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Russian indicted for selling access to US corporate networks
2024-05-28 18:32

A 31-year-old Russian national named Evgeniy Doroshenko has been indicted for wire and computer fraud in the United States for allegedly acting as an "Initial access broker" from February 2019 to May 2024. An initial access broker is a threat actor who breaches corporate networks and then sells that access to other threat actors, who commonly use the access to conduct data theft or ransomware attacks.

Cencora data breach exposes US patient info from 11 drug companies
2024-05-24 15:44

Some of the largest drug companies in the world have disclosed data breaches due to a February 2024 cyberattack at Cencora, whom they partner with for pharmaceutical and business services. In February 2024, Cencora disclosed a data breach in a Form 8-K filing with the SEC, stating that unauthorized parties gained access to its information systems and exfiltrated personal data.

Cencora data breach exposes US patient info from 8 drug companies
2024-05-24 15:44

Some of the largest drug companies in the world have disclosed data breaches due to a February 2024 cyberattack at Cencora, whom they partner with for pharmaceutical and business services. In February 2024, Cencora disclosed a data breach in a Form 8-K filing with the SEC, stating that unauthorized parties gained access to its information systems and exfiltrated personal data.

US retailers under attack by gift card-thieving cyber gang
2024-05-24 10:50

Earlier this month, the FBI published a private industry notification about Storm-0539, a Morocco-based cyber criminal group that specializes in compromising retailers and creating fraudulent gift cards. "Storm-0539's skill at compromising and creating cloud-based attack infrastructure lets them avoid common upfront costs," Microsoft's analysts noted.

Go after UnitedHealth, not us, 100+ medical groups urge Uncle Sam
2024-05-22 22:05

Why should we get its paperwork? More than 100 medical industry groups have asked the Feds to make UnitedHealth Group, not them, go through the rigmarole of notifying everyone about the Change...

Laundering cash from healthcare, romance scams lands US man in prison for a decade
2024-05-22 18:00

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Julian Assange can appeal extradition to the US, London High Court rules
2024-05-20 22:05

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Nissan infosec in the spotlight again after breach affecting more than 50K US employees
2024-05-20 02:28

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US arrests suspects behind $73M ‘pig butchering’ laundering scheme
2024-05-17 15:57

The U.S. Department of Justice charged two suspects for allegedly leading a crime ring that laundered at least $73 million from cryptocurrency investment scams, also known as "Pig butchering." In pig butchering scams, criminals approach targets using various messaging apps, dating platforms, or social media platforms to build trust and introduce them to investment schemes that help them drain the victims' cryptocurrency wallets.

US exposes scheme enabling North Korean IT workers to bypass sanctions
2024-05-17 11:34

The US Justice Department had unsealed charges against a US woman and an Ukranian man who, along with three unidentified foreign nationals, have allegedly helped North Korean IT workers work remotely for US companies under assumed US identities and thus evade sanctions. According to the court documents, the conspirators defrauded over 300 US companies by using US payment platforms and online job site accounts, proxy computers located in the United States, and witting and unwitting US persons and entities.