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Russian couple on trial for large-scale ransomware attacks
Two Russians are on trial in Brussels for infecting tens of thousands of computers with ransomware and raking in more than 3 million euros. Belga News Agency reports: The couple allegedly used the highly malicious Crylock ransomware to remotely lock computer files and hold some 400,000 victims for ransom. Crylock first appeared in Belgium in […]
Cyber breach at SC credit union could threaten 240,000 people, documents say
MSN reports an update on a breach first reported by The Record. Confidential personal data of more than 240,000 people may have been stolen last year when a South Carolina credit union was hacked by a group called “Nitrogen,” according to a consumer affairs public disclosure notice. Ten lawsuits against the SRP Federal Credit Union […]
Wolf Haldenstein Data Breach Impacts 3,445, 537 people
Law firm Wolf Haldenstein Adler Freeman & Herz LLP is notifying more than 3.4 million individuals that their personal information was compromised in a December 2023 data breach. Security Week reports: According to the firm, it discovered the incident after detecting suspicious activity on its network. Its investigation revealed that a threat actor accessed certain […]
Blue Yonder investigating Clop gang’s threat linked to exploited Cleo CVEs
The Cl0p gang that previously successfully attacked file transfer software platforms by exploiting zero-day vulnerabilities is now starting to leak data from yet another campaign targeting file transfer software. This time, it’s CLEO. Cybersecurity Dive reports: Blue Yonder said it is investigating a threat after Clop listed the supply chain management company among nearly 60 […]
FTC Takes Action Against GoDaddy for Alleged Lax Data Security for Its Website Hosting Services
Proposed order will prohibit GoDaddy from misleading customers about its security protections and require it to establish a robust information security program The following is a press release from the Federal Trade Commission:
Hacking group leaks Fortinet users’ details on dark web
Details from more than 15,000 devices exposed If you use Fortinet, Computing.co.uk has information that you need to know: Hackers calling themselves Belsen Group have leaked details of users of Fortinet firewalls on the dark web. Researcher Kevin Beaumont, who has reviewed the data dump, says he believes it to be genuine, since devices in […]
Justice Department and FBI Conduct International Operation to Delete Malware Used by China-Backed Hackers
Court-Authorized Operation Removes PlugX Malware from Over 4,200 Infected U.S. Computers Note: View the affidavit here. The Justice Department and FBI today announced a multi-month law enforcement operation that, alongside international partners, deleted “PlugX” malware from thousands of infected computers worldwide. As described in court documents unsealed in the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, a group of […]
Attorney General Ken Paxton Sues Allstate and Arity for Unlawfully Collecting, Using, and Selling Over 45 Million Americans’ Driving Data to Insurance Companies
A January 13, 2025 press release from Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton: Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton sued Allstate and its subsidiary, Arity (“Allstate”), for unlawfully collecting, using, and selling data about the location and movement of Texans’ cell phones through secretly embedded software in mobile apps, such as Life360. Allstate and other insurers then […]