Ex-administrator of cybercrime forum Breachforums, Conor Brian Fitzpatrick, has agreed to forfeit $700,000 in a civil lawsuit related to a healthcare data breach. This highly unusual case is the first where a data breach victim will be directly compensated by a cybercriminal’s assets. Fitzpatrick, also facing additional criminal charges, is set for resentencing in June. His initial lenient sentence was overturned because it did not highlight the severity of his offences.

SideWinder APT Hackers Exploits Legacy Office Vulnerabilities to Deploy Malware Undetected
The Acronis Threat Research Unit has identified an extensive cyber campaign run by the SideWinder advanced persistent threat group, targeting high-value institutions in Sri Lanka,