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"Bank of America Data Breach: Vendor Hack Exposes Customer Information"
cybersecurity-data-breach2 years ago

"Bank of America Data Breach: Vendor Hack Exposes Customer Information"

Bank of America warns customers of a data breach after its service provider, Infosys McCamish Systems, was hacked, exposing personal information of approximately 57,000 individuals. The breach, attributed to the LockBit ransomware gang, compromised names, addresses, social security numbers, dates of birth, and financial information. This incident follows a previous breach in May 2023, where Bank of America customers' information was exposed after a breach of Ernst & Young's MOVEit Transfer platform.

"Russian Hacker Sanctioned for Medibank Data Breach in Australia"
cybersecurity-data-breach2 years ago

"Russian Hacker Sanctioned for Medibank Data Breach in Australia"

A Russian man, Aleksandr Ermakov, has been sanctioned for his involvement in Australia's worst data breach, which saw the personal information of 9.7 million Australians stolen from health insurer Medibank and posted online, including sensitive documents such as abortion records. The cyber sanctions, including financial penalties and a travel ban, are the first of their kind in Australia and are aimed at holding individuals involved in significant online attacks accountable. The government has attributed the breach to the Russian cyber-crime gang REvil and has initiated investigations, with more individuals potentially facing penalties.