Amy Brown Doolittle of Squire Patton Boggs writes: As we have discussed here at CPW, one of the biggest challenges facing a plaintiff in a data breach class action is to establish an injury from the alleged data breach. Earlier this week, in David De Midicis v. Ally Bank & Ally Fin., Inc., 2022 U.S. Dist. LEXIS…
Update: Investigation reveals thousands had info exposed in Prince Edward Island arts centre ransomware incident
Jack Morse reports: The full impact of a data breach at Prince Edward Island’s largest arts centre is now clear. The results of a recently completed investigation show thousands of people had their personal information exposed. The cyberattack was first reported by the Confederation Centre of the Arts in January. In February, officials confirmed it…
Anonymous Source Leaks 4TB of Cellebrite Data After Cyberattack
Waqas reports: Cellebrite is an Israel-based smartphone hacking (or cracking) firm that previously made headlines for unlocking iPhone devices for law enforcement and security agencies in the United States. An anonymous source has leaked around 4TB of proprietary data belonging to Israeli digital intelligence firm, Cellebrite. The affected products are the company’s flagship product, Cellebrite…
DeBridge Team Foils Possible Lazarus Group Cyberattack
Tom Carreras reports: North Korean hacking syndicate Lazarus Group is thought to be behind a failed cyberattack on deBridge Finance yesterday. […] According to Smirnov, several members of the deBridge team received emails yesterday with PDFs attached to them entitled “New Salary Adjustments.” Downloading the file and submitting password information would have unleashed a data-collecting…
‘They completely ignored us’: More doctors claim stonewalling by Eye Care Leaders during breach
Jessica Davis reports: Unresponsive. Completely ignored. Misleading. Breached contracts. In a highly regulated industry like healthcare, these are not words one would expect to hear about a vendor tasked with hosting the electronic medical records of small providers and their related patient data. But in the wake of the coverage detailing a number of cited…
Alleged Russian Cryptocurrency Money Launderer Extradited to United States
The alleged operator of the illicit cryptocurrency exchange BTC-e was extradited yesterday from Greece to the United States to face charges in the Northern District of California. “After more than five years of litigation, Russian national Alexander Vinnik was extradited to the United States yesterday to be held accountable for operating BTC-e, a criminal cryptocurrency…