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The Detroit man allegedly bragged about wanting to “play with Peoplesoft” – the HR management software he called “basically HR in a box.” Continue reading Hacker indicted for stealing 65K employees’ PII in medical center hack
Federal agents have arrested a 29-year-old Michigan man for allegedly hacking into a medical center in 2014, stealing data on more than 65,000 people and then selling it on the dark web, the Department of Justice announced Thursday. A 43-count indictment charges Justin Sean Johnson with wire fraud, aggravated identity theft and conspiracy for the hack of a database at University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pennsylvania’s largest health care system. Johnson’s sale of medical center employees’ Social Security numbers and addresses led other alleged criminals to claim hundreds of thousands of dollars in fake IRS tax refunds, prosecutors said. “The health care sector has become an attractive target of cyber criminals looking to update personal information for use in fraud,” Timothy Burke, special agent in charge for the U.S. Secret Service in Pittsburgh, said in a statement. The indictment also alleges that from 2014 to 2017 Johnson sold other personally identifiable information […]
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A Ukrainian national was arrested last week in Seattle for his alleged involvement in hacking operations run by FIN7, a syndicate known for stealing approximately $1 billion from its victims in the United States. According to court documents obtained by CyberScoop, Denys Iarmak has been charged with conspiracy to commit computer hacking, accessing a protected computer to commit fraud, intentional damage to a protected computer, access device fraud, conspiracy to commit wire and bank fraud, wire fraud, and aggravated identity theft. The arrest is a significant move against financially motivated FIN7, which has targeted the hospitality and gaming industries in the last several years. FIN7 has gone after restaurants including Chipotle, Red Robin, Taco John, as well as a credit union and a casino. According to the court documents, Iarmak was part of a scheme where operators allegedly ran spearphishing campaigns to gain unauthorized access to victim computers, deploy malware, conduct […]
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An American man has been arrested for allegedly trying to help the North Korean government evade U.S. economic sanctions by using blockchain technology. Virgil Griffith, 36, is accused of traveling to North Korea against the advice of U.S. officials to deliver a presentation on blockchain and cryptocurrency at the DPRK Cryptocurrency Conference in April. There, U.S. officials allege, Griffith interacted with attendees who apparently worked for the North Korean government. The North Koreans allegedly quizzed Griffith about the technical aspects of blockchain, the distributed ledger technology that creates a secure record of transactions and is the backbone of cryptocurrencies such as bitcoin. The American also allegedly discussed how cryptocurrencies could be used to launder money, a keen interest of the North Korean government. Griffith is accused of violating the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA), which bars U.S. citizens from exporting goods, services, or technology to North Korea without a license from […]
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Bitfinex says the payment processor has $880M of the cryptocurrency exchange’s “lost” funds. Polish authorities seized $390m of it. Continue reading Crypto Capital boss arrested over money laundering
Bitfinex says the payment processor has $880M of the cryptocurrency exchange’s “lost” funds. Polish authorities seized $390m of it. Continue reading Crypto Capital boss arrested over money laundering
More than 100 million customers have had their data compromised by a hacker after a cloud misconfiguration at Capital One. Continue reading Former AWS Engineer Arrested as Capital One Admits Massive Data Breach
Bulgarian authorities arrested an IT professional after he publicly demonstrated a vulnerability affecting software used by kindergartens. On 25 June, the Bulgarian IT expert Petko Petrov shared his findings about the software on Facebook. His post inc… Continue reading IT Pro Arrested After Demonstrating Bug in Kindergarten Software
Europol said it has dismantled the cybercrime network behind the GozNym malware, which siphoned more than $100 million from businesses. Continue reading Cybercrime Gang Behind GozNym Banking Malware Dismantled
Wikileaks founder Julian Assange has been arrested by officers of the Metropolitan Police at the Embassy of Ecuador in London. “He has been taken into custody at a central London police station where he will remain, before being presented before … Continue reading WikiLeaks’ Julian Assange arrested in London