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MA: Somerset Berkley Regional High School a victim of ransomware attack

Posted on September 3, 2020 by Dissent

Herald News Staff reports: Somerset Berkley Regional High School was a victim of a ransom-ware attack, according to a letter sent to parents by Superintendent Jeffrey Schoonover. Oh July 17, some high school computer systems were encrypted, which means they could no longer operate. Read more on Taunton Daily Gazette. h/t, @VERISDB

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OH: Mansfield City Schools: No personal data compromised during cyber attack

Posted on September 1, 2020 by Dissent

Katie Ellington reports:  No “personal information” was accessed during a recent cyber attack on Mansfield City Schools, according to superintendent Stan Jefferson. Jefferson sent a letter to staff and district families Tuesday morning addressing the incident. “We want to assure you that we successfully contained the threat and at no time was any of the…

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American Payroll Association notifies people of cyberattack on site

Posted on August 31, 2020 by Dissent

The American Payroll Association (“APA”) is notifying people about breach discovered in mid-July. What Happened? The APA experienced a skimming cyberattack in which personal information was accessed by unauthorized individuals. The source of the cyberattack is thought to have been a vulnerability in APA’s content management system, which allowed a “skimmer” to be installed on…

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Amphastar Pharmaceuticals discovers that threat actors had exfiltrated employee data in May ransomware attack

Posted on August 31, 2020 by Dissent

On July 21, the DoppelPaymer ransomware threat actors added Amphastar Pharmaceuticals to their leak list. They also uploaded a number of files as proof of access and exfiltration.  It was because of that listing that Amphastar eventually discovered that employee data had been stolen in a May attack. On August 27, Amphastar sent notification letters…

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Rocky Mount hit by ransomware, investigating and trying to recover

Posted on August 31, 2020 by Dissent

Add Rocky Mount, North Carolina to the list of governments hit by ransomware.  As of Aug. 28, they didn’t seem to yet know too much, as WITN reported: Rocky Mount leaders are trying to get the city’s network back on track after facing a cyber attack. The city is in the process of confirming what…

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CA: Selma Unified hit with ransomware attack

Posted on August 30, 2020 by Dissent

Fox26 News reports: Selma Unified School District says it was hit by hackers. The attack happened overnight locking up some of the systems Friday including the student information system. Read more on Fox26. Note that this is Selma, California, and not Alabama.

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