Well, of course he’ll fight extradition of there’s no deal. Why wouldn’t he??
Category: Breach Incidents
Schools’ information up for sale on darknet?
Another listing I stumbled across while browsing what’s for sale on the darknet offered emails from what the seller claimed are .edu, dadeschools.net, and k12.wi.us, among other sources. The vendor, “dnu2k,” was asking $16.94 and claimed to have “Only 1 in stock!” I contacted the vendor to try to obtain more information, and (s)he replied that…
Veterans Administration responds to Freedom of Information request; releases breach reports
So what did we miss because the Veterans Administration stopped posting their monthly breach reports to Congress on their web site? DataBreaches.net filed a Freedom of Information request on June 7, and the VA has responded by providing all of the requested monthly reports for the period May, 2016 – June 7, 2017. As an…
Detroit Medical Center reports data breach affecting 1,500
The Detroit Medical Center announced a data breach of health information that involves about 1,500 patients seen at one of its facilities in 2015 and 2016. The health system announced today that a staffing agency contracted by the DMC notified hospital officials that one of the agency’s employees provided the information to unauthorized people who weren’t…
Ca: Community Care discloses ransomware incident
I must admit that I am pleasantly surprised to read how this non-profit had a great response to a ransomware attack. Community Care of St. Catharines and Thorold is still reeling from a cyberattack that shut its computers down for more than a week. The local food bank’s CEO, Betty-Lou Souter, said Community Care’s systems…
Menlo Park dental practice notifies patients of hack and ransom demand
The following is one of the best notification letters I have ever read. I have sent an email to Dr. Yaley to ask a few questions for clarification and follow-up purposes, as some of this sounds like it could be the work of TheDarkOverlord. Regardless of who the attackers are, however, the notification letter below could…