Ever paid hush money to crooks who broke into your network? Wondered how much you can trust them?
Author: Naked Security writer
Company transcribed ultra-personal conversations, didn't secure them. Criminal stole them, then extorted thousands of vulnerable patients.
Unfortunately, you've probably already heard the cliche that "cybercrime abhors a vacuum"...
When someone calls you up to warn you that your bank account is under attack - it's true, because THAT VERY PERSON is the one attacking you!
Guilty party got 18 months, also has to pay back $20m he probably hasn't got, which could land him in more hot water.
Those numbers or names that pop up when a call comes up? They're OK as a hint of who's calling, but THEY PROVE NOTHING
Learn how to protect yourself from big-money tricksters like the Hushpuppis of the world...
That was the week that was...
Is "pay a small fine and keep on trading" a sufficient penalty for letting a breach happen, impeding an investigation, and hiding the truth?
Obstructed FTC proceedings, and concealed a crime, said the jury.