Fraud Masquerades as Anti-Fraud

Many of us have received a phone call or other notification from a credit card company telling us that they’ve detected suspicious activity on our card. Was it us? Did we just spend $500 at that big box store up the road? No? Thank you; there’…

August 7, 2023
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Colorado Department of Higher Education (CDHE) discloses data breach after ransomware attack

The Colorado Department of Higher Education (CDHE) finally disclosed a data breach impacting students, past students, and teachers after the June attack. In June a ransomware attack hit the Colorado Department of Higher Education (CDHE), now the organization disclosed a data breach. CDHE did not disclose the number of impacted individuals. CDHE discovered the ransomware […]

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August 6, 2023
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Security Affairs newsletter Round 431 by Pierluigi Paganini – International edition

A new round of the weekly SecurityAffairs newsletter arrived! Every week the best security articles from Security Affairs are free for you in your email box. Enjoy a new round of the weekly SecurityAffairs newsletter, including the international press.   Reptile Rootkit employed in attacks against Linux systems in South Korea New PaperCut flaw in […]

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August 6, 2023
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A cyberattack impacted operations of multiple hospitals in several US states

A cyberattack has disrupted the computer systems of multiple hospitals in several states, with a severe impact on their operations. Some emergency rooms in multiple hospitals in several states were forced to close and ambulances were diverted due to a cyberattack against their networks. The cyberattack hit hospitals operated by Prospect Medical Holdings, which are […]

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August 5, 2023
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Married couple pleaded guilty to laundering billions in cryptocurrency stolen from Bitfinex in 2016

A married couple from New York pleaded guilty this week to laundering billions of dollars stolen from Bitfinex in 2016. The couple pleaded guilty to money laundering charges in connection with the hack of the cryptocurrency stock exchange Bitfinex that took place in 2016. The hackers stole 120,000 Bitcoin and the theft had serious repercussions […]

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August 4, 2023
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