Yesterday was not a great day for Okta. Their CSO, David Bradbury, issued a statement responding to Lapsus$’s claimed hack, but his statement led to a counter-response by Lapsus$ and even more critically, perhaps, people started asking why, if Okta knew about something in January, they had not disclosed it then. First, here’s Bradbury’s statement:…
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Microsoft confirms they were hacked by Lapsus$ extortion group
Lawrence Abrams reports: In a new blog post published tonight, Microsoft has confirmed that one of their employee’s accounts was compromised by Lapsus$, providing limited access to source code repositories. “No customer code or data was involved in the observed activities. Our investigation has found a single account had been compromised, granting limited access. Our…
KOAM obtains document detailing cost of City of Joplin data breach
Chris Warner reports: In July of last year, the City of Joplin had what they called a “network security incident”. It ultimately shut down city phones, online services, and someone outside managed to take files out of the city’s network. That impacted employees, as some employer-sponsored health plan files were taken, and some residents were…
NJ: East Windsor Township computer system hacked
Lea Kahn reports: The East Windsor Township’s computer system has been compromised by unknown hackers, but it took more than two weeks for township officials to publicly acknowledge the breach and notify township residents. A message – “Notice of Cyber Incident” – scrolled across the top of the East Windsor municipal website March 18. It…
New Orleans Woman Sentenced to 15 Months in Federal Prison for Bank Larceny of Over $200,000 Using Patient Information Stolen from Metairie Medical Clinic
There’s an update to a case that involved theft of patient data from an unnamed Metairie clinic to support a fraud scheme. The trio was arrested back in 2015 but have first been sentenced. From the Department of Justice, this press release yesterday: NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA – U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans announced that ASHLEY…
Hackers hit Mass. background-check firm used by state agencies, universities
Dan Adams reports: Computer hackers made off with highly sensitive personal records on more than 164,000 job-seekers and license applicants in a virtual “smash and grab” attack last November on Creative Services Inc., a Massachusetts company that conducts background checks on everyone from marijuana entrepreneurs to state employees, university faculty members, and workers at nuclear…