Collaborate Disseminate
WXOW in Minnesota reports: Winona County paid more than $128,000 following a January ransomware attack, according to a county news release. The county said it negotiated and paid $128,539.57 with assistance from its insurance carrier after ransomware w… Continue reading Winona County paid more than $128K following January ransomware attack
Matt Trewern reports on another charity hit by the Beacon CRM data breach that affected more than 1,000 charities and non-profits: People using an HIV charity have been told their “sensitive and personal” health information may have been st… Continue reading UK: HIV charity has ‘sensitive’ health data stolen
As many people have heard by now, the Qilin ransomware group claimed to have attacked the ATF. As is their regular practice, they provided no proof of their claims. Today, the ATF has issued a statement that sheds light on the incident and what ATF ha… Continue reading Qilin claimed they attacked the ATF. Here’s what the ATF says.
James Titcomb reports: A swarm of 700 OpenAI bots conspired in a cyber attack last month, an investigation has revealed, in what the AI giant called a “warning shot” to the world. Independent researchers found that hundreds of AI bots worked together t… Continue reading Swarm of 700 AI bots went rogue in hacking attack
Gabriel Higgins reports: Manchester Airports Group (MAG) has confirmed that it has been the target of a cybersecurity incident carried out by an unauthorised third party, resulting in the exposure of a quantity of customer data. The group operates Manc… Continue reading Manchester Airports Group confirms cyber attack exposed customer emails, phone numbers and vehicle details
Brian Krebs reports: Authorities in Australia have arrested two men believed to be members of TeamPCP, a prolific cybercrime and data extortion group blamed for perpetrating the longest running spree of software supply chain attacks ever. In a statemen… Continue reading Two Alleged ‘TeamPCP’ Hackers Arrested in Australia
Martin Matishak reports: A top U.S. spy agency will resemble a college for a while on Friday, as it hosts a first-of-its-kind reunion for alumni of its most secretive hacking unit. The National Security Agency will welcome back to campus potentially hu… Continue reading NSA to host a hacker reunion in bid to rebuild secretive unit
Jonathan Greig reports; Chinese government hackers used tools known as “QScan” and “QTRouter” to breach multiple federal agencies since 2018, the Department of Justice said in announcing the takedown of the platforms on Wednesday. The tools were run by… Continue reading US takes down alleged Chinese hacking tools used against Federal Reserve, DOJ and Senate
Since its emergence in May 2025, DireWolf has attacked several U.S. healthcare entities, as listed among its more than 100 targets on its dedicated leak site. As early analysts reporting on the group have noted, DireWolf encrypts victims’ files a… Continue reading National Kidney Registry allegedly hacked by DireWolf ransomware group
Here’s one we missed last week. Hannah Spray reports: The personal information of more than 2,000 people was stolen from Autism Services of Saskatoon during a data breach last year. In the aftermath, the organization properly notified the affecte… Continue reading A recommendation from the Saskatchewan Information and Privacy Commissioner caught our eye