Sophie Halle-Richards reports: A woman has slammed EasyJet after claims her suitcase which contained important work documents still hasn’t been found – despite going missing from Manchester Airport over three weeks ago. Melissa McGrath, 45, reported the bag missing after it failed to arrive in Greece for a work trip on May 31, but says the travel company still…
Conti ransomware hacking spree breached over 40 orgs in a month
Ionut Ilascu reports: The Conti cybercrime syndicate runs one of the most aggressive ransomware operations and has grown highly organized, to the point that affiliates were able to hack more than 40 companies in a little over a month. Security researchers codenamed the hacking campaign ARMattack and described it as being one of the group’s…
Taco Bell employee in South Carolina accused of credit card, identity fraud
Low-tech local crime still happens. Bob D’Angelo reports: A woman who worked at a South Carolina Taco Bell is accused of taking photos of customers’ credit cards and using the numbers to buy items for herself, authorities said. Laquawanda Hawkins was arrested Friday and charged with four counts of financial transaction card theft, four counts…
Phishing gang behind several million euros worth of losses busted in Belgium and the Netherlands
A cross-border operation, supported by Europol and involving the Belgian Police (Police Fédérale/Federale Politie) and the Dutch Police (Politie), resulted in the dismantling of an organised crime group involved in phishing, fraud, scams and money laundering. The action day on 21 June 2022 led to: 9 arrests in the Netherlands 24 house searches in the Netherlands…
Georgia Joins Multistate Settlement Over 2019 Carnival Cruise Line Data Breach
There’s an update to a breach in 2019 that was first disclosed in March 2020: ATLANTA, GA – Attorney General Chris Carr today announced that the State of Georgia, along with 45 other attorneys general, has obtained a $1.25 million multistate settlement with Florida-based Carnival Cruise Line stemming from a 2019 data breach that involved…
Vice Society claims responsibility for attack on one of Milan’s most important hospital systems
DataBreaches has never been to Milan but in researching this post, DataBreaches read the history of the Fatebenefratelli-Sacco Territorial Social Healthcare Company (ASST). Reading how it has evolved since the late 1800’s to serve the people of Milan makes it clear how vital this hospital system is to Milan and its people. On May 5, Asst…