Thousands have SSNs leaked after ransomware attack on Ohio state archive org

Jonathan Greig reports: One of the oldest historical societies in the state of Ohio was hit with a ransomware attack that leaked the sensitive information of thousands, according to a statement the organization released this week. The Ohio History Conn… Continue reading Thousands have SSNs leaked after ransomware attack on Ohio state archive org

NYC schools disclose student and staff information affected by MOVEit breach; National Student Clearinghouse silent on question of extortion payment

Jessica Gould reports: The New York City Department of Education estimates that the personal data of some 45,000 students was compromised as part of a breach involving the file transfer software MOVEit. Officials said the compromised data includes soci… Continue reading NYC schools disclose student and staff information affected by MOVEit breach; National Student Clearinghouse silent on question of extortion payment

Liberty Counsel’s Donor Records and Pro-Trump Election Messaging Exposed in Data Breach

Micah Lee and Michael Sherrard report: Liberty Counsel, an evangelical Christian nonprofit that provided a brief cited by the Supreme Court in its decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, has been hacked, revealing a 25-gigabyte internal database that contain… Continue reading Liberty Counsel’s Donor Records and Pro-Trump Election Messaging Exposed in Data Breach

Politically motivated cyberattacks by different groups hit Iran steel company and Lithuanian networks

It’s easy to lose track of news elsewhere when every day brings new dramatic headlines here n the U.S., but there have been cyberattacks of note in both Iran and Lithuania this week. Both attacks have been attributed to politically motivated grou… Continue reading Politically motivated cyberattacks by different groups hit Iran steel company and Lithuanian networks

US General Says American Hackers Conducted Offensive Operations To Support Ukraine: Report

Anwesha Majumdar reports: As the ravaging Russia-Ukraine war has reached its 99th day, the chief of the United States’ Cyber Command, General Paul Nakasone, claimed that ‘offensive operation’ in support of war-torn Ukraine have been carried out b… Continue reading US General Says American Hackers Conducted Offensive Operations To Support Ukraine: Report

Calgary charity hit by data breach says it responded appropriately despite client concerns

Tomasia DaSilva reports: A Calgary charity has confirmed to Global News it was the victim of an email data breach last fall. Now, one of its former clients wants to know why it took so long to be alerted. The Calgary Urban Project Society (CUPS) sent a… Continue reading Calgary charity hit by data breach says it responded appropriately despite client concerns

Breast Cancer Support Organization Leaks Data Despite Multiple Notifications?

SafetyDetectives recently reported that Breastcancer.org has been exposing sensitive information in a misconfigured AWS bucket. According to their report, exposed data included more than 50,000 registered user avatars and more than 300,000 post images … Continue reading Breast Cancer Support Organization Leaks Data Despite Multiple Notifications?

MS Teams users at Army Futures Command potentially exposed private info

Jaspreet Gill reports: Users of the Microsoft Teams platform at Army Futures Command earlier this month potentially exposed personal and health identifying information to an unsecured number of department employees, and AFC is moving to prevent it from… Continue reading MS Teams users at Army Futures Command potentially exposed private info

Massive data leak of devotees from Meenakshi temple, admin claims technical glitch

Azeefa Fathima reports: The data of thousands of persons who had registered for attending the annual Chithirai festival of the Madurai Meenakshi Amman Temple, was leaked via an email sent to those who registered on the temple’s website. The leaked data… Continue reading Massive data leak of devotees from Meenakshi temple, admin claims technical glitch