Dutch court sentences hacker who used port systems to smuggle cocaine to 7 years

Daryna Antoniuk reports: A Dutch appeals court sentenced a 44-year-old man to seven years in prison for hacking a major port company in Belgium to help smuggle cocaine into the Netherlands. The Amsterdam Court of Appeal ruled Friday that the man played… Continue reading Dutch court sentences hacker who used port systems to smuggle cocaine to 7 years

Another plastic surgery practice fell prey to a cyberattack with extortion attempt

The same threat actors who were responsible for attacks on at least three plastic surgery practices that DataBreaches knows about reportedly hit a fourth one last year. Peter Senzamici reports: Dozens of patients of a premier Manhattan plastic surgeon … Continue reading Another plastic surgery practice fell prey to a cyberattack with extortion attempt

CrazyHunter ransomware escalates with advanced intrusion tactics, six Taiwan healthcare victims confirmed

Industrial Cyber reports: New research from Trellix detailed that CrazyHunter ransomware has emerged as a serious and escalating threat, underscoring the growing sophistication of modern cybercriminal operations. Trellix has tracked the malware since i… Continue reading CrazyHunter ransomware escalates with advanced intrusion tactics, six Taiwan healthcare victims confirmed

Basketball player arrested for alleged ransomware ties freed in Russia-France prisoner swap

Jonathan Greig reports: A Russian basketball player accused of being involved in a ransomware gang was freed in a prisoner exchange between Russia and France. Daniil Kasatkin, 26, was seen in a video shared by Russian state news outlet TASS emerging fr… Continue reading Basketball player arrested for alleged ransomware ties freed in Russia-France prisoner swap

EEOC experienced security incident involving an Opexus employee’s ‘unauthorized’ access, email says

David DiMolfetta reports: The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission was impacted in an internal data security incident that occurred around a year ago, and involved a contractor’s employees mishandling sensitive information in one of the agency’s sys… Continue reading EEOC experienced security incident involving an Opexus employee’s ‘unauthorized’ access, email says

Methodist Homes of Alabama and Northwest Florida is notifying residents and employees of its second data breach in seven months.

On January 6, Methodist Homes of Alabama and Northwest Florida (‘Methodist Homes’) reported that a compromised employee email account had been accessed between May 8 and May 21, 2025. For residents and patients, the account information incl… Continue reading Methodist Homes of Alabama and Northwest Florida is notifying residents and employees of its second data breach in seven months.

Crypto wallet firm Ledger faces customer data breach through payment processor Global-e

Omkar Godbole and AI Boost write: Hardware wallet giant Ledger is grappling with a data exposure incident, this time linked to its third-party payment processor, Global-e. An email notification sent to customers by Global-e and initially shared by pseu… Continue reading Crypto wallet firm Ledger faces customer data breach through payment processor Global-e