The following is a press release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office, District of Alaska: An Estonian national pleaded guilty today in the District of Alaska to two counts of computer fraud and abuse. According to court documents, Pavel Tsurkan, 33, operated a criminal proxy botnet by remotely accessing and compromising more than 1,000 computer devices…
UPMC Settles 2014 Data Breach Litigation for $2.65 Million
HIPAA Journal reports that the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC) has agreed to a $2.65 million settlement to resolve a data breach lawsuit filed by employees affected by a February 2014 data breach that resulted in many employees becoming victims of tax refund fraud. Read about the terms of the settlement on HIPAA Journal.
Kaseya obtains universal decryptor for REvil ransomware victims
Lawrence Abrams reports: … Today, Kaseya has stated that they received a universal decryptor for the ransomware attack from a “trusted third party” and are now distributing it to affected customers. “We can confirm we obtained a decryptor from a trusted third party but can’t share anymore about the source,” Kaseya’s SVP Corporate Marketing Dana…
Talbert House investigating hack and theft of employee and client data
On July 9, threat actors calling themselves “Marketo” added a listing to their leak site for Talbert House in Ohio. Talbert House is an agency with a network of services focusing on prevention, assessment, treatment and reintegration for clients with a variety of issues. Their affiliates include the Council on Child Abuse of Southern Ohio…
Be: Hit by cyberattack, the Courcelles Public Social Action Center persevered to respond to floods and emergency conditions
On July 15, the Courcelles Public Center for Social Action (CPAS) issued a statement on its Facebook page: !!Alles CPAS Administrative Services have been forced to stop since Tuesday. We have been the subject of a large-scale cyber attack and our security systems unfortunately have not been able to counter it. The IT Department worked…
Man Arrested in Connection with Alleged Role in July 2020 Twitter Hack
SAN FRANCISCO – A citizen of the United Kingdom was arrested today in Estepona, Spain by Spanish national police pursuant to a U.S. request for his arrest on multiple charges in connection with the July 2020 hack of Twitter that resulted in the compromise of over 130 Twitter accounts, including those belonging to politicians, celebrities,…