Omkar Godbole reports: Large amounts of bitcoin stolen from the cryptocurrency exchange Bitfinex six years ago were moved by hackers early on Tuesday. “So far this morning, 94,643.29 bitcoins ($3.55 billion) have been moved in 23 transactions, from a wallet associated with a theft from Bitfinex in 2016, to a new address,” blockchain analytics firm…
Mobile phone operator Cosmote and parent company OTE fined by Hellenic DPA over 2020 data breach slapped with fine over data breach
Ekathimerini reports: Mobile phone operator Cosmote and parent company OTE have been slapped with fines of over 9 million euros by Greece’s Data Protection Authority over a breach of user records in September 2020. Specifically, the watchdog fined Cosmote 6 million euros for failing to protect a file containing the call histories of thousands of…
Messages and user data from secret sharing app Whisper exposed online (again): report
Bob Diachenko reports: Two databases containing user information and messages ostensibly from the secret sharing app Whisper were exposed on the web without a password or any other authentication required to access them, according to Comparitech researchers. One of the databases appears similar to a Whisper database leaked in March 2020, which contained user’s messages…
Can Data Breaches Be Good For Some Corporate Brands?
Christos Makridis writes: Surprisingly, data breaches can be good for some corporate brands, a new study shows. When hackers pirate their way past corporate firewalls and publicize the private lives of consumers, the betrayal of consumer trust and the aura of corporate incompetence should sink a company’s reputation. But the real world is more complicated….
Scripps Breach Too California Heavy for Federal Courtroom
Samantha Hawkins reports: A proposed class action against Scripps Health over a 2021 data breach was thrown out of federal court Wednesday, when a Southern District of California judge said too many Californians meant it lacked jurisdiction. Surprised? I was. But Hawkins explains: But because most—96.3%—of the 144,011 individuals notified about the ransomware attack had…
KY: Taylor Regional Hospital phone lines still down after reported cyberattack on Monday
Taylor Regional Hospital issued an urgent notice on Tuesday about an attack that occurred on Monday, January 24. Concerningly, it sounds like the situation hasn’t improved much since then as a banner notice reads “URGENT NOTICE – All phone lines at the hospital and hospital-owned provider offices are currently down….” From TRH’s website: TRH’s systems,…