On July 30, Keonne Rodriguez and William Lonergan Hill, the co-founders of Samourai Wallet (“Samourai”), a cryptocurrency mixer that facilitated more than $200 million in illegal transactions, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Denise L. Cote in New York. Rodriguez, the Chief Executive Officer of Samourai, and Hill, the Chief Technology Officer, pled guilty to…
6.4 million Bouygues Telecom just had their data exposed in a huge data breach – and it’s the second to hit French telecoms operators in a month
Emma Woollacott reports: Bouygues Telecom, France’s third-largest phone carrier, has confirmed a data breach which exposed personal data belonging to millions of customers across the country. The company, which provides mobile, broadband, and digital TV services, said it discovered the breach, affecting 6.4 million of its 27 million customers, earlier this week. It acted quickly…
AU: Privacy watchdog sues Optus over mass data breach in 2022
David Swan reports: Optus is facing a potential mammoth fine after Australia’s privacy watchdog launched civil Federal Court proceedings over a September 2022 cyberattack in which the personal information of nearly 10 million Australians was stolen. During the cyberattack, which was one of the worst in the nation’s history, hackers gained unauthorised access to the…
Google reveals it became one of the Salesforce attack victims in June
Lawrence Abrams reports: In June, Google warned that a threat actor they classify as ‘UNC6040′ is targeting companies’ employees in voice phishing (vishing) social engineering attacks to breach Salesforce instances and download customer data. This data is then used to extort companies into paying a ransom to prevent the data from being leaked. In a brief update…
Ohio law to require local governments to formally approve ransomware payments
Cleveland.com reports: In response to Cleveland and other local governments around Ohio being targeted with cyberattacks and ransomware threats, the state of Ohio will soon require all counties, cities, townships, school districts, libraries, and other local governments to have a cybersecurity policy that adheres to certain standards, as well as only allow locals to approve…
39-year-old Nigerian extradited to US from France over alleged hacking
Vanguard reports: A Nigerian man has been extradited to the United States from France to face charges of computer hacking, fraud and identity theft, the Justice Department said Tuesday. Chukwuemeka Victor Amachukwu, 39, and Nigeria-based co-conspirators allegedly hacked US-tax preparation businesses, stole customers’ identifying information and filed fraudulent tax returns. They obtained at least $2.5…