Steve Thompson reports: State health workers still often can’t use computers, access shared drives and get to important data a month after a cyberattack crippled Maryland’s health department, the head of a union representing agency employees said Friday. They’ve received little information about what’s going on and are preparing for the possibility that their systems could remain…
Category: Malware
National Association of Community Health Centers to notify current and former employees of data breach
The National Association of Community Health Centers (NACHC) will start mailing letters on Monday to 935 current and former employees to inform them of a data breach last year. According to a copy of their notification letter that was submitted to the Maine Attorney General’s Office, on October 16, NACHC discovered that certain systems had…
Monroe Public Schools notifies 1,201 of data breach in June
Add Monroe Public Schools in Michigan to any list you may be keeping of schools hit by ransomware. On January 7, external counsel for the district notified individuals about an incident the district discovered on June 10, 2021 when certain systems and files were encrypted. The district reports that it immediately secured their network and…
FBI: Hackers use BadUSB to target defense firms with ransomware
Sergiu Gatlan reports: The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) warned US companies in a recently updated flash alert that the financially motivated FIN7 cybercriminal group targeted the US defense industry with packages containing malicious USB devices to deploy ransomware. The attackers mailed packages containing ‘BadUSB’ or ‘Bad Beetle USB’ devices with the LilyGO logo, commonly…
Compton and Broomhead Dental Center alleged victim of cyberattack
It’s one thing to ignore ransom demands from threat actors, but how smart — or foolish — is it to be sarcastic or insulting to those who have exfiltrated files with your patients’ protected health information? DataBreaches.net was recently contacted by threat actors who were previously associated with other groups. They claimed to have attacked…
FinalSite ransomware attack shuts down thousands of school websites
Lawrence Abrams reports: FinalSite, a leading school website services provider, has suffered a ransomware attack disrupting access to websites for thousands of schools worldwide. FinalSite is a software as a service (SaaS) provider that offers website design, hosting, and content management solutions for K-12 school districts and universities. FinalSite claims to provide solutions for over 8,000 schools and…