On May 13, DataBreaches.net reported that Ako ransomware operators revealed that they had attacked North Shore Pain Management in Massachusetts. The threat actors announced the attack and dumped some of the practice’s files when the medical practice did not pay their ransom demand. The data dump, consisting of more than 4 GB of more than…
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UCSF updates progress recovering from ransomware attack
On June 4, I noted that NetWalker ransomware operators had reportedly added the University of California at San Francisco to their website where they name victims who have not paid their ransom demands. When I checked back today, I do not see UCSF still listed on NetWalker’s site, which is curious. But I also see…
Pennsylvania health system hit by NetWalker ransomware
NetWalker ransomware operators have added Crozer-Keystone Health System to their list of victims who have not paid their ransom demands. In a post on the threat actors’ website today, they note that they will start dumping data in six days if the Pennsylvania-based health system does not meet their demands. Their public threat does not…
Defense analyst sentenced to prison for media leaks
A former counterterrorism analyst who leaked classified information to two journalists, including one he was dating, has been sentenced to two and a half years in prison, the U.S. Department of Justice said in a statement Thursday. Henry Kyle Frese was employed by the Defense Intelligence Agency in 2018 and 2019. Prosecutors said he shared…
U.S. Deports Russian Hacker Convicted Of Stealing Almost $1 Million
There’s an update to a case previously noted on this site. From RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty: The United States has deported a Russian hacker who was sentenced to 48 months in prison for stealing hundreds of thousands of dollars from online banking accounts using malicious software known as NeverQuest. Officials from the Russian Embassy in the United States…
Suspected UMPC hacker accused of stealing employee data from 65,000 UPMC employees arrested in Detroit
Torsten Ove reports: A man accused of hacking the human resources databases at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center starting in 2014 and stealing the data of 65,000 employees was arrested Tuesday in Detroit. Justin Sean Johnson is under indictment in Pittsburgh on charges of conspiracy, wire fraud and aggravated identity theft in connection with…