From the U.S. Department of Justice: John Murray Rowe Jr., 67, of Lead, South Dakota, was sentenced today to 126 months in prison followed by three years of supervised release and a $25,000 fine for attempted espionage. The defendant was charged by indictment in December 2021 and pleaded guilty in April of last year to one count…
Update: Kering confirms Gucci and other brands hacked; claims no conversations with hackers?
On September 11, DataBreaches broke the story that customers of several high-end fashion brands owned by Paris-headquartered Kering had their personal information acquired by ShinyHunters as part of two Salesforce attacks. As we reported, a spokesperson for ShinyHunters claimed to have acquired more than 43 million customer records from Gucci and almost 13 million records…
Hackers claim access to law enforcement portals, but do they really have access?
On September 11, after posting a lengthy “Goodbye” message on BreachForums[.]hn and linking to it on Telegram, the individuals calling themselves Scattered LAPSUS$ Hunters 4.0 seemed to have some difficulty with sticking to the “going silent” part of their farewell message. In short order, they posted four screenshots suggesting that they had access to the…
Alphabet’s Verily covered up HIPAA violations, whistleblower says in lawsuit
Here’s another whistleblower suit recently filed. Ashley Capoot reports: Alphabet’s health tech subsidiary, Verily, used the health data of more than 25,000 patients without authorization and actively covered up those violations, a former company executive alleges. The executive, Ryan Sloan, claims Verily fired him after he discovered breaches of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act, or…
Ex-WhatsApp cybersecurity executive says Meta endangered billions of users in new suit
The Guardian recently reported: A former top cybersecurity executive at WhatsApp filed a lawsuit on Monday alleging that parent company Meta disregarded internal flaws in the app’s digital defenses and exposed billions of its users. He says the company systematically violated cybersecurity regulations and retaliated against him for reporting the failures. Attaullah Baig, who served as the head of…
Uvalde CISD to close most of next week due to ransomware issue
KSAT reports: The Uvalde Consolidated Independent School District will close for most of next week after the district detected ransomware in its servers, according to district officials. The district will close from Sept. 15-18 and will exchange the dates it is closed with other previously scheduled non-working days integrated into the current UCISD calendar. The…