Tolly Taylor reports: The ransom note the Rhode Island Public Transit Authority received on Aug. 5 began with a chilling statement. “All of your files are currently encrypted by Conti strain,” the cyberhackers wrote. The next day, RIPTA hired Coveware Inc., a firm that helps entities recover hacked data, according to new documents obtained by…
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Health startup myNurse to shut down after data breach exposed health records
Zack Whittaker reports: myNurse, a healthcare startup that provides chronic care management and remote patient monitoring services, said it will shut down at the end of the month after reporting a data breach that exposed personal health information of its users. The startup, which launched as Salusive Health, said in a data breach notice filed…
This Israeli Helped One of the World’s Biggest Jewish Organizations – Now He’s in Trouble
Ran Bar-Zik reports what sounds like a situation where a cybersecurity student who engaged in responsible disclosure after finding a leak at the scholarship application website of the American Joint Distribution Committee (“the Joint”) felt pressured and anxious by the Joint trying to get him to sign a statement afterwards. And so far, he hasn’t…
Mozilla finds mental health apps fail ‘spectacularly’ at user security, data policies
Charlie Osborne reports: An investigation into mental health and prayer apps has revealed a disturbing lack of concern surrounding user security and privacy. On Monday, Mozilla released the findings of a new study into these types of apps, which often deal with sensitive topics including depression, mental health awareness, anxiety, domestic violence, PTSD, and more,…
Another Weekend Another Hack: DeFi Lender Fei Protocol Suffers $80M Security Breach
Chimamanda Marcel reports: Fei protocol, an Ethereum-based decentralized exchange, has suffered an extensive security breach a year after it merged with RAri Capital, a lending and borrowing protocol, smart contract analysis firm Blocksec reported on Saturday. According to Blocksec, multiple pools related to Fei Protocol and RAri Capital were exploited and more than $80 million worth of…
Class cancelled at Kellogg Community College following ransomware attack
Fox17 reports from Michigan: Kellogg Community College announced on May 1 that the technology issues that started days before were caused by a ransomware attack. Due to the ongoing attack, all KCC campuses are closed until further notice. Read more at Fox17. DataBreaches has not seen any report as to who might be responsible for…