MX: Jalisco Congress Attacked by Play The Congress of Jalisco announced that it has been affected by a ransomware attack on December 6 by a group called “Play.” The attack encrypted 14 servers and some employees have received extortion demands seeking payment for a decryption key. At a press conference, the President of the Board…
Category: Breach Incidents
New Ransom Payment Schemes Target Executives, Telemedicine
Brian Krebs has an interesting write-up about some of the goings-on involving ransomware groups targeting the healthcare sector. Krebs cites Alex Holden of Hold Security, a Milwaukee-based cybersecurity firm. Holden’s team reportedly gained visibility into discussions among members of two different ransom groups: CLOP (a.k.a. “Cl0p” a.k.a. “TA505“), and a newer ransom group known as Venus. Readers…
Arizona Man Arrested For Point-Of-Sale Cyber Intrusions
Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and Michael J. Driscoll, Assistant Director in Charge of the New York Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (“FBI”), announced today the arrest of FOSTER COOLEY for charges in connection with a scheme to conduct cyber intrusions targeting a New York-based…
Acuity Brand press release addresses two hacking incidents from 2020 and 2021
Today’s reminder that a lot of businesses have health plans for their employees. Acuity Brands in Georgia has issued a press release with the results of its investigations into two breaches that they report were unrelated. From their statement: The investigation determined that an unauthorized person obtained access to some of Acuity’s systems on December…
Receivables Performance Management reveals ransomware attack in May 2021
Receivables Performance Management (RPM), a business associate to a number of businesses, including those in the healthcare sector, has been notifying regulators and individuals bout an incident in 2021 that reportedly impacted more than half a million Texans and an as-yet untold total number of individuals. The Washington state entity revealed that on May 12,…
Another class action lawsuit against Empress EMS filed over July ransomware attack
Another lawsuit has been filed in the wake of a ransomware attack on a New York ambulance service. Now we hear that the victim paid ransom. Will it make a difference? Firehouse reports: A lawsuit has been filed against Empress Ambulance in New York after hackers accessed patient information. According to the class action lawsuit…