Collaborate Disseminate
Grace Samels reports: Officials for DeKalb County have issued a notice of a data incident, saying several residents’ data may have been breached. In the notice, it states that social security numbers, driver’s license or identification card numbers, an… Continue reading DeKalb County officials release data breach notice to residents
From a press release by HHS OCR: Today, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) announced a settlement with MMG Fusion, LLC (MMG), a Maryland software company, concerning potential violations of the … Continue reading HHS’ Office for Civil Rights Settles HIPAA Investigation of MMG Fusion, LLC Breach Affecting 15 Million Individuals
The Dutch police’s new self-reporting form is proving successful. In the first three months since the form’s launch, several suspects have self-reported, including for involvement in violence and bank helpdesk fraud. Dozens more reports wer… Continue reading NL: Suspects report themselves via new reporting form
Jessica Adiele reports: Nigeria’s telecommunications regulator, the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), has directed telecom operators to notify the commission within four hours of detecting any cyberattack. The directive is contained in th… Continue reading Nigerian Communication Commission Orders Telecoms to Report Cyber Threats Within 4 Hours
Russian national pled guilty in federal court today to a charge connected to a ransomware conspiracy. Evgenii Ptitsyn, 43, administered the sale, distribution, and operation of Phobos ransomware. Phobos ransomware, through its affiliates, victimized mo… Continue reading Russian Ransomware Administrator Pleads Guilty to Wire Fraud Conspiracy
From a Europol press release: A major online forum for stolen data has been dismantled following an international operation coordinated by Europol. The forum, known as LeakBase, had established itself as a central hub in the cybercrime ecosystem, speci… Continue reading LeakBase seized, arrests made as part of global action
From the Google Threat Intelligence Group: Google Threat Intelligence Group (GTIG) has identified a new and powerful exploit kit targeting Apple iPhone models running iOS version 13.0 (released in September 2019) up to version 17.2.1 (released in Decem… Continue reading Coruna: The Mysterious Journey of a Powerful iOS Exploit Kit
Dutch Police reports: Nearly 1,700 police officers will receive a letter in the coming period because they used police systems when there was likely no need to do so. These colleagues were looking for information about the violent death of 17-year-old … Continue reading 1,700 Dutch police officers get reminder not to access files without legitimate purpose
Maira Butt reports: Israeli spies hacked nearly every traffic camera in Tehran for years in order to monitor the movements of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in an unprecedented intelligence-gathering campaign, according to a report. Officials surveilled highly… Continue reading Israeli spies ‘hacked every traffic camera in Tehran to plot killing of Iran’s Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’
A congressional investigation estimates broker breaches have cost consumers $20 billion in identity theft. Major brokers now promise to make it easier to opt out of their databases. By: Colin Lecher Breaches at data brokers have cost American consumers… Continue reading Congress finds data brokers cost consumers tens of billions of dollars