The U.S. is the fourth leading purveyor of cybercrime around the world, only behind Russia, Ukraine, and China, based on the World Cybercrime Index compiled by UK and Australian researchers published in the journal PLOS One, Newsweek reports.
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has disclosed that data leaked by threat actor USDoD on BreachForums over the weekend involved information that had already been made available to the public as part of the agency's efforts to provide "a comprehensive picture of environmental impacts," Cybernews reports.
Group Health Cooperative of South Central Wisconsin had data from 533,809 individuals compromised following a ransomware attack in late January, which the BlackSuit ransomware operation had claimed, BleepingComputer reports.
Officials of the Palau government have dismissed claims by the DragonForce ransomware operation alleging the theft of more than 21GB of data from the island nation's systems, which it threatened to leak by Wednesday, as well as ongoing negotiations between both parties, reports The Record, a news site by cybersecurity firm Recorded Future.
Operations at global mobile accessories manufacturer Targus have been interrupted by a cyberattack targeted at its file servers last week, according to BleepingComputer.
U.S. consulting firm Greylock McKinnon Associates had information from 341,650 individuals initially obtained by the Department of Justice as part of a civil litigation compromised following a cyberattack against its systems last May, Security Affairs reports.
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