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On April 25, the Illinois Department of Human Services (IDHS) experienced a privacy breach. An outside entity, through a phishing campaign, gained access to multiple employee accounts, and files associated with the accounts. The files included the Social Security numbers Read More …
Japan Airlines announced on Dec. 26 that its computer network was hit by a cyberattack, which delayed some flights while the company worked to restore the system and resume normal operations. According to JAL, the cyberattack caused a heavy access Read More …
The General Assembly on Tuesday adopted the United Nations Convention against Cybercrime, a landmark global treaty aimed at strengthening international cooperation to combat cybercrime and protecting societies from digital threats. The agreement on the legally binding treaty marked the culmination Read More …
A U.S. judge has ruled that Israeli spyware maker NSO Group breached hacking laws by using WhatsApp to infect devices with its Pegasus spyware. In a historic ruling on Friday, a Northern California federal judge held NSO Group liable for Read More …
Romanian national Daniel Christian Hulea pleaded guilty to computer fraud conspiracy and wire fraud conspiracy. NetWalker ransomware attacks often targeted the healthcare sector during the COVID-19 pandemic. The attacker obtained nearly 1,600 Bitcoin ransomware payments as a result of his Read More …
If you thought law enforcement had not only disrupted the LockBit ransomware operation, alongside trolling the criminal gang behind it but taken it out of business altogether, then you are likely in for a shock: LockBitSupp, the group’s alleged leader, Read More …
A recent data breach at SRP Federal Credit Union, based in South Carolina, has left over 240,000 members vulnerable to potential identity theft and financial fraud. Between Sept. 5 and Nov. 4, 2024, hackers accessed sensitive personal data, including Social Read More …
U.S. prosecutors in New Jersey on Friday publicly announced charges against Rostislav Panev, 51, a dual Russian-Israeli national accused of being a key developer in the LockBit ransomware gang. Panev is currently in Israeli custody and faces extradition to the Read More …
The U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau said on Friday it filed a lawsuit against JPMorgan Chase, Bank of America and Wells Fargo for failing to protect consumers from alleged “widespread fraud” on payments platform Zelle. The lawsuit was initiated as Read More …
A May ransomware attack on Ascension, a U.S. healthcare giant with more than 140 hospitals and dozens of senior living facilities, allowed hackers to steal personal and sensitive health information on 5.6 million patients, according to a new filing with Read More …
