Seaborn Larson reports that the Montana Attorney General’s Office is investigating the Lee Enterprises ransomware attack by Qilin: Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen announced Friday his office has launched an investigation into Lee Enterprises following a cyber attack on company systems earlier this year that compromised the personal data of nearly 40,000 employees and subscribers….
Category: Breach Incidents
No, the 16 billion credentials leak is not a new data breach — a wake-up call about fake news (Updated)
Kudos to Lawrence Abrams and Bleeping Computer for calling out Cybernews’ misleading reporting. News broke today of a “mother of all breaches,” sparking wide media coverage filled with warnings and fear-mongering. However, it appears to be a compilation of previously leaked credentials stolen by infostealers, exposed in data breaches, and via credential stuffing attacks. To be…
Tonga’s health system hit by cyberattack (1)
Radio New Zealand reports: A team of Australian cyber experts flew to Tonga this week after the country’s National Health Information System was breached, leading to a demand for payment from the hackers. Talanoa O Tonga reports the Health Minister Dr ʻAna ʻAkauʻola saying the system has been shut down, and staff are handling data manually. Dr…
Proposed class action settlement in In re Netgain Technology litigation
There’s an update to the Netgain ransomware attack incident that was first reported in 2020 and thereafter. CPT Group, Inc., announces a proposed class action settlement in In re Netgain Technology, LLC, Consumer Data Breach Litigation, Case No. 21-cv-1210 (SRN/LIB), United States District Court District of Minnesota. What is this about? Plaintiffs allege that the data incident occurred between September 2020 and November 2020 when an…
Ryuk ransomware’s initial access expert extradited to the U.S. from Ukraine
Bill Toulas reports: A member of the notorious Ryuk ransomware operation who specialized in gaining initial access to corporate networks has been extradited to the United States. The suspect is a 33-year-old foreign man who was arrested in April 2025 in his home in Kyiv at the request of the FBI. He was extradited to…
Alleged Geisinger hacker will defend himself pro se.
John Beauge reports: The man accused of downloading protected information of more than 1.2 million Geisinger Health System patients in 2023 will defend himself at his criminal trial. U.S. Middle District Judge Matthew W. Brann granted the motion of Max Vance to proceed pro se but assigned assistant public defender Gerald A. Lord as standby…