October 2021 – Page 14

Ransomware operators behind hundreds of attacks arrested in Ukraine

Europol has announced the arrest of two men in Ukraine, said to be members of a prolific ransomware operation that extorted victims with ransom demands ranging between €5 to €70 million. […]

03 Oct

Transnational fraud ring stole millions from Army members, veterans

Fredrick Brown, a former U.S. Army contrractor, was sentenced today to 151 months in prison after admitting to his role in a conspiracy that targeted thousands of U.S. servicemembers and veterans and caused millions of dollars in losses. […]

02 Oct

Sandhills online machinery markets shut down by ransomware attack

Industry publication giant Sandhills Global has suffered a ransomware attack, causing hosted websites to become inaccessible and disrupting their business operations. […]

02 Oct

Ruby updates code of conduct to promote inclusion

Maintainers behind the Ruby programming language have revised the project’s Code of Conduct on GitHub to remove tolerating opposing viewpoints as a prerequisite. The decision comes after a community member posted a joke that many deemed sexist. […]

01 Oct

The Week in Ransomware – October 1st 2021 – “This was preventable”

This week comes with reports of a hospital ransomware attack that led to the death of a baby and new efforts by governments worldwide to combat ransomware. […]

01 Oct

US unites 30 countries to disrupt global ransomware attacks

U.S. President Joe Biden said today announced today that the U.S. has brought together 30 countries to jointly crackdown on ransomware gangs behind a barrage of attacks impacting organizations worldwide. […]

01 Oct

FCC orders phone carriers to enforce unlawful robocall blocking

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) announced earlier this week that phone companies are now required to filter calls from providers who haven’t complied with a deadline to block illegal robocalls that expired on September 28th. […]

01 Oct

Crypto platform mistakenly gives $90M to users, asks for refund

In a major blunder, cryptocurrency platform Compound accidentally paid out $90 million among its users. Shortly after the mistake, the platform’s founder began asking users to return the money—or else they would be reported to IRS, and possibly doxxed, threatened the founder. […]

01 Oct

MoneyLion locks customer accounts after credential stuffing attacks

The banking and investing platform MoneyLion had to lock customer accounts that were breached in credential stuffing attacks over the summer, in June and July. […]

01 Oct

Neiman Marcus sends notices of breach to 4.3 million customers

Neiman Marcus, the Texas-based luxury department stores chain, is sending notices of a data breach to roughly 4.3 million customers. […]

Month: October 2021

Ransomware operators behind hundreds of attacks arrested in Ukraine

Transnational fraud ring stole millions from Army members, veterans

Sandhills online machinery markets shut down by ransomware attack

Ruby updates code of conduct to promote inclusion

The Week in Ransomware – October 1st 2021 – “This was preventable”

US unites 30 countries to disrupt global ransomware attacks

FCC orders phone carriers to enforce unlawful robocall blocking

Crypto platform mistakenly gives $90M to users, asks for refund

MoneyLion locks customer accounts after credential stuffing attacks

Neiman Marcus sends notices of breach to 4.3 million customers