Collaborate Disseminate
Matt Burgess reports: Russian cybercriminals are almost untouchable. For years, hackers based in the country have launched devastating ransomware attacks against hospitals, critical infrastructure, and businesses, causing billions in losses. But they’r… Continue reading Cops Are Just Trolling Cybercriminals Now
The Yomiuri Shimbun reports: A 25-year-old unemployed man from Kawasaki has been arrested for allegedly creating a computer virus by using interactive generative artificial intelligence available online. This is believed to be the first case in the nat… Continue reading Japan Man Arrested for Creating Virus Using Generative AI Systems; ‘I Thought I Could Do Anything if I Asked AI’
From the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada, May 24: The Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada (OPC) has launched a new online breach reporting form for federal institutions subject to the Privacy Act as well as updated its online brea… Continue reading Ca: New online breach reporting forms for federal institutions and businesses
The Office of the Information & Privacy Commissioner for British Columbia issued the following statement on May 23 about a case that raises issues of transparency and claims of privileged information: LifeLabs has announced that it is seeking leav… Continue reading LifeLabs to appeal court’s decision to release Ontario IPC and BC OIPC breach investigation report
Zack Whittaker reports: A consumer-grade spyware app has been found running on the check-in systems of at least three Wyndham hotels across the United States, TechCrunch has learned. The app, called pcTattletale, stealthily and continually captured scr… Continue reading Spyware found on US hotel check-in computers
Washington D.C., May 22, 2024 — The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced that The Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. (ICE) agreed to pay a $10 million penalty to settle charges that it caused the failure of nine wholly-owned subsidiaries, in… Continue reading SEC Charges Intercontinental Exchange and Nine Affiliates Including the New York Stock Exchange with Failing to Inform the Commission of a Cyber Intrusion
Marianne Kolbasuk McGee reports: More than 100 medical associations and industry groups representing tens of thousands of U.S. doctors and healthcare professionals have banded together to urge federal regulators to hold Change Healthcare responsible fo… Continue reading 100 Groups Urge Feds to Put UHG on Hook for Breach Notices
Michael Phillis and Matthew Daly report: Cyberattacks against water utilities across the country are becoming more frequent and more severe, the Environmental Protection Agency warned Monday as it issued an enforcement alert urging water systems to tak… Continue reading US says cyberattacks against water supplies are rising, and utilities need to do more to stop them
“Mother, May I?” UK entities may need permission to make ransom payments. Alexander Martin reports: Officials in Britain are set to propose a major overhaul of how the country responds to ransomware attacks by requiring all victims to repor… Continue reading UK to propose mandatory reporting for ransomware attacks and licensing regime for all payments
A Russian citizen has been indicted for working as an “access broker” and selling unauthorized access to computer networks, including a victim company in New Jersey, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger, District of New Jersey. Evgeniy Doroshenko, 31, aka… Continue reading Russian Access Broker “FlankerWWH” Indicted for Cybercrime Activities in New Jersey