First it was a Magecart attack on their web sites in Slovenia, Croatia, Serbia, Bosnia and Hercegovina and Montenegro, as reported in June. Now it appears to be a ransomware attack by Conti threat actors, who dumped more than two dozen files as alleged proof of access and exfiltration from the international sporting goods retailer….
Category: Breach Incidents
Hackers attack TRF-1, get data and celebrate on networks
R7 reports: A hacker attack hit this Friday (27) the systems of TRF-1 (Regional Court of the First Region). The attackers say they have gained access to files in more than 40 court databases. The attack was celebrated on the networks by the attackers, who claimed to have captured the data and thus managed to show…
Is Rand McNally just routinely “upgrading systems” or are they dealing with an attack?
A notice on their web site says that Rand McNally is upgrading their systems: Oh really? Why didn’t their site just admit what they wrote in email: “Dear Valued Customer, Rand McNally recently discovered a disruption to certain portions of our computer network. We commenced an immediate investigation that included taking certain systems offline and…
NY: Four Winds Hospital reveals September ransomware attack
On September 1, Four Winds Hospital in Katonah, New York discovered that they had been attacked. On November 14, they issued a statement on their site and in local media. From that statement: What happened? In September 2020, Four Winds Hospital in Katonah was the victim of a ransomware attack that prevented the Hospital from accessing…
Tampa Bay Area Medical Biller Indicted On Health Care Fraud And Aggravated Identity Theft Charges
Nov. 20 – Tampa, Florida – United States Attorney Maria Chapa Lopez announces the unsealing of an indictment charging Joshua Maywalt (40, Tampa) with 4 counts of health care fraud and 4 counts of aggravated identity theft. Maywalt faces a maximum penalty of 10 years in federal prison for each of the health care fraud…
Under the radar: more attacks on healthcare entities
The attacks on the medical sector continue, although not all get a lot of media coverage. This week, DataBreaches.net noted the Alamance Skin Center ransomware breach which had left the medical entity with unrecoverable data on 100,000 patients. I get a knot in my stomach just thinking about breaches like that one. Today, DataBreaches.net notes…