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British company Advanced fined £3m by privacy regulator over ransomware attack
The Record reports: Advanced, a business that provides IT services to numerous healthcare providers in the United Kingdom, has been fined £3.1 million (about $4 million) by the country’s privacy regulator over a ransomware attack in 2022. The company had initially faced a fine of £6 million before coming to a voluntary settlement with the Information Commissioner’s […]
UK warns of emerging threat from ‘sadistic’ online ‘Com networks’ of teenage boys
The Record reports: Online networks of teenage boys “dedicated to inflicting harm and committing a range of criminality” are among the most significant concerns for British law enforcement, officials announced this week. Britain’s National Crime Agency (NCA) is warning of a “new generation of young, English-speaking cyber criminals” who are “predominantly teenage boys that often […]
‘Malicious actor’ downloaded private information about Health NZ staff
Radio New Zealand reports that a “malicious actor” accessed and downloaded private information about staff in districts in the lower North Island,” according to Health NZ: In a message that has gone out to staff today, the agency said it had reported the incident to police and would be publishing a “public privacy notification” for staff at […]
Likely Chinese Hackers Infiltrated Asian Telecom for 4 Years
BankInfoSecurity reports: An apparent Chinese cyberespionage operation lurked inside the network of an Asian telecom for four years, camouflaging its presence through nested encryption and lightweight web shells. Incident response firm Sygnia has uncovered the operation, dubbing the threat actor “Weaver Ant.” It exhibits several characteristics of a Chinese nation-state threat actor, including a wide reliance on […]
Defense Contractor MORSECORP Inc. Agrees to Pay $4.6 Million to Settle Cybersecurity Fraud Allegations
Federal contractors who claim that they comply with federal cybersecurity standards better do so, or they may be charged under the False Claims Act, as we saw with the Health Net Federal Services settlement last month and now with Morsecorp. The Department of Justice announced today: Source: U.S. Department of Justice
At least 9000 court documents exposed in major NSW data breach
MSN reports: Cybercrime detectives are investigating a “major data breach” of the NSW court’s website involving the leaking of 9000 sensitive court documents, including apprehended violence orders [AVO]. The breach, which was discovered on Tuesday and referred to the State Crime Command’s Cybercrime Squad, impacted the NSW Online Registry Website, an online platform which provides […]
Delete your DNA from 23andMe right now
The Washington Post reports: If you’re one of the 15 million people who shared your DNA with 23andMe, it’s time to delete your data. The genetic information company, best known for its saliva test kits, announced Sunday that it is headed to bankruptcy court to sell its assets. And 23andMe’s financial distress prompted California Attorney General Rob […]
The Trump Administration Accidentally Texted Me Its War Plans
Unbelievable. And this wasn’t a one-time human error. It went on over time. Jeffrey Goldberg of The Atlantic reports: The world found out shortly before 2 p.m. eastern time on March 15 that the United States was bombing Houthi targets across Yemen. I, however, knew two hours before the first bombs exploded that the attack […]