On September 2nd, the U.S. branch of Great Star Industrial Co. disbursed a ransom of 1 million dollars to a ransomware group

Over at SuspectFile, Marco A. De Felice writes: We are in the early days of last September when the American division of the Chinese multinational Hangzhou Great Star Industrial Co., Ltd (Great Star), in order to avoid the publication of administrative… Continue reading On September 2nd, the U.S. branch of Great Star Industrial Co. disbursed a ransom of 1 million dollars to a ransomware group

AlphV claims an attack before even alerting the victim. How will that work out for them?

So AlphV (aka BlackCat) is trying something different again, it seems. This time, it seems they are claiming a victim before they have even attempted to contact the victim or extort them. They post no proof of claims. They state that they are taking th… Continue reading AlphV claims an attack before even alerting the victim. How will that work out for them?

Line operator says 440,000 personal records leaked in data breach

Kyodo News reported: Tech giant LY Corp. reported a massive data breach on Monday, saying as many as 440,000 items of personal data, including more than 300,000 linked to Line messaging app users, were leaked due to unauthorized access to an affiliate&… Continue reading Line operator says 440,000 personal records leaked in data breach

DFS Announces $1 Million Cybersecurity Settlement With First American Title Insurance Company

Press Release of November 28: The New York State Department of Financial Services (DFS) today announced that First American Title Insurance Company (First American) will pay a $1 million penalty to New York State for violations of DFS’s Cybersecurity R… Continue reading DFS Announces $1 Million Cybersecurity Settlement With First American Title Insurance Company