Victim Falsely Prosecuted and Spent Nearly Two Years in Jail and Mental Hospital A former Iowa hospital administrator who lived
Law.com reports that the U.S. Treasury Department warned the financial services sector this week that artificial intelligence (AI) will become
The Information Commissioner’s Office has published new data protection fining guidance setting out how it decides to issue penalties and calculate fines.
On March 14, 2024, the Court of Justice of the EU (“CJEU”) ruled that EU supervisory authorities have the (corrective)
Law enforcement has been providing new information each day about the disruption to LockBit’s operations. In today’s news, there’s a
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Brian Krebs reports that the U.S. government is warning that “smart locks” securing entry to an estimated 50,000 dwellings nationwide
Victim Falsely Prosecuted and Spent Nearly Two Years in Jail and Mental Hospital A former Iowa hospital administrator who lived
Threat actors known as Scattered Spider are reportedly turning their attention to the financial sector, hitting banks and insurance groups. Resilience Cyber Insurance Solutions, which has been tracking the group, reports they have targeted 29 companies since April 20. Scattered Spider is the group that was previously linked to disrupting casinos and hotels such as MGM Resorts International. At times, they appeared to be affiliated with AlphV (aka BlackCat) or using AlphV’s leak site to post information about attacks and threats
Alleged LockBit Developer Created and Operated Most Prolific Ransomware Variant Under Aliases “LockBit” and “LockBitSupp”; U.S State Department Offers Reward Up to $10M; U.S. Department of Treasury Designates LockBit Administrator for Sanctions The U.S. Justice Department unsealed charges today against a Russian national for his alleged role as the creator, developer, and administrator of the LockBit ransomware group from its inception in September 2019 through the present. At times, LockBit was the most prolific ransomware group in the world. “Earlier
Another vendor hack compromises sensitive information An attack on a documents storage service has resulted in the leak of sensitive information of victims of family violence and sexual assault who had been treated at Monash Health, the public health service in Victoria. The attack also compromised the personal information of current and former students at Melbourne Polytechnic as well as other clients of the records management and storage firm. The breach was first disclosed publicly in February after the threat
A reminder to carefully vet contractors and to terminate access promptly when their contract ends Wednesday, May 1, 2024. Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced today that VINCENT CANNADY was arrested in connection with his scheme to extort a publicly traded information technology infrastructure services provider of up to $1.5 million by threatening to publicly disclose the company’s confidential and proprietary information. CANNADY was arrested in El Dorado Springs, Missouri, this morning
The Record reports: More than 19,000 online accounts on a California state platform for welfare programs may have been accessed
There is an update to the IRS data breach by contractor Charles Littlejohn, who leaked returns from former President Trump,
Marco A. De Felice reports: Another significant data breach looms for United Healthcare (UHC), involving patient documents belonging to its Optum financial assistance program
An article by attorneys at Barnes & Thornburg LLP discusses a court case that serves as a useful reminder of
On October 17, 2023, First Financial Security, Inc. (“FFS”_ was the victim of a ransomware attack. The Georgia insurance agency
Older Medicare numbers used Social Security numbers A consulting firm that provides civil litigation support to the U.S. Department of
