Boeing Confirms ‘Cyber Incident’ from LockBit Hacking Group

Rojoef Manuel reports: Boeing has confirmed a “cyber incident” in its parts and distributions business days after a ransomware group published threats against the company. The acknowledgment came after LockBit hackers said on Friday they had tapped “a … Continue reading Boeing Confirms ‘Cyber Incident’ from LockBit Hacking Group

Wawa Data Breach Settlement’s $3 Million Lawyers Fee Rejected

Jennifer Kay reports: A federal appeals court has vacated over $3 million in attorneys’ fees awarded as part of a $12.2 million data breach settlement against Wawa Inc. The fee award issue now is remanded to the district court “to take a closer look at… Continue reading Wawa Data Breach Settlement’s $3 Million Lawyers Fee Rejected

Town of Iowa in Louisiana victim of ransomware attack: ALPHV publishes a portion of the exfiltrated documents

Marco A. De Felice reports: The ransomware group ALPHV (BlackCat) has published a first part of exfiltrated data from the Town of Iowa in the state of Louisiana. Approximately 250 scanned documents in PDF format have been released, some of which contai… Continue reading Town of Iowa in Louisiana victim of ransomware attack: ALPHV publishes a portion of the exfiltrated documents

Exclusive: Daixin Team claims responsibility for attacks affecting Canadian hospitals, starts leaking data

  Daixin Team is now claiming responsibility for — and leaking data from — an attack that has significantly impactedF five Canadian hospitals in Ontario. TransForm Shared Service Organization provides IT, supply chain, and accounts pay… Continue reading Exclusive: Daixin Team claims responsibility for attacks affecting Canadian hospitals, starts leaking data

Exclusive: Hackers claim they still have access to Clark County School District, and reveal more details about hack and stolen data

When reviews of data breaches in the education sector are written for 2023, they will almost certainly mention the 2022 attack on the Los Angeles Unified School District that wasn’t fully disclosed until 2023 and the Minneapolis Public Schools br… Continue reading Exclusive: Hackers claim they still have access to Clark County School District, and reveal more details about hack and stolen data

Stanford University Investigating “Cybersecurity Incident”

Stanford University issued a statement yesterday: The security and integrity of our information systems are top priorities, and we work continually to safeguard our network. We are continuing to investigate a cybersecurity incident at the Stanford Univ… Continue reading Stanford University Investigating “Cybersecurity Incident”

Six months after data security incident, Fredericksburg Foot & Ankle Center notifies patients

On October 24, the Fredericksburg Foot & Ankle Center (FFAC) in Virginia began mailing breach notification letters to almost 15,000 patients affected by a cyberattack. The letter’s “What Happened?” section simply stated, “A… Continue reading Six months after data security incident, Fredericksburg Foot & Ankle Center notifies patients

Hackers escalate: leak 200k CCSD students’ data; claim to still have access to CCSD email system

Clark County School District (CCSD) in Nevada informed parents and employees that they became aware of a “cybersecurity incident” on October 5. Three weeks later, the district had not fully recovered from the attack and parents were complai… Continue reading Hackers escalate: leak 200k CCSD students’ data; claim to still have access to CCSD email system

Ie: “Thousands of drivers have sensitive data exposed to hackers in major IT breach”

What is one headline writer’s “major IT breach” may be a blogger’s “data leak.”  Adrian Weckler reports: The driving licences of thousands of motorists who had vehicles towed on behalf of the gardaí were left at the … Continue reading Ie: “Thousands of drivers have sensitive data exposed to hackers in major IT breach”