Treasury Sanctions China-Linked Hackers for Targeting U.S. Critical Infrastructure

WASHINGTON — Today, the Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) sanctioned Wuhan Xiaoruizhi Science and Technology Company, Limited (Wuhan XRZ), a Wuhan, China-based Ministry of State Security (MSS) front company that has s… Continue reading Treasury Sanctions China-Linked Hackers for Targeting U.S. Critical Infrastructure

Major credit bureau slapped with enforcement notice for data breach in South Africa

Jan Vermeulen reports: The Information Regulator has slapped credit bureau TransUnion with an enforcement notice following a data breach on 18 March 2022. N4ugthySecTU, the group that claimed responsibility for the attack, alleged that they exfiltrated… Continue reading Major credit bureau slapped with enforcement notice for data breach in South Africa

Commonwealth Healthcare Corporation breached, patient data involved

A new leaksite appeared this past week that appears to have been created for one particular incident. The notice begins: Dear Visitor of Commonwealth Healthcare Corporation LEAK website: We regret to inform you that Commonwealth Healthcare Corporation … Continue reading Commonwealth Healthcare Corporation breached, patient data involved

OK: Emergency Medical Services Authority notifies patients of hacking incident

Terré Gables of KFOR reports: Emergency Medical Services Authority (“EMSA”) says, it has identified suspicious activity in its IT network and is mailing letters to patients whose information may have been involved. According to EMSA, on February 13, 20… Continue reading OK: Emergency Medical Services Authority notifies patients of hacking incident

Michigan lawyer in voting machine tampering case arraigned in D.C.

Stefanie Lambert was involved in the effort to overturn the 2020 election and was arrested after appearing on behalf of another client.

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French unemployment agency data breach impacts 43 million people

Bill Toulas reports: France Travail, formerly known as Pôle Emploi, is warning that hackers breached its systems and may leak or exploit personal details of an estimated 43 million individuals. France Travail is the French governmental agency responsib… Continue reading French unemployment agency data breach impacts 43 million people

Updating: Fake seizure notice appears on AlphV site as part of suspected exit scam

In the wake of an accusatory post on Ramp Forum that claimed that AlphV admins allegedly stole a $22 million payment to an affiliate by Change Healthcare and then suspended the affiliate’s account, AlphV hastened what appears to be an exit scam o… Continue reading Updating: Fake seizure notice appears on AlphV site as part of suspected exit scam

Update: Robert A. Purbeck, aka “Lifelock, to plead guilty in Atlanta

In 2018, a criminal hacker known as “Lifelock” reached out to DataBreaches to share details about two healthcare entities that had not met his ransom demands. These entities were a dental practice in Menlo Park, California, and the Holland Eye Surgery … Continue reading Update: Robert A. Purbeck, aka “Lifelock, to plead guilty in Atlanta

Vastaamo victims’ lawyer: Some took their own lives after patient record leak

YLE News, STT report: Some patients from the Vastaamo psychotherapy centre had died by suicide after their patient records were stolen and used in extorition attempts, according to a lawyer representing victims. Legal arguments in the trial of Aleksant… Continue reading Vastaamo victims’ lawyer: Some took their own lives after patient record leak