Hindustan Times reports: Over 670,000 cases related to cyber security were reported in India till June this year, Union minister Ajay Kumar Mishra informed Lok Sabha on Tuesday. Mishra also said that over three million such cases were reported in the country since 2019 till last month. In a written reply to a question in…
Romanian National Known As “Virus” Extradited For Operating “Bulletproof Hosting” Service That Facilitated The Distribution Of Destructive Malware
Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and Michael J. Driscoll, the Assistant Director-in-Charge of the New York Field Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (“FBI”), announced today that MIHAI IONUT PAUNESCU, a/k/a “Virus,” a dual Romanian and Latvian national, was extradited from Colombia for allegedly running a…
Anonymous mental health app Feelyou accidentally exposed 70,000 personal emails
Mikael Thalen reports Owned by the Japan-based company bajji, Feelyou is self-described as the first journaling and social mood tracking app. It allows users to share their feelings with others either publicly or anonymously. It’s tagline is, “It’s O.K. not to be O.K.” …. Up until last week, however, anyone could obtain the personal email addresses of…
Justice Department Seizes and Forfeits Approximately $500,000 from North Korean “Maui” Ransomware Actors and their Conspirators
The Justice Department today announced a complaint filed in the District of Kansas to forfeit cryptocurrency paid as ransom to North Korean hackers or otherwise used to launder such ransom payments. In May 2022, the FBI filed a sealed seizure warrant for the funds worth approximately half a million dollars. The seized funds include ransoms…
Desorden is back, declares an attack on MISTINE Better Way Thailand Company
It’s been a while since DataBreaches has seen any announcements from Desorden, but the group contacted DataBreaches over the weekend to claim responsibility for a hack and data breach of Better Way Thailand Company Limited, a personal care products and cosmetics distributor. Mistine is one of 200 companies under Saha Group, Thailand’s leading consumer products publicly…
In yet another long gap to notification, a covered entity notifies patients of a May 2021 cyberattack
On May 5, 2021, Benson Health in North Carolina (formerly known as Benson Area Medical Center) discovered that it was the target of a cyberattack. According to their notification dated July 7, 2022, they immediately launched an investigation, engaged a law firm specializing in cybersecurity and data privacy, and engaged third-party forensic specialists to assist….