Collaborate Disseminate
A US court has found a Nigerian national guilty of charges related to a US $1.5 million business email compromise (BEC) scam and could face the rest of his life in prison as a consequence.
Read more in my article on the Hot for Security blog. Continue reading Convicted BEC scammer could face over 100 years in prison
The US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has warned that scammers are impersonating its employees, in an attempt to commit fraud.
Impersonation scams are on the rise, warns the agency.
Read more, and learn how to protect you… Continue reading Watch out! CISA warns it is being impersonated by scammers
23andMe, the California-based company which sells DNA testing kits to help people learn about their ancestry and potential health risks, is facing scrutiny from British and Canadian data protection authorities following a security breach that saw hacke… Continue reading Battered and bruised 23andMe faces probe after hack that stole seven million users’ data
A 16-year-old youth has been arrested in France on suspicion of having run a malware-for-rent business.
The unnamed Frenchman, who goes by online handles including “ChatNoir” and “Casquette”, is said to be a key member of the Epsilon hacking group, … Continue reading 16-year-old arrested in France in connection with high-profile Epsilon hacking group attacks
Did your company fall victim to the LockBit ransomware? Have cybercriminals left gigabytes of your data encrypted, with no easy route for recovery that doesn’t involve paying a ransom?
Well, don’t fear…
Read more in my article on the Tripw… Continue reading Hit by LockBit? The FBI is waiting to help you with over 7,000 decryption keys
US spyware vendor pcTattletale has shut down its operations following a serious data breach that exposed sensitive information about its customers, as well as data stolen from some of their victims.
pcTattletale was promoted as “employee and child m… Continue reading Stalkerware app pcTattletale announces it is ‘out of business’ after suffering data breach and website defacement
A vast network of millions of compromised computers, being used to facilitate a wide range of cybercrime, has been disrupted by a multinational law enforcement operation.
Read more in my article on the Tripwire State of Security blog. Continue reading “Largest botnet ever” disrupted. 911 S5’s alleged mastermind arrested
The world-renowned auction house Christie’s has confirmed that it has fallen victim to a ransomware attack, seemingly orchestrated by a Russia-linked cybercriminal gang.
Read more in my article on the Hot for Security blog. Continue reading Going going gone! Ransomware attack grabs Christie’s client data for a steal
A data breach involving the Dutch city of Eindhoven left the personal information related to almost all of its citizens exposed.
And then they chose not to tell the affected 221,511 people about it.
Read more in my article on the Hot for Security… Continue reading Almost all citizens of city of Eindhoven have their personal data exposed
The British Government is proposing sweeping change in its approach to ransomware attacks, proposing mandatory reporting by victims and licensing regime for all payments.
Read more in my article on the Exponential-e blog. Continue reading UK Government ponders major changes to ransomware response – what you need to know