A small and somewhat bitter update to the Sébastien Raoult case. Sébastien’s father contacted DataBreaches tonight to say that they had just received a response from the Human Rights Committee of the United Nations. In response to Raoult’s appeal submitted on January 17, the committee responded by asking Morocco not to extradite Raoult while Raoult’s…
Month: January 2023
HC3: Analyst Note: Pro-Russian Hacktivist Group ‘KillNet’ Threat to HPH Sector
Pro-Russian Hacktivist Group ‘KillNet’ Threat to HPH Sector January 30, 2023 TLP:CLEAR Report: 202301301200 Executive Summary The hacktivist group ‘KillNet’—has targeted the U.S. healthcare industry in the past and is actively targeting the health and public health sector. The group is known to launch DDoS attacks and operates multiple public channels aimed at recruitment and…
Ransomware attack on Appui Santé Nord Finistère locked files and deleted some archives
This sounds like a crippling #ransomware attack on the Association Appui Santé Nord Finistère. Translation of part of the article reads: “Appui Santé Nord Finistère has personal health data, because of its activity which includes those of the Coordination Support System (DAC), the Cancer Coordination Center of Ponant (3C) and the Local Gerontological Information and…
Nantucket Public Schools closed following ransomware attack
Irene Rotondo reports: Nantucket Public Schools were closed early on Tuesday, Jan. 31 as an online ransomware attack overtook the entire island’s public school internet system, according to an email sent Tuesday morning from the Nantucket schools’ superintendent obtained by MassLive. Nantucket Superintendent Elizabeth Hallett wrote in the message, “Earlier this morning, we discovered that Nantucket…
Case May Impact Role of Lawyers in Data Breaches and IR
Mark Rasch writes: On January 9, 2023, the U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments on a criminal tax investigation case out of California that might impact the scope and extent of attorney-client privileges in data forensic investigations. The case, called In Re Grand Jury, Dkt. No. 21-1397, involves a federal grand jury demand for records created by…
Cybersecurity incident shuts down TUSD internet, network services (updated)
Update of February 10, 2023: Royal Ransomware Group has claimed responsibility for the attack so that is now confirmed. They also uploaded 5 GB of files, which they claim is 2% of what they exfiltrated. Genesis Lara reports: A “cybersecurity incident” on Tucson Unified School District’s technology network shut down the district’s internet and network…