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When the FBI issued a Private Industry Notice in May 2025 about the Silent Ransom Group (SRG) targeting law firms, they were not exaggerating. The image on the left side of this post is not a new geometric wallpaper. The green boxes represent law firm … Continue reading A Silent Threat, Loud Consequences: Ransom Group Hits Law Firms Hard
Here we go again? Lara Pearce reports: Popular travel website Booking.com has warned customers that their personal information including booking details and names may have been accessed by an “unauthorised third party”. Booking.com is one … Continue reading Booking.com warns customers their private travel details may have been accessed by ‘unauthorised party’
Joe Tidy reports: Grand Theft Auto developer Rockstar Games has been targeted for a second time in three years by hackers. The data breach affecting the gaming giant was reported by cybersecurity news outlets on Saturday, after a group of hackers claim… Continue reading GTA-maker Rockstar Games hacked again but downplays impact
Spring Lake Park Today reports: Spring Lake Park Schools in Minnesota were forced to close on Monday due to a suspected ransomware attack that disrupted the district’s computer systems. Local authorities are investigating the cybersecurity incide… Continue reading MN: Spring Lake Park Schools Closed After Suspected Ransomware Attack
Yesterday, Bryan Lambert reported: Health care providers at Brockton Hospital are preparing to work off paper, not computers, for the next two weeks as the health care hub deals with an ongoing cybersecurity incident. The cybersecurity incident took m… Continue reading Brockton Hospital still dealing with aftermath of ransomware attack
Jones Day wasn’t the only big law firm to recently fall prey to threat actors variously known as Silent Ransom Group, Luna Moth, Chatty Spider, or UNC3753. DataBreaches will refer to them as the Silent Ransom Group (“SRG”).* In Januar… Continue reading Silent Ransom Group leaked another big law firm: Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe
Laura Cress reports: A former Meta employee suspected of downloading around 30,000 private images of Facebook users is being investigated by the Metropolitan Police. The engineer, who lives in London, is believed to have designed a program to be able t… Continue reading Ex-Meta worker investigated for downloading 30,000 private Facebook photos
Yonhap News reports: Lotte Card has been notified by the financial watchdog that it is liable for around 5 billion won ($3.38 million) in financial penalties and a business suspension of over four months over a massive data leak, informed sources said … Continue reading Lotte Card given notice of $3M penalty, business suspension over massive data breach
Two firms recently told DataBreaches that about 30% or more of their clients pay ransom after a cyberattack. But you may get a different impression from other findings. The Actuary reports: Initial ransom demands by cyber attackers surged by 47% last y… Continue reading 86% of businesses refused to pay cyber ransoms in 2025 — Coalition Insurance
Rob White reports: A major pensions administrator is under investigation after admitting its second data breach in three years, the Government has confirmed. Capita, which runs the Civil Service Pension Scheme, confirmed that up to 138 retirees receive… Continue reading Capita under investigation after workers hit by pensions data breach