When everyone started working from home, one of the first predictions was that there would be more breaches related to the use of Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP). RDP is used by vendors or business associates to connect to their clients’ systems. As such, it’s a valuable tool, but left enabled instead of disabled, it provides…
Blockchain transactions confirm murky and interconnected ransomware scene
Catalin Cimpanu reports: A report published today by blockchain investigations firm Chainalysis confirms that cybercrime groups engaging in ransomware attacks don’t operate in their own bubbles but often switch ransomware suppliers (RaaS services) in a search for better profits. The report analyzed how Bitcoin funds were transferred from victims to criminal groups, and how the…
Terra Quantum AG Company Says It Found Weakness That Imperils Encryption
Ryan Gallagher reports: Security experts have long worried that advances in quantum computing could eventually make it easier to break encryption that protects the privacy of people’s data. That’s because these sophisticated machines can perform calculations at speeds impossible for conventional computers, potentially enabling them to crack codes previously thought indecipherable. Now, a Swiss technology…
DE: Netcom-Kassel announces breach
Seen on Netcom-Kassel (translation): Information according to Paragraph 109a TKG, 34 GDPR on a security incident (status: 05.02.2021) On Monday, January 18, 2021, the Netcom Kassel Gesellschaft für Telekommunikation mbH was the target of a hacker attack. Some of the general IT systems were affected by the attack, which is why they are currently only…
BE: Cyber attack on Sacred Heart Hospital Mol: no patients at risk, but administration back on paper
vrtNWS reports (translation): The Sacred Heart Hospital in Mol has been hit by a cyber attack. Criminals have managed to smuggle viruses into the hospital’s IT system, presumably via email. No data has been stolen, so the patients’ medical information has not been leaked, but the viruses have shut down many systems. Read more on vrtNWS….
The Eleventh U.S. Circuit Weighs in on Data Breach Standing Issues
Alfred Saikali of Shook, Hardy & Bacon L.L.P. writes: Yesterday, in a 26-page opinion, the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has weighed in on two important questions in the world of privacy and data breach litigation. First, does a plaintiff have standing where he was exposed to a substantial risk of future identity theft, even…