Two recent breaches involving plastic surgery practices in California have leaked patient data. One of the breaches is by a well-known group that has done such things before. The other incident is by an unnamed individual or group. Both leaks contain some sensitive private images or videos in addition to patient data. On June 21,…
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Peachtree Orthopedics alerts patients to cyberattack; third patient data breach in seven years
An Atlanta clinic alerts patients to at least its third incident involving patient data in seven years. Karakurt threat actors recently added Peachtree Orthopedics in Atlanta (Peachtree Orthopaedic Clinic, P.A.) to their leak site. As often seems to be the case with Karakurt listings, the date on Karakurt’s post is somewhat confusing, and they make…
Was there a rush to arrest Pompompurin, the owner of BreachForums? If so, why?
When the owner of BreachForums was arrested this week, it was not a total surprise, but there were aspects to it that were curious. DataBreaches wonders whether this was a rushed operation in response to some possibly urgent concern. Bloomberg Law broke the news Friday that Conor Brian Fitzpatrick, aka “Pompompurin,” was arrested Wednesday, and…
What’s new in ransomware gang pressure tactics? Not as much as you might think.
It’s hard to believe, but it has really been 17 years since PogoWasRight.org began blogging about breaches, and it’s been 14 years since this spinoff site, DataBreaches.net, opened. Since then, DataBreaches has often reported on criminals’ tactics to secure payment from victims, especially those in the healthcare sector. Thousands of archived posts on DataBreaches.net provide…
Surprise: Daniel Kaye, operator of The Real Deal, pleads guilty to one count, is sentenced to time served, and is released.
It seems like only weeks ago that the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Georgia was trumpeting the arraignment of Daniel Kaye, who had been indicted last year. Oh wait, it was only weeks ago. Kaye, also known as “Popopret,” “Bestbuy,” “TheRealDeal,” “Logger,” “David Cohen,” “Marc Chapon,” “UserL0ser,” “Spdrman,” “Dlinch Kravitz,” “Fora Ward,”…
Daniel Kaye, an operator behind The Real Deal market, arraigned on federal charges
ATLANTA – Daniel Kaye has been arraigned on charges of access device fraud and money laundering conspiracy. Kaye’s charges arise from his alleged operation of The Real Deal, a Dark Web market that sold, among other things, hacking tools and stolen login credentials, and his laundering of funds he received from that market. “While living…