Domain name registrars track domain name owners via "whois" data, which is a crucial tool for investigators combating cybercrime. But Kroll's Alan Brill says that since the EU General Data Protection Regulation went into effect, many registrars no longer publicly share such information, and that's a problem.
Dutch police have arrested a man accused of working as a developer for Tornado Cash. "He is suspected of involvement in concealing criminal financial flows and facilitating money laundering through the mixing of cryptocurrencies via the decentralized Ethereum mixing service," Dutch authorities say.
In the latest weekly update, four ISMG editors discuss the breach of customer engagement platform Twilio, a cyberattack on the U.K.'s NHS that has reignited concerns about supply chain security in the healthcare sector, and the U.S. Treasury clamping down on shady cryptocurrency mixers.
A high-ranking employee at Bitcoin Mercantile Exchange, or BitMEX, has pleaded guilty to violating the Bank Secrecy Act, which requires financial institutions to help prevent money laundering. The plea by Gregory Dwyer follows BitMEX's three founders all pleading guilty to the same charge.
The government of India withdrew a long-anticipated personal data protection bill from Parliament. The government of Prime Minister Narendra Modi vowed to instead introduce a comprehensive framework of global standard laws including digital privacy laws
A $3 million settlement is headed for final court approval in a class action lawsuit involving a 2020 cyberattack against a vendor that provides support services to hundreds of dental practices in 21 states. The incident affected more than 1.2 million of the practices' patients and employees.
The Australian Federal Police have charged a 24-year-old Melbourne man for allegedly creating global spyware purchased by over 14,500 individuals across 128 countries. Priced at $25, once it is installed on a victim's computer, it can be used to steal personal information or spy on individuals.
The chairman of the U.S. House Intelligence Committee vowed more action against makers of advance spyware such as Israel's NSO Group while witnesses pressed the panel to commit the intelligence community's resources to disrupting spyware companies.
A proposed $350 million settlement of a consolidated class action lawsuit against T-Mobile, after a 2021 data breach that affected nearly 77 million people, includes breach victims and related legal costs. The settlement requires T-Mobile to invest $150 million to bolster data security.
The Identity Theft Resource Center's data breach report for the first half of 2022 says approximately 40% of data breach notices do not list the root cause of the compromise. "Unknown" is the top cause of data breaches for the first time since the ITRC began tracking their causes.
As the world embraces renewables and green energy, is the energy sector properly learning from past cybersecurity mistakes? Rafael Narezzi, CTO of CF Partners, discusses current industrial cybersecurity shortcomings and the need for the industry to take a more mature and proactive approach.
Ransomware attacks and data breaches: One thing both have in common is the challenge of attempting to accurately understand their true scale and impact. Too often, data breach notifications lack useful details, while ransomware attacks and ransom payments go unreported.
A federal grand jury indicted a 38-year-old Florida man for allegedly selling more than $1 billion worth of counterfeit Cisco network equipment to customers worldwide, including hospitals, schools, government agencies and the military, as "new and genuine Cisco products," the indictment says.
A misconfigured Alibaba private cloud server has led to the leak of around 1 billion Chinese nationals' personal details. An unknown hacker, identified as "ChinaDan," posted an advertisement on a hacker forum selling 23 terabytes of data for 10 bitcoins, equivalent to about $200,000.
The Biden executive order on cybersecurity was a catalyst for action, with tight delivery times for steps including promotion of SBOMs and zero trust. The cyber-physical nexus and expanding threat surface mean it's not easy to maintain vigilance, but recognizing that is the first step.
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