It took a San Francisco jury six hours to decide once they finally got the case that started in March but was interrupted by the pandemic. Yesterday afternoon, they convicted Yevgeniy Nikulin, 32, of hacking LinkedIn, Dropbox, and Formspring in 2012. Nikulin, who had pleaded not guilty, is scheduled to be sentenced Sept. 29. The government was…
Was FSB Marketplace Takedown and Arrest of “Flint24” Punishment for Political Misstep?
Back in March, I pointed readers to a fascinating report by Gemini Advisory concerning the Russian Federal Security Service (FSB) takedown of a top tier marketplace and the arrest of its administrators. At the time, they were confident that the marketplace was BuyBest, and that one of its administrators was Alexey Stroganov (aka “Flint24”). Stroganov’s…
Turkey: KVKK announces data breach suffered by Doctor’s office
From OneTrust DataGuidance: The Turkish data protection authority (‘KVKK’) announced, on 9 July 2020, a data breach suffered by Doctor Atadan Egemen Koyuncu. In particular, the KVKK highlighted that the data controller suffered a cyber attack on 5 July 2020 which affected the patient information system and that the violation was detected on the 6 July 2020. In…
San Diego man sentenced for ID theft that took millions from military members
There’s an update to a case previously noted on this site. CNS reports: A San Diego man was sentenced Thursday to nearly four years in federal prison for his role in a scheme that took millions of dollars from U.S. servicemembers by utilizing stolen identity information. Trorice Crawford, 33, pleaded guilty last December to one…
Vancouver Coastal Health hit by cyberattack, but says ‘no evidence’ data stolen
Andrew Weichel reports: An investigation into a cyberattack at Vancouver Coastal Health turned up “no evidence” that data was stolen, according to officials. The health authority said malicious ransomware was discovered in data related to its Employee and Family Assistance Program on May 21, and that officials responded by bringing in external cybersecurity experts to…
Mumbai crime: BKC company’s data stolen, clients receive email to boycott it
Priyanka Navalkar reports: A renowned Bandra Kurla Complex (BKC)-based gemological company has approached police to lodge a complaint of forgery, theft and cheating against an unidentified accused. According to the complainant, the accused allegedly stole the company’s client data, forged the logo and sent out emails to the clientele, asking them to boycott the company…