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After nearly 3B personal records leak online, Florida data broker confirms it was ransacked by cyber-thieves
2024-08-16 20:45

According to USDoD, the stolen data was collected by NPD between 2019 and 2024. After weeks of silence, and countless people starting to get alerts from privacy and anti-fraud services that their personal info has been leaked, NPD has, in cagey language, confirmed it was compromised and that its data was stolen and shared.

Florida man gets 6 years behind bars for flogging fake Cisco kit to US military
2024-05-02 20:58

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Florida man jailed after draining $1M from victims in crypto SIM swap attacks
2023-10-30 22:53

Jordan Persad, of Orlando, was also ordered to pay $945,833 in restitution. According to a plea agreement reached with US prosecutors [PDF], between at least March 2021 and September 2022, Persad and his co-conspirators, some he only knew by their online handles, used SIM swapping to siphon funds from their marks.

ALPHV ransomware gang claims attack on Florida circuit court
2023-10-09 21:32

The ALPHV ransomware gang has claimed an attack that affected state courts across Northwest Florida last week. The presence of Florida's First Judicial Circuit's data leak page on ALPHV's website suggests that the court has either not engaged in negotiations with the ransomware operation or has firmly declined to meet the gang's demands.

Florida Man and associates indicted for conspiracy to steal data, software
2023-08-15 06:58

Authorities in the US state of Georgia have indicted a famous Floridian and his loyal associates on counts including theft of data, software, and personal information. The celebrity defendant, a 77-year-old whose career has spanned real estate development, reality television, wagering, and a four-year term as president of the United States, was one of 19 people named in a 91-page indictment that lists 41 counts and details a "a conspiracy to unlawfully change the outcome of the election."

Florida man accused of hoarding America's secrets faces fresh charges
2023-07-29 00:59

Federal prosecutors have expanded their criminal case against a famous Floridian and his loyal minions for allegedly mishandling national security secrets and not being forthright about the storage and handling of hundreds of classified documents. The charges include: attempting to destroy evidence; attempting to induce others to destroy evidence; and a further Espionage Act violation related to the unlawful retention of a top secret document about Iran.

Florida man insists he didn't violate the law by keeping Top Secret docs
2023-06-14 00:30

A Florida man and his valet appeared in a Miami federal courtroom on Tuesday to respond to criminal charges of document hoarding and related claims. Thus the US Justice Department is challenging the former game show host's allegedly wilful retention of government secrets.

Florida hospital takes IT systems offline after cyberattack
2023-02-03 17:37

Tallahassee Memorial HealthCare has taken its IT systems offline and suspended non-emergency procedures following a late Thursday cyberattack. TMH is a private and not-for-profit healthcare system that serves a 21-county region in North Florida and South Georgia through acute care and psychiatric hospitals, multiple specialty care centers, and 38 affiliated physician practices.

NetWalker ransomware affiliate sentenced to 20 years by Florida court
2022-10-05 18:55

Naked Security has written and talked about Sebastien Vachon-Desjardins before, in both article and podcast form. Vachon-Desjardins had been a federal government worker in the Canadian Capital Region.

Ruthless Attackers Target Florida Condo Collapse Victims
2021-07-19 18:48

Are now being urged to check the credit of their deceased relatives thanks to a group of heartless hackers targeting victims in a new identity-theft scheme. Apparently, cybercriminals are watching the news and stealing the identities of victims read during the broadcast.