Rachel Means reports that the October 20 cyberattack that Kaufman County, Texas, confirmed yesterday was actually the second breach the county had in October. Kaufman County officials have confirmed that a second data breach earlier this month may have compromised personal information, marking the second computer security incident in October. In a letter sent to…
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TX: Kaufman County Faces Cybersecurity Attack: Courthouse Computer Operations Disrupted
Rachel Means reports on what sounds like a cyberattack with encryption: Kaufman County officials have confirmed that the county experienced a “security incident” on October 20, disrupting access to certain courthouse computer systems and employee files. While the county has not released details on the cause, InForney can confirm that some computers at the courthouse are infected, and some employees…
Romanian prisoner hacks prison IT system in plot made for a Netflix movie
Over on Risky Biz News, Catalin Cimpanu has a great write-up about how a Romanian prisoner hacked the country’s prison management platform. He writes: The incident took place in August and continued through October. From various reports in Romanian media and a statement released by the national penitentiary police union, the incident appears to have originated in the city of Dej, in Romania’s…
John Bolton Indictment Provides Interesting Details About Hack of His AOL Account and Extortion Attempt
Kim Zetter reports: The investigation into former national security advisor John Bolton’s handling of classified material stemmed in part from an admission Bolton made to the FBI in July 2021 that hackers – believed to be from Iran – had breached his private AOL email account and tried to extort him over classified information contained…
Before Their Telegram Channel Was Banned Again, ScatteredLAPSUS$Hunters Dropped Files Doxing Government Employees (2)
On October 16 and 17, the ScatteredLAPSUS$Hunters Telegram channel repeatedly violated Telegram’s TOS by leaking personal information on people — and in this case, information on employees of the Department of Justice (DOJ/FBI), U.S. Attorneys Office (DOJ/USAO), the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), and the Federal Aviation Authority (FAA). DataBreaches did not report on it…
Months After Being Notified, a Software Vendor is Still Exposing Confidential and Sealed Court Records
In a special edition of “No need to hack when it’s leaking,” DataBreaches reports on a software vendor that, despite multiple attempts by multiple parties, continues to expose confidential and sealed court records. Overview As a matter of policy, DataBreaches does not publish unredacted stolen or leaked data if it would expose personally identifiable or…