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Earlier today, DataBreaches was contacted on Signal by someone who saw a ransom note on Naturalsciences.org. Shortly thereafter, the site was down with a message that it was down for construction (not even “maintenance,” but “construc… Continue reading “to recover your files, kindly send 0.1 BTC to…” ransom note appears on websites
NISOS writes: Last month, our research on DPRK IT worker fraud made headlines on NBC News. Security teams, hiring managers, and executives all came back with the same reaction: this is happening, and many organizations aren’t equipped to detect it. Thi… Continue reading The Human Element: DPRK IT Worker Fraud and Insider Risk
France has arrested numerous young hackers in the past decade. You’d think — or hope — that they might have developed an effective diversion program by now. Have they? That’s not to imply that other countries like the U.K. and U… Continue reading 15-year-old arrested in massive French Government data leak
Check Point Researchers recently dug into all three versions of VECT’s ransomware. And what they found should concern anyone who discovers they have been locked by it. From their blog post: Ransomware is supposed to be reversible. The attacker lo… Continue reading VECT Ransomware is a Wiper, Not Ransomware — Don’t Bother Paying, Says Check Point Research
On April 28, Sandhills Medical Foundation in South Carolina notified the Maine Attorney General’s Office of a data breach that affected a total of 169,017 people, only 8 of whom are Maine residents. Their notification to the state and those affec… Continue reading Almost one year after discovery, Sandhills Medical Foundation notifies 169,017 people affected by a cyberattack
Data from Japanese firms indicates that paying ransom is unlikely to enable full recovery of encrypted data. Japan Today reports: At least 222 Japanese companies have paid ransomware attackers in the past, yet about 60 percent of them still failed to r… Continue reading Over 200 Japanese firms have paid ransomware attackers; 60% fail to recover data
Nogo Mania reports: The football world faces a serious security crisis. A large-scale cyberattack targeted the Asian Football Confederation, exposing sensitive data linked to more than 150,000 players and staff. The breach ranks among the most serious … Continue reading Cyberattack targeting Asian Football Confederation involves personal info of high-profile athletes like Ronaldo
THV11 News reports: Pine Bluff School District Superintendent Dr. Jennifer Barbaree broke her silence Monday evening after a cyberattack that cost the district millions. According to district officials, the incident happened on December 17. In a statem… Continue reading AR: Pine Bluff School District loses $3.2 million in business email compromise attack
UNN reports: Moldova’s Cybersecurity Agency has reported a large-scale attack on the country’s main medical database, resulting in damage to around 30% of the information, according to Point, as reported by UNN. The agency’s deputy director said the at… Continue reading In Moldova, hackers attacked a medical database, damaging 30% of the information
A DataBreaches.net Editorial The “BlueLeaks 2.0” data breach may be the worst privacy and data security breach affecting students that DataBreaches has seen in 20 years of reporting on breaches affecting the education sector. If people thou… Continue reading The “BlueLeaks 2.0” Breach: Will there be any accountability? Senators start with transparency.