AP reports: Puerto Rico’s government has lost more than $2.6 million by falling for an email phishing scam, a senior official said Wednesday. The finance director of the island’s Industrial Development Company, Rubén Rivera, said in a complaint filed with police Wednesday that the agency sent the money to a fraudulent account. Read more on…
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Don’t expect a speedy trial date in the case of the alleged member of thedarkoverlord
DataBreaches.net continues to monitor the court docket in the case of Nathan Wyatt, aka “Crafty Cockney,” an alleged member of thedarkoverlord. As I’ve reported previously, Wyatt, a U.K. citizen who was extradited to the U.S. to stand trial here, is not charged with actually hacking any of the victim entities in a case filed in…
Class action lawsuit filed against Puerto Rican hospitals that sufffered ransomware attack
A potential class action lawsuit has been filed against two hospitals in Puerto Rico that experienced a ransomware attack in February 2019. On February 15, 2019, there was a media report that the defendant hospitals in the suit — Pavia Hospital Santurce and Pavia Hospital Hato Rey — had suffered a ransomware attack that was…
TX: Nacogdoches ISD consults city of Garrison after recent ransomware attack
Donna McCollum and Jeff Wright report: Nacogdoches Independent School District and the city of Garrison are working together to determine whether both entities were hit by the same ransomware attack in recent days. Russell Wright, the mayor of Garrison, said the city shut down several computers Monday when signs of an attack appeared. By Wednesday,…
Attacked by ransomware, Central Kansas Orthopedic Group refused to pay ransom and restored from backups
On January 9, Central Kansas Orthopedic Group posted a breach notice on their website. Today, the incident, which they reported to HHS on January 28, was added to HHS’s breach tool. From the provider’s notice: Central Kansas Orthopedic Group (“CKOG”) recently discovered that an unauthorized party or group gained access to its computer system. CKOG…
MA: Pediatric Physicians’ Organization at Children’s hit by ransomware attack
Boston25 News reports: A malware attack has disabled a computer system with Children’s Hospital affiliates, according to a spokesperson. The Pediatric Physicians’ Organization at Children’s (PPOC) reported a large outage affecting more than 500 primary care doctors, nurse practitioners and physician assistants across the state. The outage is only affecting offices that are affiliated with…