Sebastien Raoult was extradited today from Morocco to the U.S. in response to an extradition request from the U.S. Raoult was indicted for alleged participation in ShinyHunters criminal activities. No other French nationals who were also indicted have been extradited, and the U.S. has not even sought their extradition. France repeatedly refused efforts by Raoult’s…
Ransomware : comment traque-t-on les gains des cybercriminels ? (Ransomware: how do we track the profits of cybercriminals?)
Valéry Rieß-Marchive explains how LeMagIT staff tracked Conti and Avaddon in 2021 using available tools and Blockchain activity and how developments since then have made tracking easier in some respects. He writes, in part (machine translation): A major development has occurred in the past two years, besides the Conti Leaks : awareness of bitcoin ransom payment…
Former employee exfiltrated some employee data improperly — Credit Suisse AG
On January 20, the data protection officer for Credit Suisse AG filed a breach notification with the Maine Attorney General’s Office. According to their notice, a breach occurred on or about January 1, 2016. The exact date was unknown, and the breach reportedly wasn’t discovered until December 21, 2022. The summary description of the incident…
IN: Wawasee Hit With Ransomware
David Slone reports: Wawasee Community School Corporation is dealing with a possible ransomware attack that began late last week. Ransomware is a type of malicious software that is designed to block access to a computer system until money is paid. According to a statement released to parents Friday, provided by Superintendent Dr. Steve Troyer to…
NIST Requests Comments on Potential Significant Updates to the Cybersecurity Framework
Micaela McMurrough, Ashden Fein, Caleb Skeath, and Matthew Harden of Covington and Burling write: On January 19, 2023, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (“NIST”) published a Concept Paper setting out “Potential Significant Updates to the Cybersecurity Framework.” Originally released in 2014, the NIST Cybersecurity Framework (“CSF” or “Framework”) is a framework designed to assist organizations with…
Australian man given two-year jail sentence for $69K phishing scams
Eileen Yu reports: An Australian man has been sentenced to jail for more than two years over an SMS phishing scam, during which he stole AU$100,000 ($69,751) and targeted 450 victims. The Sydney Local Court found the man guilty of various cybercrime offences, including obtaining and supplying data with intent to commit a computer offence….