Catalin Cimpanu reports: Moroccan authorities arrested a suspect known in underground hacking circles as “Dr HeX” on accusations of orchestrating a 12-year-old cybercrime spree that included website defacements, phishing attacks, and malware distribution, Interpol announced today. The arrest took place in May this year and was announced today as part of Interpol’s Operation Lyrebird. In a blog…
Category: Malware
AL: No data compromised in ransomware attack against electric cooperative
WTVY reports: While a ransomware attack was launched against Wiregrass Electric Cooperative this weekend, officials have verified that no data have been compromised. “We at Wiregrass Electric Cooperative hold member information in the highest regard, and we always do everything we can to protect our members’ information,” says Brad Kimbro, WEC’s chief operating officer. “We…
NY: “Grief” claims to have breached Rehabilitation Support Services
A rehabilitation and support services agency that provides services to more than 3,000 individuals with psychiatric and substance abuse disorders each year has been the victim of a cyberattack by threat actors call themselves “Grief.” Rehabilitation Support Services, Inc. (RSS) operates in 13 upstate New York counties through 5 service divisions. According to their web…
Sodinokibi hackers demand $70 mln to restore data held by companies hit in Kaseya cyberattack
Raphael Satter reports: Hackers suspected to be behind a mass extortion attack that affected hundreds of companies worldwide late on Sunday demanded $70 million to restore the data they are holding ransom, according to a posting on a dark web site. The demand was posted on a blog typically used by the REvil cybercrime gang,…
Hackety hack hack…
There are so many breach reports that it’s hard to even find all the notices and reports about them these days. These days, there are many breaches that I log in worksheets I compile for Protenus’s Breach Barometer annual report but never even post on this blog. Just today, for example, I found: a notice…
Canadian non-profit hit by malware gets help — from the threat actor
Good Shepherd Centres in Canada recently disclosed a breach involving protected health information that occurred on September, 27, 2020. On June 29, Good Shepherd posted a statement that explains that it had been the victim of an attempt to shut down its systems, but that the attacker(s) “quickly facilitated restoration after realizing that Good Shepherd…