Rapper Who Bragged About Defrauding US CARES Act Program Could Face Up to 22 Years in Prison

Rapper Who Bragged About Defrauding US CARES Act Program Could Face Up to 22 Years in Prison

A rapper who bragged about fleecing the US Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA) on YouTube was arrested for allegedly defrauding the government of $1.2 million in benefits, the Department of Justice (DOJ) disclosed on Friday. According to a press release, Fontrell Antonio Baines, AKA “Nuke Bizzle,” is accused of fraudulently applied ... Read More
BBB Warns of Health Insurance Open Enrollment Scams

BBB Warns of Health Insurance Open Enrollment Scams

With health insurance open enrollment season just around the corner, US consumers preparing to change or add to their health coverage should watch out for scammers, the Better Business Bureau (BBB) warns. According to the consumer protection organization, fraudsters call unsuspecting citizens and pose as official Medicare agents or “health ... Read More
Credit Card Details of 3 Million Dickey’s BBQ Customers Up for Sale on Dark Web Marketplace

Credit Card Details of 3 Million Dickey’s BBQ Customers Up for Sale on Dark Web Marketplace

Bad actors are selling access to 3 million Dickey’s Barbecue Pit customer credit cards, cyber-security researchers disclosed earlier this week. On October 12, the dark web marketplace known as Joker’s Stash uploaded a collection of millions of compromised credit cards, most of them belonging to US-based customers. According to Gemini ... Read More
Law Firm Seyfarth Shaw Hit by Apparent Ransomware Attack

Law Firm Seyfarth Shaw Hit by Apparent Ransomware Attack

Seyfarth Shaw fell victim to a crippling malware attack over the weekend, the global law firm disclosed earlier this week. According to an official statement, unauthorized activity was detected by the company’s monitoring systems on Saturday. “On Saturday, October 10, 2020, Seyfarth was the victim of a sophisticated and aggressive ... Read More
Barnes & Noble Cyberattack May Have Exposed Personal Information of Shoppers

Barnes & Noble Cyberattack May Have Exposed Personal Information of Shoppers

Barnes & Noble has fallen victim to a cyberattack, which resulted in unauthorized access to company networks and exposure of customer information, the bookstore giant disclosed earlier this week. The attack also affected the entire NOOK system, and customers still can’t sync recent purchases to their e-readers or access e-book ... Read More
Morgan Stanley Receives $60 Million Fine for Improper Handling of Customer Data

Morgan Stanley Receives $60 Million Fine for Improper Handling of Customer Data

Morgan Stanley investment bank must pay a whopping $60 million fine for failing to properly decommission multiple business data centers that stored sensitive customer information, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) announced earlier this month. According to a civil penalty consent order, the oversights in handling the ... Read More
Security Researchers Awarded over $250,000 for Reporting 55 Vulnerabilities in Apple’s Bug Bounty Program

Security Researchers Awarded over $250,000 for Reporting 55 Vulnerabilities in Apple’s Bug Bounty Program

A comprehensive three-month analysis of Apple’s online services has netted a team of security researchers a $288,500 reward after reporting critical vulnerabilities as part of its bug bounty program. In total, the researchers disclosed 55 vulnerabilities, including 11 flagged critical, 29 high and 13 medium in severity. If exploited, these ... Read More
Personal and Medical Information of Children and Adults Stolen in DHS Data Breach

Personal and Medical Information of Children and Adults Stolen in DHS Data Breach

Cyberattackers have managed to steal personal and medical information of children and adults involved in Child Protective Services (CPS) and DHS Division of Family & Children Services (DFCS) cases, the Georgia Department of Human Services (DHS) has disclosed. According to a press release, unauthorized individuals gained access to DHS employee ... Read More
Tesla Fires Employee for Allegedly Sabotaging Operations at California-Based Factory

Tesla Fires Employee for Allegedly Sabotaging Operations at California-Based Factory

Employees at the Tesla car-manufacturing plant in Freemont, California, have been informed by company officials that a former worker “maliciously sabotaged” operations at the factory last month. According to an internal memo obtained by Bloomberg News, the unnamed employee was caught trying to cover his tracks by attempting to destroy ... Read More
Massachusetts Public School District Cancels Online Classes after Alleged Cyberattack

Massachusetts Public School District Cancels Online Classes after Alleged Cyberattack

More than 60 Springfield Public Schools shut down remote learning after a cyberattack affected the school district’s IT network on October 8. Yesterday, the second-largest school district in Massachusetts, offering classes for over 25,000 students, announced the cancellation of virtual classes due to network systems issues. “Due to issues with ... Read More