Trial starts next week in case of law firm sued by insurer for not disclosing thedarkoverlord hack

A trial involving a lawsuit against a law firm that was hacked in 2016 and paid extortion to thedarkoverlord but never notified their clients of the breach starts next week in Missouri. For some of the background, see previous coverage on this site: Mi… Continue reading Trial starts next week in case of law firm sued by insurer for not disclosing thedarkoverlord hack

Cybercriminal Connected to Multimillion Dollar Ransomware Attacks Sentenced for Online Fraud Schemes

An Estonian man was sentenced today to 66 months in prison for his years-long role in furthering and facilitating computer intrusions, the movement of fraudulently obtained goods and funds, and the monetization of stolen financial account information. … Continue reading Cybercriminal Connected to Multimillion Dollar Ransomware Attacks Sentenced for Online Fraud Schemes

Okta’s response to Lapsus$’s claimed hack has people asking, “Why didn’t you tell us in January?”

Yesterday was not a great day for Okta. Their CSO, David Bradbury, issued a statement responding to Lapsus$’s claimed hack, but his statement led to a counter-response by Lapsus$ and even more critically, perhaps, people started asking why, if Ok… Continue reading Okta’s response to Lapsus$’s claimed hack has people asking, “Why didn’t you tell us in January?”

Japanese medical online consultation site leaking consumer-submitted images of symptoms

After multiple unsuccessful attempts to get a popular Japanese medical online consultation site to secure a misconfigured bucket, researchers at SafetyDetectives have decided to publicly disclose the leak. Doctors Me provides customers with on-demand a… Continue reading Japanese medical online consultation site leaking consumer-submitted images of symptoms

“It took 6 hours to get access to every IT system” of Argentina’s Senate – Vice Society

The web site of Argentina’s senate was hit by a ransomware attack on or about January 12. Unlike other entities that do not disclose quickly, the Senate issued a statement on Twitter about Vice Society’s attack two days later: 🗣El Senado de… Continue reading “It took 6 hours to get access to every IT system” of Argentina’s Senate – Vice Society

WI: New development in Janesville school district ransomware incident

In October 2021, the School District of Janesville in Wisconsin disclosed that they had experienced a ransomware incident. At the time, they said that no data had been accessed or destroyed and that they had not received any ransom demand. In short ord… Continue reading WI: New development in Janesville school district ransomware incident