Australia has sanctioned a Russian man, Aleksandr Ermakov, for his involvement in the country’s largest cyber-attack, which resulted in the theft and online release of the personal data of 9.7m Medibank users. Ermakov, believed to be part of cyber-crime gang REvil, faces the first-ever sanctions of this kind in Australia, including financial penalties and a travel ban.
Microsoft seizes 338 websites to disrupt rapidly growing ‘RaccoonO365’ phishing service
Giles Bruce reports: Microsoft has seized 338 phishing websites associated with a cybercrime service that targeted at least 20 U.S. healthcare organizations. Using a court order granted
