1011 News reports: The NEworks website is currently unavailable as the result of a cyberattack involving NDOL’s web vendor: Geographic Solutions, Inc. GSI discovered a cyberattack that required its state labor exchange and unemployment claims systems to be taken offline. GSI is working around the clock to restore access to its systems as soon as possible. GSI…
Category: U.S.
Massive Trove of Gun Owners’ Private Information Leaked by California Attorney General
Stephen Gutowski reports: California gun owners have been put at risk by the Attorney General’s office after a new dashboard leaked their personal information. The California Department of Justice’s 2022 Firearms Dashboard Portal went live on Monday with publicly-accessible files that include identifying information for those who have concealed carry permits. The leaked information includes the person’s…
Dripping Springs Independent School District notifies 367 of breach
Although no details can be found online yet, it appears that Dripping Springs ISD in Texas notified the Texas Attorney General’s Office of a breach affecting 367 Texans. The breach reportedly involved the names of individuals, Address; Social Security Number Information; Driver’s License number; Medical Information; and Health Insurance Information. Notice to the state was…
Illuminate breach victims are still first being notified
Spotted today: a notification by the Renton School District in Washington that they notified 20,509 Washington residents on June 17 dues to a breach that sounds like the Illuminate breach (based on the dates reported by Renton): https://agportal-s3bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/databreach/BreachM13493.pdf
Ransomware attack caused ongoing Napa Valley College internet and phone system outage
Edward Booth and Howard Yune report: The Napa Valley College website and network systems were knocked offline as the result of a ransomware attack roughly two weeks ago, a spokesperson for the school has confirmed. Napavalley.edu was still dark as of Saturday afternoon, as NVC continued an investigation that began shortly after the site vanished…
MO: Fitzgibbon Hospital hit by ransomware, sensitive data leaked
Although one of this year’s trends in cybercrime seems to be a return to the theft/extort model, some groups continue to encrypt victims’ files. On Saturday, DataBreaches received information pointing to an attack on Fitzgibbon Hospital in Missouri. The group claiming responsibility call themselves “Daixin Team.” It is not a name known to DataBreaches…