of an issue affecting certain systems at the company and was working to determine the cause and impact of the problem. The company was also working with “leading…