Jonathan Greig reports: The police department in Camden County, New Jersey confirmed that it was hit with a ransomware attack last month and is still investigating the incident. A spokesperson for the department — which serves the county’s 523,000 residents — told Recorded Future News that the ransomware attack took place on March 13. Camden…
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Stroud Area Regional Police Department Notification of Data Security Incident
EAST STROUDSBURG, Pa. April 10, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — Stroud Area Regional Police Department (“SARPD”) announced today that it has taken action after learning of a data security incident which may have impacted certain individuals’ personal information. SARPD began providing notice to all potentially impacted individuals on April 10, 2023. What Happened? On June 29, 2022, SARPD became aware…
Big Pharma-partnered Evotec on high alert after cyber attack takes systems offline
Max Bayer reports: German biotech Evotec is on high alert after a late-week cyber attack prompted the company to shut down its network. Evotec says that unusual activity was noticed on its IT systems on April 6, prompting the company to take its digital infrastructure offline. A forensic examination of the breach is underway to learn…
Data breach at Elmbrook School District exposed personal information about former and current employees
Alec Johnson reports: A breach that exposed the names and Social Security numbers of current and former Elmbrook School District employees continued even after the district was aware of the problem. The district learned its system had been compromised on Aug. 23, 2022, according to Elmbrook School Chief Strategy Officer Chris Thompson. Files were removed…
Thai authorities still looking for “9Near” (Updated)
The case of the “9Near” hacker continues to make the news in Thailand. The story began last month when someone offered to sell data on 55 million Thai citizens on BreachForums. Days later, and before there was any evidence of any sale, BreachForums was taken offline after police arrested the forum’s owner, “Pompompurin.” Not to…
‘Network disruption’ probed at California sheriff’s office
AP reports: Southern California’s San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department said it experienced a “network disruption” to its electronic systems last week and has referred the problem to the FBI and Department of Homeland Security. The sheriff’s department said the problem occurred Friday, but officials declined to explain what the disruption entailed. The disruption has not…