Anna McGuinness and Carla Mascarenhas report: NSW Police arrested a man in Fairfield West on May 2 in connection with an alleged data breach that potentially caught out one million club patrons. Police said a 46-year-old man was taken to Fairfield Police Station where he was expected to be charged with blackmail. […] The data…
Russian Hackers Target Industrial Systems in North America, Europe
Eduard Kovacs reports: Government agencies from the United States, Canada and the United Kingdom are providing recommendations to critical infrastructure organizations following a series of attacks launched by apparent pro-Russia hacktivists against industrial control systems (ICS) and other operational technology (OT) systems. A fact sheet authored by the cybersecurity agency CISA and its partners reveals that hacktivist…
Sodinokibi/REvil Affiliate Yaroslav Vasinskyi Sentenced for Role in $700M Ransomware Scheme
May 1 – A Ukrainian national was sentenced today to 13 years and seven months in prison and ordered to pay over $16 million in restitution for his role in conducting over 2,500 ransomware attacks and demanding over $700 million in ransom payments. “As this sentencing shows, the Justice Department is working with our international…
Change Healthcare hackers broke in using stolen credentials — and no MFA, says UHG CEO
Zack Whittaker reports: The ransomware gang that hacked into U.S. health tech giant Change Healthcare used a set of stolen credentials to remotely access the company’s systems that weren’t protected by multifactor authentication (MFA), according to the chief executive of its parent company, UnitedHealth Group (UHG). UnitedHealth CEO Andrew Witty provided the written testimony ahead of a…
United Healthcare, Optum, and Change Healthcare Involved in Northeast Ohio Neighborhood Health Data Breach
Note: Marco A. De Felice (aka @amvinfe) has been doing some great investigative blogging on ransomware groups and incidents. If you’re not checking his SuspectFile site regularly, you are missing out on some of his exclusive reporting. De Felice’s recent coverage of Medusa’s attack on Northeast Ohio Neighborhood Health (NEON) begins: Another significant data breach…
All London Drugs stores closed across Western Canada due to “operational issue”
CTV News reports: All 79 locations of pharmacy and retail chain London Drugs are shut down Sunday, and there is no estimate on when they will be back open. A customer service representative told CTV News “all of our systems are down” and the stores are unable to process any transactions for the time being….