Torsten Ove reports: Two Latvian members of the international money-laundering operation for cybercriminals called QQAAZZ have pleaded guilty in federal court in Pittsburgh, the U.S. attorney said Friday. Arturs Zaherevics, who was extradited to Pittsburgh from London, pleaded guilty Friday to conspiracy to launder money. Aleksejs Trofimovics, extradited here from Latvia, had pleaded guilty on…
Israeli cyber company detects severe Amazon security breach
The Jersualem Post reports: A severe security breach was detected in Amazon’s e-book tablet Kindle by Israeli cybersecurity provider Check Point, the company revealed on Friday. According to the company’s Israeli cyber investigators, the security breach found allowed them to hack the tablets, gain full control and steal the e-reader users’ Amazon accounts. Read more on The…
Judson ISD says it paid hackers more than $500K to protect sensitive information
Well, Brandon Lingle predicted this. Andres Picon reports: The ransomware attack that hit Judson Independent School District in June resulted in a payment to the hackers of more than half a million dollars to keep sensitive information from being uploaded to the dark web, officials said. The ransom payment of $547,045 will keep “identifiable information”…
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By Ben Seri and Barak Hadad Nine vulnerabilities in critical infrastructure used by 80% of major hospitals in North America. Swisslog’s Translogic Pneumatic Tube System (PTS), a solution that plays a crucial role in patient care, found vulnerable to devastating attack. Read more on ARMIS.
Secrets and Lies: The Games Ransomware Attackers Play
Mathew J. Schwartz reports: If you’re a criminal, practicing good operational security would seem to preclude granting tell-all news media interviews. And yet we’ve seen a spate of attackers who wield ransomware – including MountLocker, LockBit, REvil and DarkMatter – sharing insights into their inclinations, motivations and tactics. One perhaps inadvertent takeaway from their interviews…
Australian Cyber Security Centre reports multiple victims of LockBit 2.0 ransomware
David Simmons reports: A ransomware attack called LockBit 2.0 has hit multiple organisations across various industry sectors according to the Australian Cyber Security Centre (ACSC), with the government body publishing a ‘medium’ alert for the cybercrime. […] Operators of the platform have appeared on Russian-language cybercrime forums since January 2020 according to ACSC, but the…