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Spam Kingpin Peter Levashov Gets Time Served

Krebs on Security

Levashov has been in federal custody since his extradition to the United States and guilty plea in 2018, and was facing up to 12 more years in prison. In 2010, Microsoft — in tandem with a number of security researchers — launched a combined technical and legal sneak attack on the Waledac botnet, successfully dismantling it.

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MartyMcFly Malware: new Cyber-Espionage Campaign targeting Italian Naval Industry

Security Affairs

Yoroi security firm uncovered a targeted attack against one of the most important companies in the Italian Naval Industry leveraging MartyMcFly Malware. The victim was one of the most important leaders in the field of security and defensive military grade Naval ecosystem in Italy. Stage2: OleOBj inclusion (click to expand it).

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List of data breaches and cyber attacks in June 2019 ­– 39.7 million records leaked

IT Governance

After a rampant start to the year for data breaches and cyber attacks, it’s about time we went one month without at least one massive security incident. Security breach costs Ripple cryptocurrency holders 23 million XRP (12). EatStreet food ordering service discloses security breach (6 million). Hackers stole $1.75

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UK: Personal liability for PECR regulatory fines proposed in Government consultation

DLA Piper Privacy Matters

PECR sits alongside the Data Protection Act 2018 and the GDPR and provide data subjects with specific privacy rights in relation to electronic communications. There are specific rules on: • marketing calls, emails, texts and faxes; • cookies (and similar technologies); • keeping communications services secure; and.

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AUSTRALIA: Review into Open Banking – Farrell Report released

DLA Piper Privacy Matters

Following in the footsteps of Governments across international borders, the results of the long-awaited and much discussed Review into Open Banking in Australia were released late on Friday, 9 February, 2018. ACCC will be supported by other regulators, most notably OAIC on customer privacy and security protection.

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Inside ‘Evil Corp,’ a $100M Cybercrime Menace

Krebs on Security

Yakubets , who the government says went by the nicknames “ aqua ,” and “ aquamo ,” among others. “As of April 2018, Yakubets was in the process of obtaining a license to work with Russian classified information from the FSB,” notes a statement from the Treasury. Image: FBI.

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The Burden of Privacy In Discovery

Data Matters

4 The Federal Rules of Civil Procedure have begun — since their inception — with a guiding command for courts to seek “to secure the just, speedy, and inexpensive determination of every action and proceeding.”5 12 In other words, the 1983 amendment was seen as limiting the depth rather than the breadth of discovery.13.

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