Katrina Manson reports: Right now, cyber investigators at Mandiant say they’re actively responding to more than a dozen live intrusions by Russian foreign intelligence services aimed at diplomats, military computers, defense contractors and other targets. […] One reason the Russian attacks aren’t making headlines is that, according to Mandiant’s findings, the actual number of them is roughly…
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Christus Health ransomware incident involved theft of sensitive patient and employee data
First, the good news (such as it is): a ransomware attack on Christus Health by Avos Locker has not impacted patient care. Now, the bad news: the threat actors acquired — and have already leaked — a lot of sensitive information on patients and employees. On May 11, Avos Locker added Christus Health to their…
Conti claims to have inside information on Costa Rica, escalates threats
DataBreaches previously reported on the situation in Costa Rica, where the government has declared a national emergency following a ransomware attack by Conti. What is of special note in this incident are Conti’s escalating threats in their attempt to get their ransom demands paid and the self-identification of the affiliate involved (who calls themself “unc1756”)….
Former top Republican lawmaker in Colorado received leak of voting data
Alexandra Ulmer reports: A former Republican minority leader of the Colorado legislature is among the recipients of a trove of sensitive voting data leaked by a county official working with activists seeking to prove President Donald Trump’s false stolen-election claims, according to court records reviewed by Reuters. The revelation indicates the breach of ballot data…
How criminals got away with hacking Pennsylvania unemployment accounts
Angie Moreschi reports: Paula Soffa is just one of the thousands of Pennsylvanians whose unemployment insurance account was hacked over the past year— not once, but twice. “They changed my password, they changed my username, and they changed my security questions,” Paula told 11 Investigates Angie Moreschi. “I was like what the heck! I was…
Texas Department of Insurance leak went undetected for three years — state audit
On April 5, DataBreaches reported: And then there’s the Texas Department of Insurance. They informed the Texas Attorney General’s office that 1,800,000 Texas were affected by a leak involving names, addresses, dates of birth, phone numbers, parts or all of Social Security numbers, and information about injuries and workers’ compensation claims. Anyone who had claim…