Read Change Healthcare’s Substitute Notice. Individual notices will go out at the end of July, but they may not have your address to notify you individually. Chad Van Alstin writes: Multiple state attorney generals have sent notices, informing residents about the Change Healthcare breach and urging them to enroll in the credit monitoring and identity…
Meow Leaks: The Interview
Over on SuspectFile, Marco A. De Felice writes: We are exclusively publishing the interview that we conducted with the Meow Leaks group and which they gave us in these last hours. We had known the Meow Leaks group as a group attributable, at least for the programming code used, to the Conti (v2) ransomware group….
Insider Threat Research by Binghamton University: Are mass layoffs and data breaches connected?
Binghamton University press release by Anthony Borrelli: The WARN notice gets filed, and among the hundreds of workers who will get the proverbial pink slip, one spiteful ex-employee performs a hack that triggers a massive leak of confidential data ranging from bank account information to social security numbers. It sounds like the trappings of a plot out…
Za: South African mining giant hacked
Myles Illidge reports: Local mining giant Sibanye-Stillwater, one of the world’s biggest producers of platinum and gold, has revealed that its global IT systems have suffered a cyberattack. In a notice informing stakeholders, the company said it has implemented security measures to isolate its IT systems and protect critical data. Read more at MyBroadband.
Ph: NBI nabs 5 alleged members of hacking syndicate
GMA News Online reports: Five suspected members of a hacking syndicate victimizing government websites and companies were arrested by the National Bureau of Investigation In a statement on Thursday, the NBI said their surveillance operation showed that cybercrime group BLOODSEC International Group Of Hackers was allegedly behind several cyber intrusions to government agencies and companies…
Update: Bulgarian accused of being “Emil Kyulev” and “Magadans” released on recognizance
As previously reported on DataBreaches.net, a 21-year-old Bulgarian named Teodor Iliev was arrested on June 29 and charged with allegedly committing crimes under the monikers of “Emil Külev” (“Emil Kyulev”) and “Magadans.” [Related: “Sadly for the feds I have not been arrested” – RansomedVC] Iliev was initially denied bond and remained in custody, although as…