The following is a press release issued yesterday by the U.S. Attorney’s Office, District of New Jersey: Two foreign nationals pleaded guilty today in Newark federal court to participating in the LockBit ransomware group – at various times the most prolific ransomware variant in the world – and to deploying LockBit attacks against victims in…
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Judge Guts SEC Case Against SolarWinds Over Cyber Practices
Cassandre Coyer reports: A US federal judge dismissed much of the Securities and Exchange Commission’s lawsuit against SolarWinds Corp. that alleged the software provider misled investors about its cybersecurity practices and the significance of a major data breach that spilled into the US government. Thursday’s ruling was seen as a blow to the SEC’s aggressive efforts to regulate…
Pueblo County D70 data breach may have compromised information of former students, staff
James Bartolo reports: Pueblo County School District 70 is addressing a data breach and ransomware attack that may have compromised the personal information of former students, as well as current and former staff. The data breach is believed to have impacted a number of student records saved between 1991 and 2006. Past and present staff…
No need to hack when it’s leaking, Wednesday edition: Nearly 150,000 Records Were Exposed Online by On-Site Medical Service Provider
Website Planet reports that Jeremiah Fowler discovered a non-password-protected database that contained 148,000 records belonging to InHouse Physicians — a healthcare provider that offers on-site medical services and wellness programs to organizations, including corporate health and wellness solutions, event medical services, and occupational health programs. The non-password-protected database contained 148,415 PDF documents totalling 12 GB. Each document…
Bassett Furniture shuts down manufacturing facilities after ransomware attack
Jonathan Greig reports: One of the largest furniture companies in the U.S. was forced to shut down its manufacturing facilities following a ransomware attack that began last week. Bassett Furniture Industries said it shut down some of its information technology systems after it discovered unauthorized access on July 10. The hacker “disrupted the Company’s business…
Cyberattack costs growing at UnitedHealth Group, could reach $2.45 billion for this year
Christopher Snowbeck reports: Second quarter earnings beat analyst expectations at UnitedHealth Group, even as the Minnetonka-based health care giant said it saw more expenses handling the fallout from a massive cyberattack earlier this year. The company now expects cyberattack costs could reach $2.45 billion for the year, including more direct expenses for financial support for…