Collaborate Disseminate
There’s an update to a previously reported case. From the U.S. Attorney’s Office, Eastern District of New York, yesterday: Earlier today, in federal court in Brooklyn, United States District Judge Frederic Block sentenced Sagar Steven Singh… Continue reading Two Men Sentenced to Prison for Aggravated Identity Theft and Computer Hacking Crimes
Nadeem Badshah reports: HM Revenue and Customs has lost £47m after a phishing scam breached tens of thousands of tax accounts, a group of MPs has heard. Two senior civil servants at the tax authority told the Treasury committee on Wednesday that 100,00… Continue reading 100,000 UK taxpayer accounts hit in £47m phishing attack on HMRC
CISA, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), and the Australian Signals Directorate’s Australian Cyber Security Centre (ASD’s ACSC) have issued an updated advisory on Play ransomware, also known as Playcrypt. This advisory highlights new tactics, t… Continue reading CISA Alert: Updated Guidance on Play Ransomware
U.S. Dermatology Partners, which has over 100 locations across eight states, recently posted a notice of a data security incident on its website. As stated in their notice: On June 19, 2024, USDP experienced a network disruption. Upon detecting the inc… Continue reading Almost one year later, U.S. Dermatology Partners is still not being very transparent about their 2024 breach
Melissa Pascualini of Jackson Lewis The Oklahoma State Legislature recently enacted Senate Bill 626, amending its Security Breach Notification Act, effective January 1, 2026, to address gaps in the state’s current cybersecurity framework (the “Amendmen… Continue reading Oklahoma Expands its Security Breach Notification Law
A relatively new ransomware group calling themself “Gunra” has shown it has no compunction about attacking hospitals. They have reportedly locked — and have started leaking information from — the American Hospital in Dubai (AHD… Continue reading Ransomware group Gunra claims to have exfiltrated 450 million patient records from American Hospital Dubai.
On May 23, the North Shore University Sleep Disorders Center in New York notified HHS that 13,332 patients were affected by a breach that it coded as “Unauthorized Access/Disclosure” of data located “Other.” While the number aff… Continue reading North Shore University Sleep Disorders Center employee charged with secretly recording patients in restrooms
When a ransomware gang names one target but links to another target or posts a description of a different target, journalists and researchers may understandably be left wondering who was attacked. If the threat actors have posted proof of claims, it ma… Continue reading When ransomware listings create confusion as to who the victim was
Adan Khan reports: A suspected cyber attack has targeted the website of the Rajkot Municipal Corporation (RMC), triggering concerns over the possible theft of sensitive civic data. The breach came to light recently, sparking fear among residents, as of… Continue reading Rajkot civic body’s GIS website hit by cyber attack, over 400 GB data feared stolen
Charlotte Lee reports: Taiwan’s second-largest crypto platform BitoPro suffered a cyberattack on May 8, losing an estimated NT$345 million (US$11.5 million), blockchain analyst ZachXBT revealed Monday. The Financial Supervisory Commission’s Securities … Continue reading Taiwan’s BitoPro hit by NT$345 million cryptocurrency hack