Data Breach News, Critical Infrastructure, Cyberattack, News
March 27, 2024
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Rewards for Justice – Reward Offer for Information on ALPHV BlackCat-linked Cyber Actors Targeting U.S. Critical Infrastructure

On February 15, the U.S. Department of State offered a $10 million reward for “information leading to the identification or location of any individual(s) who hold a key leadership position in the Transnational Organized Crime group behind the ALPHV/Blackcat ransomware variant.  In addition, a reward offer of up to $5,000,000 is offered for information leading to the […]

Cyberattack, Data Breach News, Europe, News
March 25, 2024
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China accused of “malign” cyberattack on UK’s Electoral Commission “after hacking data of 40 million voters”

The Independent reports: China has been accused of a “malign” cyberattack on Britain after it allegedly accessed millions of voters’ personal details during a hack on the election watchdog. The UK is poised to sanction those believed to be involved in Chinese state-backed interference, after deputy prime minister Oliver Dowden sets out details about the alleged incident later on […]

Data Breach News, Cyberattack, News
March 10, 2024
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Microsoft admits Russian state hack still not contained. ‘This has tremendous national security implications’ 

Even companies that invest a lot in security can get hit — and hit hard. In this week’s news, perhaps the biggest story involves Microsoft and Russia. The Associated Press reports: Microsoft said Friday it’s still trying to evict the elite Russian government hackers who broke into the email accounts of senior company executives in November […]

Cyberattack, Data Breach News, Healthcare, Malware Ransomware, News
February 29, 2024
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Change Healthcare ransomware attack continues to cause major problems for patients and providers

The attack on United Healthcare’s Change Healthcare unit continues to cause major problems. Pharmacies are struggling to fill prescriptions, patients cannot get their medications, and payment processes for providers are impacted. The problems began February 21 after hackers, subsequently identified as the AlphV (BlackCat) group, gained access to UnitedHealth’s Change Healthcare unit. How they gained […]

News, Cyberattack, Malware Ransomware
February 15, 2024
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US and partners kicked Russian GRU hackers out of routers, FBI says

J. Edgar Hoover FBI Building

The Record reports: The U.S. and partners around the world ousted Russian government hackers from a network of more than 1,000 home and small business routers, FBI Director Christopher Wray said on Thursday. The law enforcement action, dubbed Operation Dying Ember, has not been previously announced. “Working with U.S. and worldwide law enforcement partners we […]

Data Breach News, Commentaries and Analyses, Cyberattack
January 18, 2024
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Cyberattack on Ukraine’s Kyivstar will cost parent Veon almost $100 million in sales

Reuters reports: Veon, the parent company of Ukraine’s largest mobile operator Kyivstar, will take a hit of around 3.6 billion hryvnias ($95 million) in revenue in 2024 due to a massive cyberattack in December, the Dutch telecoms group estimated on Thursday. The estimated lost revenue is associated with measures Kyivstar has taken to compensate customers […]

Data Breach News, Commentaries and Analyses, Cyberattack, Malware Ransomware, News
January 05, 2024
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BakerHostetler: 2023 Data Security Incident Response Report

BakerHostetler law firm is well-known for data breach incident response. They write, “Three years ago we set a new industry standard by creating our Digital Assets and Data Management (DADM) practice group, which now has more than 100 attorneys and technologists. Every year we organize and publish our collective insights in this report. It is […]

Data Breach News, Cyberattack, Finance
December 24, 2023
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First American Financial Corporation Suffers Cyberattack

National Mortgage Professional reports: First American Financial Corporation was hit by a cyberattack on Wednesday, the company confirmed Thursday, forcing the company to take certain systems offline.  The incident follows similar breaches at Fidelity National Financial (FNF), the mortgage and real estate industries’ largest underwriter of title insurance, on Nov. 19, and Mr. Cooper Group, one of the […]

News, Cyberattack
November 19, 2023
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Justin Sun gives new ultimatum to Poloniex hackers, offers $10m bounty

Illustration of hooded hacker with face in shadows against a backdrop of bitcoins.

As The Data Breach Times noted on November 12, the founder of the Poloniex cryptocurrency exchange offered to pay the thieves who stole an estimated $120 million from the exchange $5 million if they returned the rest of the funds. The hacker(s) didn’t respond at all. The government and ransomware experts repeatedly advise and urge […]