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Also, More ClickFix Attacks and Teen Booters Arrested in PolandThis week, Russian hackers targeted Signal and WhatsApp users, permit-fee phishing hit U.S. applicants, ClickFix on WordPress sites, Microsoft patched 80 bugs, a 14K-router botnet, Polish teens held over DDoS tools and Finland warned of Russian, Chinese espionage. North Korean IT workers for hire.

Also, More ShinyHunters Breaches, North Korea Laptop Farm Operator SentencedThis week, Finland's Aleksanteri Kivimäki sentenced. ShinyHunters breaches. Laptop farm rancher sentenced. Oregon state agency hacker sentenced. African scammers arrested. MuddyWater AI-assisted hacks. Advantest ransomware incident, SolarWinds and Microsoft patches. FileZen flaw. QualDerm breach.

Also, Sedgwick Confirms Breach, Romanian Power Firm Hit, D-Link Flaws ExploitedThis week, Moody's said firewalls will be obsolete, Romanian critical infrastructure hacked, Sedgwick breach and a D-Link DSL flaw. Finland seized the Fitburg. Microsoft said Direct Send not to blame for Exchange phishing. Malicious Chrome extensions, European hotels targeted and health breaches.

Also, Sedgwick Confirms Breach, Romanian Power Firm Hit, D-Link Flaws ExploitedThis week, Moody's said firewalls will be obsolete, Romanian critical infrastructure hacked, Sedgwick breach and a D-Link DSL flaw. Finland seized the Fitburg. Microsoft said Direct Send not to blame for Exchange phishing. Malicious Chrome extensions, European hotels targeted and health breaches.

Finnish Border Guard Seize Cargo Ship Suspected of Causing DisruptionFinnish police on Wednesday seized a cargo ship sailing from Russia suspected of rupturing an undersea telecommunication cable connecting Helsinki to Estonia, a region of the Baltic Sea that is the site of a slew of suspected Russian cable sabotage incidents.

Also, Colt Services Outage Persists, Finland Charges Americans in Vastaamo HackThis week, Microsoft hit RaccoonO365, Colt Technology Services, Finland charged a U.S. citizen in Vastaamo hack. RevengeHotels hackers used AI, Meta can't overturn a privacy case verdict. Chinese hackers unleashed spear phishing emails. Prosper confirmed a data breach, as did Kering fashion houses.

Vastaamo Hacker Aleksanteri Kivimäki Is Free, For NowA Helsinki court ordered the release of Finland's most notorious hacker pending the resolution of his appeal of a conviction stemming from the theft of psychotherapy records of 33,000 individuals. Aleksanteri Kivimäki was convicted last year for hacking into now-defunct psychotherapy chain Vastaamo.

Also, Alleged Gravy Analytics Breach Exposes Location DataThis week, a Russian tanker linked to cable sabotage detained in Finland, a claimed Gravy Analytics breach exposed location data, a Mirai-based botnet exploited zero-day flaws, Dell updated framework flaws and a court sentenced a Florida woman for laundering millions in romance scams.

Suspect Crew Members of the Eagle S Cannot Leave the ShipFinnish police say they've identified as suspects eight crew members of an oil tanker linked to a Russian "shadow fleet" of sanctions busting ships in an investigation into an incident that broke submarine cables in the Baltic Sea. Authorities escorted the tanker into Finnish waters on Dec. 25.

The 'Eagle S' Forms Part of Sanctions-Busting Russian Shadow Fleet, Says EUFinnish police boarded Thursday an oil tanker suspected of rupturing telecommunications and electricity cables running beneath the Baltic Sea in a Christmas Day incident. They escorted the tanker, the Eagle S, into Finnish waters as part of a criminal investigation into damage caused on Wednesday.

Also: Trinity Didn't Really Hack the Spanish Tax Agency, Law Firm KYL Reports BreachThis week, a vodka maker in bankruptcy cited its ransomware attack, no ransomware at the Spanish tax agency and cable cuttings in Finland. Data stolen from Japanese shoppers, Chemonics International and law firm KYL. A sweep of Asian cybercrime, trends in the U.K. and ENGlobal ransomware attack.

Henna Virkkunen Vows to Boost European innovation, Cut RegulationsNewly-designed European Union tech commissioner Henna Virkkunen will lead efforts to establish Europe's tech sovereignty, said European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, who will start a second term on Dec. 1. Virkkunen was a liberal-conservative Finnish member of the European Parliament.

Noka 'Is Aware of Reports'Finnish telecommunications equipment manufacturer Nokia is investigating the alleged posting of source code data on a criminal hacking forum. A hacker going by the handle of "IntelBroker" on Thursday posted what he said is a trove of "Nokia related source code."

Nordic Authorities Takedown Sipulitie, Dutch Police Arrest Alleged Bohemia AdminsOctober has been a good month for European police agencies shutting down dark web marketplaces, with Dutch, Finnish and Swedish police announcing server seizures and suspect arrests. It's been more than a decade since Ross "Dread Pirate Roberts" Ulbricht initiated an era of online criminal bazaars.

Also: New Attack Threatens VPN User Privacy; Android Malware Targets FinlandThis week, LockBit claimed responsibility for an attack, British Columbia probed an attack, the "TunnelVision" flaw threatened VPN users' privacy, a CEO was sentenced for a scam, attackers exploited a WordPress plug-in flaw, Zscaler probed a breach and Finland warned about Android malware scams.

'Ransom_man' Extortonist Faces 6 Year, 3 Month Prison TermA Finnish court found Aleksanteri Tomminpoika Kivimäki guilty of hacking and leaking online the psychotherapy records of 33,000 individuals in a 2020 incident. The District Court of Länsi-Uusimaa has sentenced Kivimäki, 26, to six years and three months in prison.

Also: Hackers Target Apple Password Reset FlawThis week, Russian organizations are losing Microsoft Cloud, hackers targeted an Apple flaw, Germany warned of critical flaws in Microsoft Exchange, an info stealer targeted Indian government agencies and the energy sector, and Finland confirmed APT31's role in a 2020 breach of Parliament.

Teemu Tunkelo Left SSH Abruptly After License Sales Slump and Stock Price NosediveSSH Communications Security CEO Teemu Tunkelo left the Finnish cybersecurity vendor abruptly Monday after low license sales in late 2023 slowed the company's growth. No reason was given for Tunkelo's departure, which stems from an agreement between the CEO and SSH and will take effect immediately.

Aleksanteri Kivimaki Vanished After the Court Ordered His ReconfinementA Finnish hacker on trial for his alleged role in the hack and leak of mental patient notes taken during psychotherapy sessions has vanished. A Finnish court on Friday ordered Aleksanteri Tomminpoika Kivimäki back into jail. He was under home detention at the time of his disappearance.

Extortion Money Found in Bank Account of Aleksanteri Kivimaki, Prosecutors SayProsecutors trying the case of a Finnish national accused of attempting to extort tens of thousands of psychotherapy patients and of later posting therapy notes online said Monday that they have traced the cryptocurrency wallet used by the blackmailer to the accused man.