One of the newer leak markets is Marketo. Marketo claims, “We put up for sale network accesses and passwords of networks of companies that do not contact us.” They also maintain a Telegram channel where they elaborate on their service: We are an independent marketplace for free placement and sale of data stolen by hackers….
CA: Victor Valley Union High School District
On February 26, Victor Valley Union High School District was infected with malware. This week, they are first sending out mailed notifications to employees. A copy of their template, submitted to the California Attorney General’s Office on June explains: What Happened? On February 26, 2021, some of the District’s computer systems were infected with malware…
Taiwan Kadokawa notifies consumers while responding to ransomware attack
Taiwan Kadokawa Co, is part of the Kadokawa corporation group of companies. On June 3, they discovered they had been attacked. In a subsequent press release of June 4 and statement, they explained what appears to be a ransomware attack (machine translation): Taiwan Kadokawa Co., Ltd. (Taipei City, Chairman: Taketo Iwasaki, hereinafter referred to as…
Trikbot Hacker Known as Max Is 55-Year-Old Woman From Russia, U.S. Says
Kartikay Mehrotra reports: Alla Witte’s plans for a new career as a computer programmer included helping clients make enough money to see the world, according to YouTube videos and social media posts. She was in her late 40s with a degree in applied mathematics and an itch to do computer programming. But there was a…
South Africa lays down the law on cybercrime
Karen Allen writes: A new law brings South Africa up to international standards for fighting cybercrime. […] Together with the Protection of Personal Information (POPI) Act 2020, which will be in full effect after 30 June 2021, the new cyber law is a key part of South Africa’s armoury in the fight against cybercrime. […] In summary, cybercrime…
Humana sued in federal court over apparent data breach
Chris Larson reports: A Humana Inc. customer filed a class-action lawsuit in federal court against the Louisville-based health insurance and health care provider. The suit, filed in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Kentucky, alleges that a company called Visionary Medical Systems Inc. mishandled sensitive patient data, exposing the data to public…