Reuters reports: Brazilian health insurer Hapvida said in a securities filing on Monday it has suffered a cyber attack potentially involving access to the personal information of its customers. Hapvida said, after a preliminary assessment of the security breach, that the attackers did not access customers’ medical records or financial information. Read more on U.S….
Soldier accused of leaking troop details to Satanic neo-Nazis pleads not guilty
Tim Darnell reports: Former Army private Ethan Melzer has pleaded not guilty to a six-count indictment stemming from an alleged plot to kill fellow US troops in the name of a satanic neo-Nazi group. Last month, Melzer, 22, of Louisville, Kentucky, was indicted for allegedly planning an attack on his U.S. Army unit by sending sensitive…
How Cyberinsurance Is Responding to Ransomware: An Interview with Ken Suh, Mark Singer, and Marcello Antonucci
Daniel Solove writes: Ransomware has long been a scourge, and it has been growing into a pandemic with no signs of slowing down. I recently had the opportunity to discuss ransomware with several experts at Beazley. Based in Chicago, Ken Suh is the focus group leader for cyber & tech claims at Beazley. Mark Singer is a cyber & tech claims…
Data breach at Canadian insurance firm exposes personal information
Jessica Haworth reports: A security breach at a Canadian insurance firm may have exposed the personal data of clients, the company warns. Heartland Farm Mutual, which provides insurance for agricultural businesses across Canada, says a “small number” of personal records may have been accessed by an unknown party during the incident. Read more on The Daily…
Extraterritorial Application of the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act
William K. Kane and Melissa M. Mikhail of SheppardMullin write: A brazen and sophisticated computer intrusion into the records of over 145 million Americans launched from computer hackers based in China led to recent criminal prosecutions under the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act. [1] Courts are willing to extend American law beyond U.S. boundaries often when criminal…
Hackers hijack Twitter account of Russia’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, offer to sell stolen data
Graham Cluley writes: Normally the official Twitter account of Russia’s Foreign Ministry’s Crisis Management Centre does not make for the most fascinating read. Normally @MID_travel simply retweets messages from other Russian government departments or embassies, as it offers advice on how Russian citizens can remain safe abroad. But on July 2nd, the account was compromised by hackers…