Robbie Heriman reports: After a potential security incident caused a network outage, UT Health East Texas enters a divert status. Prosecutors ask to effectively close case against top Italian, WHO officials over COVID-19 response According to UT Health East Texas officials, a potential security incident caused a network outage. In a statement to KETK, officials…
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Meow Leaks claims attack on Vanderbilt University Medical Center (3)
Meow Leaks has added Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) in Tennessee to their leak site, and has dumped what they claim is 100% of the data they exfiltrated. “The hack was 02/11/23 The company will be hacked again!” they announced on November 18. The leak was posted in two parts, each described as “SQL,”…
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 this month, staff members started having problems using their computers. The screens eventually went black and the…
Ukraine fires top cybersecurity officials
Zack Whittaker reports: The Ukrainian government has fired two of its most senior cybersecurity officials following accusations of alleged embezzlement. Yurii Shchyhol, head of Ukraine’s State Special Communications Service of Ukraine, or SSSCIP, and his deputy Victor Zhora (pictured), who served as deputy chairman and chief digital transformation officer at SSSCIP, were both dismissed by…
“They are tired of him, but they are afraid”: what is known about the leader of the hacker group Killnet
The following is an automated Google translation: A new conflict is brewing in the pro-Russian hacker community. More than ten hackers and hacktivists publicly spoke out against the Russian group Killnet and its leader, known under the nickname Killmilk. He is accused of attacks on the infrastructure of the Russian Federation, fraud and numerous violations of hacker…
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, while many Americans were getting ready for Thanksgiving, AlphV (BlackCat) threat actors announced that they had attacked FNF….