Athlete or Hacker? Russian basketball player accused in U.S. ransomware case Pierluigi Paganini July 11, 2025 Russian basketball player arrested in France over alleged ties to a ransomware group accused of targeting U.S. firms and federal institutions. Russian basketball player Daniil Kasatkin (26) was arrested in France in June at the request of the U.S....Read More
Phone and technology outages that plagued Albemarle County last month were caused by a ransomware attack, officials said in a statement on Friday. The county warned residents that it “appears likely” the hackers accessed the data of local government and public school employees — including their driver’s license numbers, Social Security numbers, passport numbers, military IDs...Read More
Gang linked to breaches of Harrods, Marks & Spencer and Co-op Pro Image: Pexels Four people were arrested in the UK on Thursday as part of a National Crime Agency investigation into April’s high-profile cyberattack spree against retail giants Harrods, Marks & Spencer and Co-op. The suspects – two 19-year-old men, a 17-year-old man and...Read More
Mountain Laurel Dermatology On May 12, 2025, Asheville-based Mountain Laurel Dermatology discovered a data breach that involved unauthorized access and exfiltration of both personally identifiable information (PII) and protected health information (PHI) belonging to patients. The exposed data included names, Social Security numbers, check images, dates of birth, financial account information, and medical information such...Read More
Police transferring arrested people. (AA Photo) July 11, 2025 10:25 AM GMT+03:00 Authorities detained 346 suspects in the past week during nationwide cybercrime operations, Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya announced Friday. Among them, 99 individuals were formally arrested, and 60 others were placed under judicial supervision. The operations, coordinated by the Cybercrime Department of the General...Read More
A Russian professional basketball player has been arrested for allegedly acting as a negotiator for a ransomware gang. 26-year old Daniil Kasatkin, was reportedly arrested last month at Charles de Gaulle Airport near Paris after flying in with his fiancée. 6′ 7″ tall Kasatkin, who until recently was playing for Moscow basketball team MBA, was...Read More
Dahmani’s lawyer, Sami Ben Ghazi, told the Committee to Protect Journalists that all five prosecutions against his client represent a pattern of judicial harassment aimed at silencing her personally. In prison, Dahmani has endured harsh and degrading prison conditions, including sexual assault, restricted access to her family and legal team, and denial of adequate medical...Read More
Analysts Warn Data Centers Expose Grid to New Risks as White House Eyes AI Growth Chris Riotta (@chrisriotta) • July 11, 2025 Heat emissions from the chimneys of a large data and server complex. (Image: Sander van der Werf/Shutterstock) Cybersecurity analysts and former federal officials warn aggressive plans by the White House to...Read More
French police detained Daniil Kasatkin at the request of US authorities His lawyer says Kasatkin bought a used computer, and he is completely innocent Kasatkin was allegedly denied bail A Russian professional basketball player has been arrested at an airport under suspicion of being a ransomware cybercriminal. On June 21, 2025, French authorities arrested Daniil...Read More
Today on CISO Series… In today’s cybersecurity news… Look Out! Another Outlook Outage A major outage affected millions of users worldwide yesterday, actually starting at 6:20 p.m. ET on Wednesday July 9. At the time, Microsoft announced that “users may be unable to access their mailbox using any connection methods,” including Outlook.com, Outlook Mobile, the...Read More
