Carole Carlson reports: School Town of Munster parents learned recently a student gained access to an administrative file back in April and copied privacy information. Superintendent Bret Heller told parents it was discovered Oct. 26 after officials noticed an administrative file in an unexpected location. Through an investigation, officials found a student gained access and…
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A second group of threat actors has now leaked Kenosha USD data
Oh what a tangled web we weave…. Back in October, DataBreaches reported that Snatch Team had listed Kenosha Unified School District in Wisconsin on its dedicated leak site. By the end of the day, however, the listing had been removed without any data having been leaked. Then in November, REvil listed KUSD on their leak…
Most of the 10 largest healthcare data breaches in 2022 are tied to vendors
Jessica Davis reports: Ninety percent of 10 largest healthcare data breaches reported this year were caused by third-party vendors, much like in 2021. The fallout for many of these cyberattacks resulted in impacts for multiple connected providers, with two of these vendor incidents affecting hundreds of providers. These incidents should serve as a warning to…
Uber suffers new data breach after attack on vendor, info leaked online
Lawrence Abrams reports: Early Saturday morning, a threat actor named ‘UberLeaks’ began leaking data they claimed was stolen from Uber and Uber Eats on a hacking forum known for publishing data breaches. The leaked data includes numerous archives claiming to be source code associated with mobile device management platforms (MDM) used by Uber and Uber Eats…
Cost of HSE cyberattack by Conti rises to €80m, letter shows
Jennifer Bray reports: The cost of the cyberattack on the Health Service Executive has risen to €80 million, according to new information. In a letter to Aontú leader Peadar Tóibín last Friday, HSE chief information officer Fran Thompson said that the costs came to more than €42 million in 2021 and to nearly €39 million…
Morgan County School District Re-3 canceled classes on Friday in wake of cybersecurity incident
Morgan County School District Re-3 in Colorado canceled classes on Friday. A notice on their website states: Morgan County Schools recently discovered a cybersecurity incident impacting its network environment. We are currently working with a team of forensic experts to fully understand the extent and implications of this incident and to restore operations within a…