On December 8, 2024, DataBreaches reported that Watsonville Community Hospital in California was continuing to respond to what they referred to as a cyberattack on November 29. No gang had claimed responsibility at that point, patients hadn’t been notified yet, and the hospital wasn’t stating whether the attack involved encryption of any files. Weeks later,…
Category: Malware
DragonForce, LockBit, and Qilin, a new triad aims to dominate the ransomware landscape (1)
Update of October 16, 2025: The claims by ReliaQuest, reported below by Security Affairs, have been challenged by SuspectFile. Read the criticism with a statement from Qilin at SuspectFile. Pierluigi Paganini reports: Ransomware groups DragonForce, LockBit, and Qilin formed a strategic alliance to enhance their attack capabilities, signaling an evolving cyber threat landscape. The alliance aims at sharing tools…
Judge throws out lawsuit against Columbus over data breach
Fox28 reports: A Franklin County judge dismissed a lawsuit against the city of Columbus, which claimed it failed to follow industry standards and federal guidelines for data security. The lawsuit was filed last year after the ransomware group Rhysida claimed it stole over 6 terabytes of city data and posted it for sale. The incident caused the city to shut down multiple systems…
Leak of patient records feared as Israeli hospital hit by cyberattack demanding ransom
The Times of Israel reports: The Assaf Harofeh Medical Center in the central city of Beer Yaakov was targeted by a cyberattack over Yom Kippur, according to a joint announcement from the hospital, the Health Ministry and the National Cyber Directorate. Authorities were investigating the possibility of a leak as a result of the attack….
Volvo Group Data Breach Affects Workforce PII
And ANOTHER automotive-related one, as reported by Claim Depot: Volvo Group North America LLC recently experienced a data breach impacting current and former employees. The cybersecurity incident involved Miljödata, a third-party supplier of human resources software used by Volvo. On Aug. 23, 2025, Miljödata discovered it had suffered a suffered a ransomware attack on Aug….
The Pennsylvania Attorney General’s Office Updates Ransomware Attack Incident
On September 17, the Pennsylvania Attorney General’s Office posted the following update to a ransomware attack it initially disclosed on August 11. HARRISBURG — The Office of Attorney General is providing an update regarding the cyber incident last month that impacted our agency. As previously reported, the incident was the result of a malicious actor…