Cybercrime Cyberattack Disrupts Ace Hardware’s Operations Cyberattack cripples Ace Hardware’s internal systems, resulting in shipment delays, suspended online orders. Ionut ArghireNovember 3, 2023
Cybercrime AP News Site Hit by Apparent Denial-of-Service Attack The Associated Press news website experienced an outage that appeared to be consistent with a denial-of-service attack. Associated PressNovember 2, 2023
Cybercrime Florida SIM Swapper Sentenced to Prison for Cryptocurrency Theft A 20-year-old Floridian was sentenced to prison for his role in a hacking scheme that led to the theft of $1 million in cryptocurrency. Ionut ArghireOctober 30, 2023
Cybercrime In Other News: Ex-NSA Employee Spying for Russia, EU Threat Landscape, Cyber Education Funding Noteworthy stories that might have slipped under the radar: Ex-NSA employee spying for Russia, EU threat landscape report, cyber education funding SecurityWeek NewsOctober 27, 2023
Cybercrime China Crackdown on Cyber Scams in Southeast Asia Nets Thousands but Leaves Networks Intact Chinese authorities have netted thousands of people in a crackdown on cyber scams, but the criminal networks remain intact. Associated PressOctober 23, 2023
Cybercrime In Other News: Energy Services Firm Hacked, Tech CEO Gets Prison Time, X Glitch Leads to CIA Channel Hijack Summary of notable cybersecurity news stories that may be top headlines, but are important for the week of October 16, 2023. SecurityWeek NewsOctober 20, 2023
Cybercrime Authorities Shut Down RagnarLocker Ransomware Infrastructure The RagnarLocker ransomware group’s dark web leak site has been seized in a coordinated law enforcement operation. Ionut ArghireOctober 20, 2023
Cybercrime Fraud Detection Firm Spec Raises $15 Million Silicon Valley fraud detection startup attracts $15 million in new financing from SignalFire, Legion Capital and Rally Ventures. Ionut ArghireOctober 20, 2023
Cybercrime Operations of Healthcare Solutions Giant Henry Schein Disrupted by Cyberattack Healthcare solutions giant Henry Schein has disclosed a cybersecurity incident that disrupted operations and possibly led to a data breach. Eduard KovacsOctober 19, 2023
Cybercrime Finland Charges Psychotherapy Hacker With Extortion Finland charged a hacker, accused of the theft of tens of thousands of records from psychotherapy patients, with over 21,000 counts of extortion. AFPOctober 18, 2023
Cybercrime Three Months After Patch, Gov-Backed Actors Exploiting WinRAR Flaw Google says it is still catching government-backed groups linked to China and Russia launching WinRAR exploits in targeted attacks. Ryan NaraineOctober 18, 2023
Cybercrime Darwinium Raises $18 Million for Edge-Based Fraud Prevention Tech Since launching in 2021, Darwinium has raised $26 million to build a bot and fraud prevention platform running on the perimeter edge. Ryan NaraineOctober 18, 2023