In an unintended consequence of the Securities and Exchange Commission's (SEC) unprecedented rulemaking agenda, a black-hat hacker gang has filed a whistleblower complaint against its victim for not reporting a cybersecurity incident "as mandated" by a Rule reporting requirement that isn't even required yet.
The ransomware gang ALPHV/BlackCat claimed to have hacked publicly traded MeridianLink (NYSE: MLNK), a provider of cloud-based software solutions to financial institutions, in early November. Apparently dissatisfied by the victim's response time, BlackCat posted a ...