Defence Housing Australia Investigates Third-Party Data Breach

Daniel Croft reports: An investigation by Defence Housing Australia (DHA) is currently underway after it was notified that one of its third-party service providers had been hit by a cyber attack. The organisation, which provides housing and accommodati… Continue reading Defence Housing Australia Investigates Third-Party Data Breach

Minneapolis Public Schools starts notifying106,000 of ransomware attack

Joe Warminsky reports: Minneapolis Public Schools has begun notifying more than 100,000 people that their personal information may have been leaked after a cyberattack early this year. The school system started sending letters late last week, according… Continue reading Minneapolis Public Schools starts notifying106,000 of ransomware attack

In: 320,000 Patient Records From Ayush Jharkhand Gov Leaked on Hacking Forum

CloudSek reports: On 14 August, CloudSEK’s contextual AI digital risk platform XVigil discovered a threat actor Tanaka sharing a database marked as bitsphere[.]in on an english speaking hacking forum. Analysis of the database reveals that the following… Continue reading In: 320,000 Patient Records From Ayush Jharkhand Gov Leaked on Hacking Forum

Pizza Hut Australia customer data hacked; ShinyHunters claims to have more than 1 million customers’ information

This has not been a great year for Australian citizens whose personal information has been compromised in a number of cyberattacks. Although DataBreaches regrets being the bearer of more bad news for them, more than one million customers of Pizza Hut A… Continue reading Pizza Hut Australia customer data hacked; ShinyHunters claims to have more than 1 million customers’ information

Kudos to North Mississippi Health Services for fast detection and disruption of attack

Kudos to the North Mississippi Health Services for rapid detection and interruption of a phishing attack. In a website notice dated September 1, NMHS explains that on July 3, they discovered unauthorized access through an employee’s email account… Continue reading Kudos to North Mississippi Health Services for fast detection and disruption of attack

At some point, SNAtch Team stopped being the Snatch ransomware gang. Were journalists the last to know?

In December 2019, Sophos published an analysis of Snatch ransomware. In June 2020, DFIR Report provided a case study, and in July 2020, LIFARS wrote an article about Snatch ransomware having been detected in attacks in June. Since then, the Snatch leak… Continue reading At some point, SNAtch Team stopped being the Snatch ransomware gang. Were journalists the last to know?

Norman Public Schools tells media, families it will strive to communicate better

Well, it seems one school district has seen the light and will try to be more transparent and timely in the event of security incidents.  Norman Public Schools in Oklahoma experienced a ransomware attack in November 2022. At the time,  DataBreaches was… Continue reading Norman Public Schools tells media, families it will strive to communicate better