Collaborate Disseminate
In June 2023, DataBreaches reported that the Oregon Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) had become a victim of the MOVEit breach by Clop. The DMV reported that 3.5 million drivers may have been affected. At the time, the state issued a statement saying,… Continue reading Oregon DMV sued over 2023 MOVEit data breach
For those who would like a timely reminder about making sure you terminate access and take control of devices immediately when an employee or contractor terminates employment, consider this press release from the Southern District of New York on May 1…. Continue reading Former Cybersecurity Consultant Arrested For $1.5 Million Extortion Scheme Against IT Company
Charlie Nash reports: Two conservative news websites – Human Events and The Post Millennial – were hacked on Thursday evening and replaced with a page leaking private information. Both websites were taken down by unnamed hackers and replaced with a fak… Continue reading Conservative News Websites Hacked, Replaced With Page Leaking Private Information
Anna McGuinness and Carla Mascarenhas report: NSW Police arrested a man in Fairfield West on May 2 in connection with an alleged data breach that potentially caught out one million club patrons. Police said a 46-year-old man was taken to Fairfield Poli… Continue reading Au: Man arrested as one million club patrons are caught in data breach
Eduard Kovacs reports: Government agencies from the United States, Canada and the United Kingdom are providing recommendations to critical infrastructure organizations following a series of attacks launched by apparent pro-Russia hacktivists against in… Continue reading Russian Hackers Target Industrial Systems in North America, Europe
May 1 – A Ukrainian national was sentenced today to 13 years and seven months in prison and ordered to pay over $16 million in restitution for his role in conducting over 2,500 ransomware attacks and demanding over $700 million in ransom payments… Continue reading Sodinokibi/REvil Affiliate Yaroslav Vasinskyi Sentenced for Role in $700M Ransomware Scheme
Zack Whittaker reports: The ransomware gang that hacked into U.S. health tech giant Change Healthcare used a set of stolen credentials to remotely access the company’s systems that weren’t protected by multifactor authentication (MFA), according to the… Continue reading Change Healthcare hackers broke in using stolen credentials — and no MFA, says UHG CEO
Note: Marco A. De Felice (aka @amvinfe) has been doing some great investigative blogging on ransomware groups and incidents. If you’re not checking his SuspectFile site regularly, you are missing out on some of his exclusive reporting. De Feli… Continue reading United Healthcare, Optum, and Change Healthcare Involved in Northeast Ohio Neighborhood Health Data Breach
CTV News reports: All 79 locations of pharmacy and retail chain London Drugs are shut down Sunday, and there is no estimate on when they will be back open. A customer service representative told CTV News “all of our systems are down” and the stores are… Continue reading All London Drugs stores closed across Western Canada due to “operational issue”
Pop Quiz: A company misrepresents what its service can do. An innocent consumer, having relied on their claims, signs up for their service but soon discovers that it cannot do what Sales had assured them it would. Upon discovering the misrepresentation… Continue reading Zoom misrepresents its Global Select service, then won’t cancel and refund? An FTC complaint has now been filed.