Nueva EPS, Colombia’s largest regional healthcare promoting entity has allegedly been hacked (1)

Colombia’s largest health-promoting entity, Nueva EPS, has allegedly been hacked by an individual demanding $15 million not to leak the data.  Colombia’s healthcare system includes Entidad Promotora de Salud (EPS), regional health-promoting… Continue reading Nueva EPS, Colombia’s largest regional healthcare promoting entity has allegedly been hacked (1)→

Daiwa Securities says info on 110,000 clients may have been leaked in vendor incident

Takashi Nakamichi and Ryo Horiuchi report that Daiwa Securities, Japan’s second-largest brokerage and investment banking firm, is responding to a breach at one of its vendors. Daiwa Securities Group said information on as many as 110,000 clients … Continue reading Daiwa Securities says info on 110,000 clients may have been leaked in vendor incident→

Ransomware group threatens to leak customer data from top insurance companies in South Africa

Luis Monzon reports: Ransomware-as-a-service group The Gentlemen threatened to leak data belonging to insurance companies LegalWise and Samwumed, with more South African companies likely to follow. The Gentlemen is one of the most active cybercriminal … Continue reading Ransomware group threatens to leak customer data from top insurance companies in South Africa→

South Korea’s President Lee Jae Myung orders thorough probe into data breaches at local banks

Lee Hyo-jin reports: President Lee Jae Myung on Sunday ordered a thorough investigation into a string of recent data breaches at financial institutions, as artificial intelligence (AI)-powered cyberattacks increasingly target them. According to Cheong … Continue reading South Korea’s President Lee Jae Myung orders thorough probe into data breaches at local banks→

Slate Valley Unified School District voted not to pay ransom demand; Kairos likely to leak data

The Slate Valley Unified School District in Fair Haven, Vermont, has been responding to a security incident since September 3. On October 2, Kairos threat actors contacted DataBreaches to alert us to the incident and their response to the district&#821… Continue reading Slate Valley Unified School District voted not to pay ransom demand; Kairos likely to leak data→