City of Columbus Sues Researcher Who Disclosed Impact of Ransomware Attack

The City of Columbus sued a researcher who disclosed the impact of the data breach caused by a recent ransomware attack.
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Iranian-linked hackers collaborate with ransomware affiliates, feds say

The group’s side hustle may not have explicit permission from its Iranian government sponsor.

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Patelco Credit Union Says Breach Impacts 726k After Ransomware Gang Auctions Data

Patelco Credit Union has confirmed a data breach impacting many individuals after the RansomHub ransomware group stole some databases. 
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National Public Data Published Its Own Passwords

New details are emerging about a breach at National Public Data (NPD), a consumer data broker that recently spilled hundreds of millions of Americans’ Social Security Numbers, addresses, and phone numbers online. KrebsOnSecurity has learned that another NPD data broker which shares access to the same consumer records inadvertently published the passwords to its back-end database in a file that was freely available for download from its homepage until today. Continue reading National Public Data Published Its Own Passwords

National Public Data Says Breach Impacts 1.3 Million People

National Public Data (NPD) has confirmed suffering a data breach, but the company says the incident only affects 1.3 million people in the US.
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