Zack Whittaker reports: U.S. prosecutors have charged two Chinese nationals, said to be working for China’s state intelligence bureau, for their alleged involvement in a massive global hacking operation that targeted hundreds of companies and governments for more than a decade. The 11-count indictment, unsealed Tuesday, alleges Li Xiaoyu, 34, and Dong Jiazhi, 33, stole terabytes…
Twitter Alerts Irish Privacy Regulator About Hacker Attack
Stephanie Bodoni reports: Twitter Inc. has alerted a European Union data protection watchdog about the cyber-attack it fell victim to last week, days after the company said hackers had targeted just some 130 accounts and didn’t steal any passwords. The Irish Data Protection Commission has received a notification about the incident, said Graham Doyle, a spokesman…
University of York hit by cyber-attack – personal details of students and staff may have been stolen
Daniel Willers has coverage on the Blackbaud ransomware attack, noted previously on this site: The University of York has launched an investigation after personal details of students, staff and alumni may have been stolen by hackers. It said Blackbaud, which provides a customer relationship management system for the university, was hit by a ransomware attack in…
Cypriot man, accused of hacking Armor Games and Ripoff Report extradited to U.S.
Seen on KNEWS: The Republic of Cyprus has extradited two alleged cyber criminals to the United States, including a young man who is the first Cypriot national to be extradited under an extradition treaty with the US. Joshua Polloso Epifaniou, a 21-year-old from Nicosia and the first Cypriot national to be extradited to the United States,…
TX: County judge: Public’s info compromised in REvil cyberattack
Megan Gray-Hatfield reports: A cyberattack on the Cooke County Sheriff’s Office compromised people’s personal information, County Judge Jason Brinkley said. A press release issued Monday, July 20, states a ransomware attack on the county’s information system for the CCSO on July 4 resulted in a data breach of personal identification information. Read more on Gainesville…
Ransomware attack on cloud-services provider affects charities and not-for-profits
Nicole K. D’Aoust and David Krebs of Miller Thomson write: A company that supplies cloud fundraising and accounting software to the charity and not-for-profit sector announced yesterday that it experienced a ransomware attack in May 2020. Blackbaud is the company behind such programs as Raiser’s Edge NXT, eTapestry, and The Financial Edge. The company’s press…