Mathew Schwartz
Executive Editor, Europe at Data Breach Today
Executive Editor, Europe at Information Security Media Group (ISMG)
Executive Editor, Europe at BankInfoSecurity Europe
Executive Editor - DataBreachToday and Europe for Information Security Media Group, covering all things security & privacy (U.K., Europe, U.S., and beyond ... )
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databreachtoday.com | Mathew Schwartz
Fraud Management & Cybercrime , Incident & Breach Response , Ransomware After Vendor Paid for Data-Deletion Promise, Criminals Extort Schools Directly Mathew J. Schwartz (euroinfosec) • May 8, 2025 Let's gather around and listen to the story of the ransomware hackers who deleted stolen data. (Image: Shutterstock) Students, gather round for the sad story of how PowerSchool got schooled by hackers, paid them for a promise, then saw that promise get broken.
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1 week ago |
databreachtoday.com | Mathew Schwartz
Fraud Management & Cybercrime , Incident & Breach Response , Ransomware Criminals Extort School Employees After Vendor Paid for Data-Deletion Promise Mathew J. Schwartz (euroinfosec) • May 8, 2025 Let's gather around and listen to the story of the ransomware hackers who deleted stolen data. (Image: Shutterstock) Students, gather round for the sad story of how PowerSchool got schooled not once, but twice.
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bankinfosecurity.com | Mathew Schwartz
Fraud Management & Cybercrime , Ransomware Exposes Details of Victims, 'Aggressive' Negotiations, Cryptocurrency Addresses Mathew J. Schwartz (euroinfosec) • May 8, 2025 LockBit data leak sites displayed this message on May 8, 2025. One year to the day after an international law enforcement operation unmasked and indicted the leader of the notorious LockBit ransomware group, a hacker has sent the group another love letter.
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thetechstreetnow.com | Mathew Schwartz
32 minutes ago bankinfosecurity Exposes Details of Victims, 'Aggressive' Negotiations, Cryptocurrency Addresses Mathew J. Schwartz (euroinfosec) • May 8, 2025 One year to the day after an international law enforcement operation unmasked and indicted the leader of the notorious LockBit ransomware group, a hacker has sent the group another love letter.
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thetechstreetnow.com | Mathew Schwartz
32 minutes ago bankinfosecurity Not Just Ransomware But Verbal Disclosure of Personal Data Common, Watchdog Finds Mathew J. Schwartz (euroinfosec) • May 8, 2025 Two decades after California introduced the world to data breach notifications, organizations have collectively battened down their cybersecurity hatches and fixed the problem once and for all.
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Attackers maintaining access to fully patched Fortinet gear thanks to symbolic links they've already planted to give themselves read-only access. Fortinet has released a new set of patches designed to find/block these symlinks. https://t.co/yhDNWYHkt5
Experts warn Congress another Salt Typhoon attack is coming, and that the Trump administration's use of unsecured platforms and third-party messaging apps such as Signal could leave serious government secrets wide open to foreign adversaries. https://t.co/cUoBa3ZYan
Weekly Cryptohack Roundup —Abracadabra loses $13M to hack —U.S. Treasury Department lifts Tornado Cash sanctions —South Korean faces prison for stabbing crypto CEO —Hollywood director charged with using investments into his TV show to buy crypto https://t.co/JHVp2gXbwx