Pro-Russia group hit Swiss govt sites after Zelensky visit in Davos Pierluigi Paganini January 17, 2024 Switzerland believes that the attack claimed by pro-Russian group NoName that hit the government websites is retaliation for Zelensky’s presence at Davos. Switzerland believes that the cyberattack carried out by pro-Russia group NoName disrupted access to some government websites, following […]
A cryptocurrency trading company has shut down after agreeing to pay an $8 million penalty and surrender its licenses to New York state regulators, who found it had violated multiple financial industry rules, including cybersecurity protections. Genesis Global Trading, Inc. had “compliance failures” that “left the company vulnerable to illicit activity and cybersecurity threats,” including […]
After a year of high-profile cybercrime busts, a senior Justice Department official said Tuesday that he expects more to come in 2024. At the 10th International Conference on Cybersecurity in New York City this week, several top prosecutors within the Justice Department spoke about cybersecurity trends throughout 2023 and what this year may bring. “I […]
Fraud Management & Cybercrime , Healthcare , Industry Specific State AG Settlement Comes After 2021 Lorenz Ransomware Attack on Health Center Marianne Kolbasuk McGee (HealthInfoSec) • January 8, 2024 Image: Refuah Health Center The New York attorney general fined a federally funded health center that provides services to underserved communities up to $450,000 […]
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. […]
NEWBURYPORT — Days after what was called a cyberattack shut down Anna Jaques Hospital’s health record system on Christmas, hospital administrators are saying little about what caused the massive failure or whether the problem has been remedied. “Upon discovery, we immediately secured our environment and engaged cybersecurity professionals to assist in the […]
Europe’s largest parking app operator has reported itself to information regulators in the EU and UK after hackers stole customer data. EasyPark Group, the owner of brands including RingGo and ParkMobile, said customer names, phone numbers, addresses, email addresses and parts of credit card numbers had been taken but said parking data had not been […]
President Joe Biden on Friday signed a short-term extension of controversial surveillance efforts after the provision easily cleared Capitol Hill as part of an annual defense policy bill. Last week House and Senate lawmakers voted in favor of the $886 billion National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), which would keep the digital snooping programs authorized under […]
A transnational cybercrime operation was taken down this week after law enforcement agencies from 34 countries coordinated on nearly 3,500 arrests and the seizure of about $300 million in stolen funds. According to Interpol, law enforcement agencies have spent six months running operation HAECHI IV — which sought to target organizations involved in voice phishing, […]