The Week in Ransomware - October 7th 2022 - A 20 year sentence
It was a very quiet week regarding ransomware news, with the most significant news being the sentencing of a Netwalker affiliate to 20-years in prison. [...]
Prison cybersecurity covers attacks on correctional systems, inmate data exposure, and technology risks affecting secure operations.
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Prison is a correctional facility or the wider prison system that manages incarcerated people, staff, visitors, and contractors. In security reporting, the tag may cover cyber incidents affecting prison agencies and facilities, the protection of incarcerated people’s data and communications, or the imprisonment of people convicted of cybercrime. These are related but distinct contexts, so reports should identify whether prison is the affected environment or a legal outcome.
Prisons operate systems with both information-security and physical-safety consequences. Records may include identity, health, legal, and behavioral data, while connected doors, cameras, alarms, inmate-management systems, and communications platforms can affect facility operations if unavailable or manipulated. Material safeguards include strict access control, network segmentation between administrative and operational systems, logging and monitoring of privileged or vendor access, and tested continuity procedures. Privacy and compliance requirements are especially significant because incarcerated people have limited control over how their information is collected and shared. Incident response must protect evidence while maintaining custody, staff safety, and essential services.
It was a very quiet week regarding ransomware news, with the most significant news being the sentencing of a Netwalker affiliate to 20-years in prison. [...]
A U.S. federal court jury has found former Uber Chief Security Officer Joseph Sullivan guilty of not disclosing a 2016 breach of customer and driver records to regulators and attempting to cover up the incident
Sebastien Vachon-Desjardins, 35, was also ordered to forfeit $21.5m
A former affiliate of the Netwalker ransomware has been sentenced to 20 years in prison in the U.S., a little over three months after the Canadian national pleaded guilty to his role in the crimes
Former Netwalker ransomware affiliate Sebastien Vachon-Desjardins has been sentenced to 20 years in prison and demanded to forfeit $21.5 million for his attacks on a Tampa company and other entities. [...]
Two years of scamming + $10 million leeched = 25 years in prison. Just in time for #Cybermonth.
A 46-year-old man in the U.S. has been sentenced to 25 years in prison after being found guilty of laundering over $9.5 million accrued by carrying out cyber-enabled financial fraud