The Chainanalysis Team writes: On November 3, 2023, the United States Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) sanctioned Russian national Ekaterina Zhdanova for using cryptocurrency to launder money on behalf of Russian elites, ransomware groups, and other bad actors. Below, we’ll explore the three Bitcoin addresses included in OFAC’s designation that she used…
Author: Dissent
Southwestern Ontario hospitals will rebuild network from scratch amid fallout from cyberattack; more data leaked
CBC reports: All five southwestern Ontario hospitals impacted by a cyberattack just over two weeks ago will rebuild their networks from scratch, the hospitals say in an update Wednesday. But the hospitals also say the investigation into precisely whose data was taken in the attack is expected to take months. “Through our investigation we know…
Attorney General James Secures $450,000 from US Radiology Specialists for failing to protect patient data
The following press release from the NYS Attorney General’s Office relates to an incident previously noted on DataBreaches.net. The Assurance of Discontinuance provides details on the breach not previously known to this site and serves as a reminder of the need to timely update and patch. NEW YORK – New York Attorney General Letitia James…
Hopewell Area School District is yet another victim in the education sector
Marco A. De Felice, aka “Amvinfe,” reports: A new day, a new victim of a cyberattack in the field of education worldwide. This time, it’s the Hopewell Area School District (KG-12), a school district comprising 5 schools (Hopewell High School, Hopewell Memorial Junior High School, Margaret Ross Elementary, Independence Elementary, Hopewell Elementary) located in Aliquippa, Beaver County, PA, U.S., with…
Sumo Logic alerts customers about security incident; advises rotate Sumo Logic API access keys
Sumo Logic describes themselves as providing best-in-class cloud monitoring, log management, Cloud SIEM tools, and real-time insights for web and SaaS based apps. On November 7, they posted a notice on their website that they identify as “a possible security incident within our platform.” According to their notice, Sumo Logic discovered evidence of a potential…
Hackers give Jeffco Public Schools an extension on their deadline to respond; email parents about the breach (1)
On November 2, DataBreaches reported that the same threat actors that had hacked and exfiltrated data from Clark County School District in Las Vegas had also hit Jeffco Public Schools in Colorado. In communications shared with DataBreaches, “SingularityMD” as the hackers call themselves gave the district until today at 5 pm today to pay them…