Jaymes Langrehr reports: The School District of Janesville says it was hit with a ransomware attack over the weekend, locking students, staff and parents out of several web-based systems and programs. In a Facebook post Monday, the district said their IT team noticed irregularities in the district’s network, and an investigation found code in the…
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Desorden Group expands attack on Central Group after deal to pay them allegedly fell through
Yesterday, this site reported that Desorden Group hit Central Restaurants Group (CRG) in Thailand. A Desorden spokesperson had told this site that there would be more details to be revealed, and now there are. It appears that Centara Hotel Group is part of the Central Group that had been breached. Centara has now issued a…
National Rifle Association hacked by Grief?
This one could be interesting, if verified and depending on what data the threat actors may have acquired. Grief has added the NRA to their dedicated leak site. So far, they have dumped two screencaps and a file with grants information as proof of claim. One of the screencaps included some financial data. Depending on…
Schreiber Foods hit with cyberattack; milk processing plants closed
Jan Shepel reports: Milk distribution was in disarray in Wisconsin this week as one of the state’s larger milk processors, Schreiber Foods, was victimized by hackers demanding a rumored $2.5 million ransom to unlock their computer systems. The cyberattack on the dairy processor came just as the New York Times published a front-page article headlined…
Warwick Valley Dispatch social media platform breached
The Warwick Valley Dispatch has a brief notice on their web site: On October 17, 2021; Warwick Valley Dispatch became aware of suspicious and unauthorized activity and discovered a breach in our social media platforms. The breach did not expose any sensitive data to potential risk, and no highly sensitive, personal information has been compromised…
Nz: ACC ‘has work to do’ to regain trust after privacy breach – Govt
The need for appropriate access controls to sensitive information is an issue everywhere. ACC is New Zealanders’ government-provided insurance coverage for many personal injury claims. As such, the employees have access to files with personal and often sensitive information. 1News reports: ACC “has work to do” to regain Kiwis’ trust that their private information is…