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Mobile phone seized from inmate lodged in high-security cell in Nagpur central jail

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A mobile phone handset was seized from an inmate of high-security ‘anda cell’ of the Nagpur central jail by jail staff, police said on Saturday. The phone was seized from Shekhu alias Gulanwaz Khan Izaz Khan (32) on Thursday and handed over to Dhantoli police for investigation, an official said.

Shekhu, history-sheeter, was arrested by the police in December 2019 for smuggling liquor. He, along with five others, were booked under the Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act (MCOCA) and lodged in the jail.

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LAPSUS$’ Alleged Members Are in Jail, but the Gang Hacked Sitel

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London police announced Friday that two teenagers had been charged with hacking crimes in connection to LAPSUS$, a cybercriminal gang that has managed to breach some of the biggest tech companies in the world over the past few months. Far from disintegrating in a leadership vacuum, though, the gang has continued to make digital mayhem without them.

The unnamed teens, a 16-year-old and a 17-year-old boy, face a bevy of charges, including “three counts of unauthorised access to a computer with intent to impair the reliability of data; one count of fraud by false representation and one count of unauthorised access to a computer with intent to hinder access to data,” Scotland Yard said. The duo, who remain in custody, were scheduled to appear in Highbury Corner Magistrates’ Court on Friday. A total of seven people were recently arrested in connection to the gang. The oldest of them is 21.

While the jailing of several of its alleged members would seem to signal an end to LAPSUS$, the group is, in fact, keeping busy. It hacked a new company earlier this week, and the fallout from its past escapades goes on.

After the arrests, a new LAPSUS$ hack

In a matter of months, LAPSUS$ has managed to conduct a series of remarkably successful cyberattacks on the likes of Microsoft, Samsung, Nvidia, and other big name firms. The gang has leaked much of its victims’ data to the web and has often seemed motivated less by money than by a desire for fame and notoriety.

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LAPSUS$’ newest victim is the global software developer Globant, which claims as its clients several blue chip technology companies. On Tuesday, LAPSUS$ updated its Telegram “leak” page with the following: “For anyone who is interested about the poor security practices in use at Globant.com. i will expose the admin credentials for ALL there [sic] devops platforms below.” The gang then dumped a bevy of passwords, along with a link to what it said was 70 gigabytes of Globant’s internal data. According to the gang, this tranche included some internal source code for several of Globant’s biggest clients, including Facebook and Apple.

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Hackers face 25 years’ jail for ransomware attacks on critical infrastructure – News

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Hackers will face up to 25 years’ jail for deliberately targeting critical infrastructure assets under proposed changes to Australia’s computer offences designed to stem the rise in ransomware attacks against businesses.

The new laws will also give federal police “clear legal authority” to investigate and prosecute gangs operating offshore, and the ability to seize cryptocurrencies and other digital assets during the course of an investigation.

The proposed amendments are contained in the Crimes Legislation Amendment (Ransomware Action Plan) Bill 2020 introduced to parliament by assistant minister to the minister for industry, energy and emission reduction Tim Wilson earlier this month.

The bill delivers the federal government’s ransomware action plan, which proposed a suite of new offences for stealing data and the buying and selling of malware, to better protect businesses from attacks.

The action plan, released in October, also foreshadows a mandatory ransomware incident reporting regime that will apply to businesses with a turnover of $10 million or more each year, though that proposal does not form part of the bill.

It follows attempts by the federal opposition to create a similar reporting scheme as part of a private members bill introduced by shadow assistant minister for cyber security Tim Watts in June 2021.

Introducing the bill on behalf of home affairs minister Karen Andrews, Wilson said the amendments are a “critical step to deter ransomware gangs, enable a more effective law enforcement response and halt the flow of cryptocurrencies”.

“This bill modernises Australia’s computer offences to ensure ransomware gangs face criminal liability for each aspect of their business model and increases penalties for their egregious conduct,” he said.

If passed, the bill will allow law enforcement agencies to “investigate and prosecute [computer] offences under the… Criminal Code where the conduct occurs outside of Australia but impacts persons in Australia”.

Wilson said the new power would “provide the Australian Government clear legal authority to investigate and prosecute criminals targeting Australians and Australian businesses…

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Hackers face 25 years’ jail for ransomware attacks on critical infrastructure – Security

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Hackers will face up to 25 years’ jail for deliberately targeting critical infrastructure assets under proposed changes to Australia’s computer offences designed to stem the rise in ransomware attacks against businesses.

The new laws will also give federal police “clear legal authority” to investigate and prosecute gangs operating offshore, and the ability to seize cryptocurrencies and other digital assets during the course of an investigation.

The proposed amendments are contained in the Crimes Legislation Amendment (Ransomware Action Plan) Bill 2020 introduced to parliament by assistant minister to the minister for industry, energy and emission reduction Tim Wilson on Thursday morning.

The bill delivers the federal government’s ransomware action plan, which proposed a suite of new offences for stealing data and the buying and selling of malware, to better protect businesses from attacks.

The action plan, released in October, also foreshadows a mandatory ransomware incident reporting regime that will apply to businesses with a turnover of $10 million or more each year, though that proposal does not form part of the bill.

It follows attempts by the federal opposition to create a similar reporting scheme as part of a private members bill introduced by shadow assistant minister for cyber security Tim Watts in June 2021.

Introducing the bill on behalf of home affairs minister Karen Andrews, Wilson said the amendments are a “critical step to deter ransomware gangs, enable a more effective law enforcement response and halt the flow of cryptocurrencies”.

“This bill modernises Australia’s computer offences to ensure ransomware gangs face criminal liability for each aspect of their business model and increases penalties for their egregious conduct,” he said.

If passed, the bill will allow law enforcement agencies to “investigate and prosecute [computer] offences under the… Criminal Code where the conduct occurs outside of Australia but impacts persons in Australia”.

Wilson said the new power would “provide the Australian Government clear legal authority to investigate and prosecute criminals targeting Australians and Australian…

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