Diogo Santos Coelho (aka “Omnipotent” of RaidForums) was arrested in January 2022 in the U.K. when he traveled there to visit his mother. For the past 3+ years, he has been in limbo while both the U.S. and Portugal seek his extradition. It has not been a straightforward matter legally. Far from it, actually. The…
Kivimäki walks free during appeal over Vastaamo data breach
The Helsinki Times reports: Aleksanteri Kivimäki, convicted of thousands of cybercrimes linked to the Vastaamo data breach, has been released from custody by the Helsinki Court of Appeal. The decision followed two days of testimony from Kivimäki, who denied all charges. The court cited his prolonged pretrial detention as the reason for release. He has…
HHS Releases Updated Security Risk Assessment Tool
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights (OCR) and the Assistant Secretary for Technology Policy (ASTP) are pleased to announce the release of version 3.6 of the Security Risk Assessment (SRA) Tool. To help you make the most of these updates, ASTP and OCR are hosting live webinars on September…
Kosovo National Pleads Guilty To Operating An Online Criminal Marketplace
There’s an update on a previously reported case: Tampa, Florida – United States Attorney Gregory W. Kehoe announces that Liridon Masurica (33, Gjilan, Kosovo), also known as “@blackdb,” has pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit access device fraud. Masurica faces a maximum penalty of 10 years in federal prison. A sentencing date has not yet been…
“LockerGoga,” “MegaCortex,” and “Nefilim” Ransomware Administrator Charged with Ransomware Attacks
Defendant Used Ransomware to Attack Hundreds of Victims Worldwide; Proactive Law Enforcement Action Led to Prevention and Decryption Earlier today, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York unsealed a superseding indictment charging Volodymyr Viktorovich Tymoshchuk — also known as deadforz, Boba, msfv, and farnetwork — a Ukrainian national, with serving as…
English Court of Appeal Rules on Compensation for Data Breaches
There’s an update to Farley v Equiniti. Ann Bevitt and Morgan McCormack of Cooley write: The English Court of Appeal has handed down an important judgment in Farley v. Paymaster (Equiniti) [1] on when compensation may be claimed for nonmaterial damage (such as distress or anxiety) arising out of breaches of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and the…