Mar 06, 2024The Hacker NewsData Security / Cloud Security Every Google Workspace administrator knows how quickly Google Drive becomes a messy sprawl of loosely shared confidential information. This isn’t anyone’s fault; it’s inevitable as your productivity suite is purposefully designed to enable real-time collaboration – both internally and externally. For Security & Risk Management teams, […]
The administrator behind defunct cybercrime haven BreachForums was arrested after violating his parole, according to court documents filed this week. Conor Brian Fitzpatrick was arrested on January 2 by FBI officers after officials told a judge that he had violated his parole by using a computer and VPN services without the required monitoring software enabled. […]
A man facing extradition to the United States for his alleged role as a LockBit ransomware administrator is up against new cybercrime charges in Ontario. Mikhail Vasiliev, a 33-year-old Canadian-Russian dual national, was first arrested in October 2022 at his home in Bradford, Ontario as part of an international operation involving European, American and Canadian […]
The US Justice Department announced on Wednesday that a man who admitted being an administrator of a now-defunct cybercrime forum named Darkode has been sentenced to prison. Thomas Kennedy McCormick, aka ‘Fubar’, a 30-year-old from Cambridge, Massachusetts, has been sentenced to 18 years in prison for his role in running Darkode. The sentence also includes […]
Canda-based dental benefits administrator Alberta Dental Service Corportation (ADSC) recently suffered a malware-based cyber attack which exposed the data of more than 1.5 million customers. The cyber security incident was discovered on July 9 after a malicious actor gained access to ADSC’s systems. The hacker then deployed malware, encrypting some of the company’s data and […]