Legal Aid Agency attack involved ‘significant’ data theft • The Register | #cybercrime | #infosec

A “significant amount of personal data” belonging to legal aid applicants dating back to 2010 in the UK was stolen by cybercriminals, the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) confirmed today. The announcement follows the initial news from May 6 of an attack on the UK’s Legal Aid Agency (LAA), an MoJ-sponsored organization that allows legal aid […]

Online predators push teens to extremes; FBI warns of 764 network’s deadly impact | #childpredator | #onlinepredator | #sextrafficing

(TNND) — The Federal Bureau of Investigation is raising alarms about an online network of violent predators known as “764,” which targets teenagers through popular online platforms. The group befriends teens and coerces them into escalating sexual and violent behavior, including creating pornography, harming family pets, self-harm, or even suicide. According to ABC News, the […]

Major local hospital network faces system-wide tech outage due to cybersecurity attack | #hacking | #cybersecurity | #infosec | #comptia | #pentest | #ransomware

KETTERING, Ohio (WKRC) – A major hospital network in the Miami Valley area is experiencing a system-wide technology outage due to a cybersecurity attack. Kettering Health said that the outage has limited their ability to access certain patient care systems across their organization. Both inpatient and outpatient elective procedures at Kettering Health facilities were canceled […]

‘Textbook identity attack’ dropped ransomware via fake KeePass site | #hacking | #cybersecurity | #infosec | #comptia | #pentest | #ransomware

A February call from a European IT services provider that experienced a ransomware attack led researchers at WithSecure to what security pros are calling a “textbook identity attack.”Threat actors lured victims to a malicious look-alike KeePass download site advertised on Bing while the attackers waited for victims who believed it was the legitimate open-source password […]

Korean telco was hacked twice in 2024: Trend Micro | #hacking | #cybersecurity | #infosec | #comptia | #pentest | #hacker

사진 확대 (Yonhap) Following the South Korean government’s announcement that a large-scale hacking attack on SK telecom Co. had been ongoing for three years, concerns are rising that these cyberattacks go beyond mere data theft for profit and could signal a form of cyber warfare orchestrated by specific nations or groups. Evidence has surfaced that […]

Massachusetts man will plead guilty in PowerSchool hack case | #cybercrime | #infosec

A Massachusetts man will plead guilty to charges related to the hack of PowerSchool, the education software vendor that says it supports more than 60 million students, and that led to ransom demands at school boards and districts across the United States. In court documents filed Tuesday, prosecutors spelled out charges against 19-year-old Assumption University […]

Ariel Winter Shares the Very Personal Reason She Goes on Undercover Stings to Catch Child Predators (Exclusive) | #childpredator | #onlinepredator | #sextrafficing

Ariel Winter now works with an organization called SOSA (Safe From Online Sex Abuse), which fights online child sex trafficking She says her reasons behind joining the org are personal, and that she’s been that kid who was preyed upon online before During the undercover stings, she dresses up as an underage girl and chats […]

City of Abilene doesn’t dispute report of cyber attack ransom from Russian ransomware gang | #ransomware | #cybercrime

ABILENE, Texas (KTAB/KRBC) – A report from Comparitech claims that a Russian ransomware group has taken responsibility for the cyberattack targeting the City of Abilene. The city has acknowledged this new information but hasn’t confirmed or denied its validity. Cyber incident disrupts City of Abilene’s network systems, including phones Back in April, city officials announced […]

Bank manager, others arraigned for alleged cybercrime | The Guardian Nigeria News | #cybercrime | #infosec

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), on Tuesday, charged five defendants before a Federal High Court in Lagos for allegedly hacking into the server of Premium Trust Bank. The defendants are listed as the bank’s e-payment service manager, Matthew Adeniyi; Kehinde Odeyemi, a nursing mother; Samson Latshin, Bolaji Omotosho and Sunday Okunnola. They were […]

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