Penny Horwood reports: The ransomware attack on Southern Water approximately one year ago by the Russia-linked Black Basta group has cost the utility provider more than £4.5 million to date, according to the utility company’s annual report. An extract from the publicly available Southern Water annual report says: “..in February 2024 we announced that data from a limited part…
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DISA Global Solutions reports more than 3.3 million people affected by 2024 data breach, but questions remain
On February 3, DataBreaches quoted a press release by BakerHostetler about a breach update from DISA Global Solutions that DISA had issued on January 23, 2025. BakerHostetler’s release was subsequently removed from their website, although a copy still currently exists at PublicNow. Of note, in their main takeaways section, BakerHostetler quoted DISA’s update and commented:…
RansomHub sends a letter to the editor. Really.
On February 17, DataBreaches reported that the RansomHub ransomware group claimed responsibility for an attack on the Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians. RansomHub claimed to have “temporarily locked” the tribe’s infrastructure and to have acquired 119 GB of files (501, 211 files). The post included statements by RansomHub as seen on their dark…
UK: More details emerge about ransomware attack on HCRG by Medusa
In a recent report in The Register about an attack by Medusa on HCRG in the U.K., Iain Thomson reported, “For now, then, HCRG is still operational – a stark contrast to what happened in Texas last year, when the University Medical Center in Lubbock was forced to severely limit operations and turn away ambulances following…
No need to hack when it’s leaking, Monday edition: TeammateApp
Another day, another leak, another inaccurate claim by an entity, and another inappropriate attack on a researcher. Buckle up. TeammateApp is not the sort of entity that DataBreaches usually reports on. DataBreaches decided to report on a data leak they reportedly experienced because once again, a well-intended researcher appears to have been falsely accused of…
Beverly Hills Plastic Surgeon Jaime Schwartz M.D. Sued for Not Timely Notifying Patients of Two Hacks
Patients not told their nude photos had been leaked on the internet. There’s a follow-up on one of the plastic surgery ransomware attacks this site first reported in October 2023 after the Hunters International threat actors added Jaime S. Schwartz, MD, to their leak site with proof of claims. At the time, Dr. Schwartz’s practice…