BBC reports: A data breach affecting more than 400 students is being treated “very seriously”, the University of Essex said. Law firm Hayes Connor, which is representing some students, said an email from an external partner of the college included personal information. A spreadsheet containing student IDs, dates of birth and contact details was attached…
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Breast Cancer Support Organization Leaks Data Despite Multiple Notifications?
Update: After posting this, tweeting this story, and getting retweets on it, it appears that as of late yesterday, the bucket was finally secured. Thanks to SafeyDetectives who kept re-checking the bucket and to everyone who tried to call attention to this to get the data locked down. DataBreaches did not get any acknowledgement or…
A Romanian, involved in the Russian cyber attacks of the last days on some Romanian sites has been arrested by UK police
Machine Translation by Google: The announcement was made by the Minister of Interior, Lucian Bode:“After these attacks, the specialists of the Ministry of Interior, the Police and other structures carried out activities through the legal competence to counter the attacks, to protect the sites and to identify those responsible .Thus, a suspected person, a Romanian citizen, resident…
Security is a pain for American Dental Association: Ransomware infection feared
Jessica Lyons Hardcastle reports: The Black Basta crime gang has claimed it infected the American Dental Association with ransomware. While the professional association confirmed to The Register it was the victim of a “cybersecurity incident” that occurred on or around April 21, it did not disclose the nature of the attack. As of Friday last week, the organization…
U.S. DoD tricked into paying $23.5 million to phishing actor
Bill Toulas reports: The U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ) has announced the conviction of Sercan Oyuntur, 40, resident of California, for multiple counts relating to a phishing operation that caused $23.5 million in damages to the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD). The fraudster managed to divert to his personal bank account DoD funds destined for a…
REvil ransomware returns: New malware sample confirms gang is back
Lawrence Abrams reports: The notorious REvil ransomware operation has returned amidst rising tensions between Russia and the USA, with new infrastructure and a modified encryptor allowing for more targeted attacks. In October, the REvil ransomware gang shut down after a law enforcement operation hijacked their Tor servers, followed by arrests of members by Russian law enforcement. […] A…