Collaborate Disseminate
It probably will not surprise anyone who has checked BreachForums recently, but there is now a seizure notice on the forum. The notice claims that BreachForums is under the control of the FBI and has been taken down by the FBI and DOJ with assistance f… Continue reading BreachForums seized by FBI and law enforcement partners; administrator arrested (1)
Connor Jones reports: UK Government has confirmed a cyberattack on the payroll system used by the Ministry of Defence (MoD) led to “malign” forces accessing data on current and a limited number of former armed forces personnel. There is no … Continue reading UK opens investigation of MoD payroll contractor after confirming attack
Connor Jones reports: Just short of a year after the initial incident, the state of Georgia’s higher education government agency has confirmed that it was the victim of an attack on its systems affecting the data of 800,000 people. University Sys… Continue reading One year on, University System of Georgia admits MOVEit attack hit data of 800k people
In June 2023, DataBreaches reported that the Oregon Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) had become a victim of the MOVEit breach by Clop. The DMV reported that 3.5 million drivers may have been affected. At the time, the state issued a statement saying,… Continue reading Oregon DMV sued over 2023 MOVEit data breach
Erin Schilling reports: Some taxpayers are learning that their data was leaked in the widespread breach by a former IRS contractor that led to the release of former President Donald Trump’s tax returns. Four tax lawyers said they have seen letters from… Continue reading Wealthy Taxpayers Alerted to Leaked Data Years After IRS Breach
NBC reports: The New York State Legislature’s bill drafting office is dealing with a cyberattack. State officials reported their system has been down since early Wednesday morning. According to the New York Times, Gov. Kathy Hochul says this could stal… Continue reading NYS Legislature’s bill drafting office is dealing with cyberattack
Vivienne Serret reports: Hackers broke into the computer network of the Florida Department of Juvenile Justice in Tallahassee, which runs the state’s juvenile detention centers and programs to steer troubled kids away from crime. It led to a cont… Continue reading Florida Department of Juvenile Justice computer network hacked
Jagmeet Singh reports: The Indian government has finally resolved a years-long cybersecurity issue that exposed reams of sensitive data about its citizens. A security researcher exclusively told TechCrunch he found at least hundreds of documents contai… Continue reading Indian government’s cloud spilled citizens’ personal data online for years
Sean Lyngaas and Darya Tarasova report: Within hours of opposition leader Alexey Navalny’s death in February in a Russian prison, a group of anti-Kremlin hackers went looking for revenge. Using their access to a computer network tied to Russia’s priso… Continue reading Hackers stole Russian prisoner database to avenge death of Navalny
EFE reports: An investigation has revealed that personal information of more than 2.7 million Pakistanis has been “stolen” from the records of a government-run body that regulates the database of citizens. A government official said on Wednesday that a… Continue reading Personal data of 2.7 million Pakistanis ‘stolen’ from government records; some NADRA staffers and officials suspended