Huang Li-yun and Matthew Mazzetta report that the hacker known as “Crazyhunter” on Breach Forums has been identified and prosecutors are seeking an arrest warrant for him: The Criminal Investigation Bureau (CIB) on Wednesday said it had identified the suspect behind the hacking and attempted extortion of MacKay Memorial Hospital as a 20-year-old Chinese man,…
Thanos Pappas reports: Many people worry about hackers stealing their personal data, but sometimes, the worst breaches come not from shadowy cybercriminals but straight from the companies we trust. According to a new report from Germany, the VW Group stored sensitive information for 800,000 electric vehicles from various brands on a poorly secured Amazon cloud—essentially leaving…
The high-profile information stealer switches up its TTPs, but keeps the CAPTCHA tactic; we take a deep dive
Jonathan Greig reports: Officials at a large energy industry and federal government contractor were locked out of company financial systems for six weeks due to a recent ransomware attack. ENGlobal Corporation revealed the extended disruptions in an update to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Monday evening. “The cybersecurity incident limited the Company’s ability to access…
Michael Nakhiengchanh reports: Taipei’s Mackay Memorial Hospital apologized Thursday to the public for an information leak caused by a cyberattack earlier this month. On Feb. 9, the hospital was hit by ransomware called “Crazy Hunter,” causing over 500 computers to crash and reportedly up to 32.5 GB of information stolen, per CNA. The leaked data allegedly includes personal…
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