From ransomware to attacks on vendors, school districts face multiple threats

Shirley Bilye provides an update on a ransomware attack affecting an Illinois school district: Meredosia-Chambersburg school district has been able to get most of its computer system back online after a cyberattack tried to hijack the network. Earlier … Continue reading From ransomware to attacks on vendors, school districts face multiple threats

Fidelity National Financial ransomware incident impacts real estate closings

Fidelity National Financial (FNF) is the nation’s largest group of title companies and underwriters in the country. They claim that collectively, they issue more title insurance policies than any other firm in the United States. On Wednesday, whi… Continue reading Fidelity National Financial ransomware incident impacts real estate closings

Kansas court officials confirm details of ‘evil, criminal’ international cyberattack

Tim Carpenter reports: Foreign cybercriminals launched the attack on the Kansas judicial branch’s information system in October and stole records of appellate cases and judicial administration files potentially regarded as confidential under state law,… Continue reading Kansas court officials confirm details of ‘evil, criminal’ international cyberattack

Has private financial information been exposed in the cyberattack on CCSD?

Kim Passoth reports: Has private financial information been exposed in the cyberattack on the Clark County School District? That is the big question teachers and parents still want an answer to. Some report since hackers breached CCSD network, there ha… Continue reading Has private financial information been exposed in the cyberattack on CCSD?

FCC adopts new rules to protect consumers from SIM-swapping attacks

Sergiu Gatlan reports: The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has revealed new rules to shield consumers from criminals who hijack their phone numbers in SIM swapping attacks and port-out fraud. FCC’s Privacy and Data Protection Task Force i… Continue reading FCC adopts new rules to protect consumers from SIM-swapping attacks

A Hacker Faked His Own Death–Then Claimed To Have Sold Marriott Customer Data To Russians, FBI Says

Thomas Brewster reports: A hacker told the FBI earlier this year that he sold access to the personal data of Marriott hotel customers on a Russian forum, according to a search warrant obtained by Forbes. He also hacked into a number of U.S. state death… Continue reading A Hacker Faked His Own Death–Then Claimed To Have Sold Marriott Customer Data To Russians, FBI Says