On April 5, DataBreaches reported: And then there’s the Texas Department of Insurance. They informed the Texas Attorney General’s office that 1,800,000 Texas were affected by a leak involving names, addresses, dates of birth, phone numbers, parts or all of Social Security numbers, and information about injuries and workers’ compensation claims. Anyone who had claim…
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PA: Ransomware group claims to have hit Mercyhurst University
You may need to add Mercyhurst University in Pennsylvania to any list of post-secondary educational entities hit by ransomware. SuspectFile notes that the university has not confirmed any breach and LockBit has not posted any proof (yet?). But SuspectFile notes the irony that one month after one of the university’s four colleges participated in Cyber…
Two New Yorkers plead guilty in scheme to bribe Amazon employees for inside information and platform manipulation
Seattle – Two significant players in a scheme to bribe Amazon employees and contractors pleaded guilty today in U.S. District Court in Seattle to various federal charges, announced U.S. Attorney Nick Brown. Joseph Nilsen, 32, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit wire fraud, conspiracy to commit violations of the Travel Act and filing a false…
OH: Shaker Heights City School District discloses hacking incident
Shaker Heights City School District in Ohio has notified the Maine Attorney General’s Office and the Montana Attorney General’s Office of a data security incident. The incident was discovered on January 30, 2022, but the investigation revealed that it had begun as early as September 1, 2021. Data were exfiltrated as part of the incident….
Hacker and Ransomware Designer “Nosophoros” Charged for Use and Sale of Ransomware, and Profit Sharing Arrangements with Cybercriminals
A criminal complaint was unsealed today in federal court in Brooklyn, New York, charging Moises Luis Zagala Gonzalez (Zagala), also known as “Nosophoros,” “Aesculapius” and “Nebuchadnezzar,” a citizen of France and Venezuela who resides in Venezuela, with attempted computer intrusions and conspiracy to commit computer intrusions. The charges stem from Zagala’s use and sale of…
MS: Vicksburg-Warren School District sends notifications for “Grief” ransomware incident in 2021
On May 12, 2022, Vicksburg-Warren School District in Mississippi issued a breach notification. Its explanation begins, “On or around May 28, 2021, VWSD detected unusual activity within its digital environment.” Investigation revealed that files with personal information “may have been accessed or acquired.” The “may have been” seems a bit vague given that threat actors calling…