Andrei Vladimirovich Tarasov, a 33-year-old Russian cybercrime figure known online as “Aels,” has returned to Russia after evading US extradition. Released from Berlin’s Moabit Prison on January 5, 2024, Tarasov had been held for approximately six months following his July 2023 arrest on computer crime charges. The Berlin Superior Court of Justice determined that US […]
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Instances of such personnel accessing data without business need were independently detected by the Company’s security monitoring in the previous months, Coinbase said, adding that all such instances were part of a single campaign leading to the theft of data in May from internal systems. Speaking on the attack vector used, Ishpreet Singh, chief information […]
Hacking and IT incidents, including ransomware, made up the majority of large healthcare data breaches reported to the HHS Office for Civil Rights in 2024, consistent with recent years. However, hacking has not always dominated healthcare data breach figures, researchers noted in a letter published in JAMA Network Open that analyzed breaches reported to […]
In a significant setback for US cybercrime enforcement efforts, Russian hacker Andrei Tarasov has evaded extradition to the United States and successfully returned to his homeland, intelligence sources confirm. Tarasov, 33, known in cybercriminal circles by the aliases “Aels” and, more recently, “Lavander,” was arrested in Berlin on July 18, 2023, as part of a […]
UNICEF and Lego announced their collaboration on a recently released RITEC Design Toolbox (RDT), a guide for game designers on “[how to] incorporate support for children’s well-being into their design process.” According to the FAQ, the RDT encompasses different design facets (including UI and product design), and different management levels. Primarily, its purpose is to […]
A child predator in Biloxi will spend more than three decades in prison. Michael Ryan Gilbert, 37, pled guilty Thursday to one count of sexual battery and one count of child exploitation. Circuit Court Judge Christopher Schmidt sentenced Gilbert 50 years with 16 years suspended in the custody of the Mississippi Department of Corrections, leaving […]
A newly identified ransomware campaign has emerged, seemingly targeting supporters of Elon Musk through a highly sophisticated phishing-based attack. Cybersecurity researchers have uncovered a multi-stage infection chain that begins with a deceptive PDF document titled “Pay Adjustment.” This document lures victims into downloading a malicious ZIP file hosted on Netlify, a popular web hosting platform. […]
Mangaluru: The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI), Bengaluru, organised a ‘Consumer Awareness Programme‘ here on Friday, and highlighted various aspects of telecom rights, privileges, and cybercrimes. The programme was held in association with TRAI regional office Bengaluru, and St Joseph Engineering College, Vamanjoor.B Rajendra Kumar, regional head and adviser, regional office, TRAI, Bengaluru, was […]
Agentic AI-enabled ransomware is not here yet, but likely will be very soon. I am talking this year or by 2026.
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