101.5 reports: Receiving a printed state document could prove to be a challenge because of an issue with the vendor used by the state. The state office of Office of Information Technology, which facilitates the service, said vendor R.R. Donnelley & Sons identified a “systems intrusion in its technical environment” and responded by shutting down…
Category: Government Sector
AR: Crawford County Assessor’s Office is the latest public entity to be hit by a cyberattack.
5News reports that an Arkansas county has been hit by a cyberattack, although the details are not yet clear: According to Crawford County Judge Dennis Gilstrap, a cyberattack was discovered at the County Assessors office on Monday, Dec. 27. Gilstrap said he is not exactly sure of the correct phrasing but employees discovered files missing…
Pk: Hackers steal, put up for sale Khyber Pakhtunkhwa police data
While Avos Locker gave a U.S. police department a free decryptor after realizing that they had been attacked, a Pakistani police department may be having a different outcome with unidentified attackers. Pakistan Today reports: Sensitive data belonging to Khyber Pakhtunkhwa police has been accessed in an apparent cyberattack and put up for sale on the…
Ransomware gang coughs up decryptor after realizing they hit the police
Lawrence Abrams reports: The AvosLocker ransomware operation provided a free decryptor after learning they encrypted a US government agency. Last month, a US police department was breached by AvosLocker, who encrypted devices and stole data during the attack. However, according to a screenshot shared by security researcher pancak3, after learning that the victim was a government…
Saskatchewan Liquor and Gaming Authority investigating Christmas Day cybersecurity incident
Kimberley Fowler reports: The Saskatchewan Liquor and Gaming Authority (SLGA) reports that it has temporarily disabled certain computer systems and applications, as it investigates a cybersecurity incident that occurred on Dec. 25. […] SLGA states it does not have any evidence that the security of any customer, employee or other personal data has been misused, and asks for patience during…
SD: Brown County received notification of a breach when computer system shut down in August
Elisa Sand reports: Months after the Brown County computer system was down for an extended stretch, a few details about the incident are being confirmed. Emergency Management Director Scott Meints said the incident started on Aug. 1 when the county’s information technology department received a notification that an external agency had set up malware to…