raindog308 writes: Internap was the victim of a ransomware attack and responded today by announcing they were simply quitting a variety of businesses. On Wednesday, September 28th, between the hours of 2:11 am CDT and 5:41 am CDT, INAP was the target of a ransomware attack that affected the services we provide to you. Unfortunately, your services are…
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Revenge telecom hacking by DESORDEN Group; third attack threatened
DESORDEN Group has added a new transparency demand to their attacks against Malaysian entities: victims must disclose the breach publicly if they have not paid the attackers. If the victim doesn’t disclose and Malaysian media does not report the incident, Malaysia should expect more breaches. The added demands arose after DESORDEN claimed they spent hours…
Albania weighed invoking NATO’s Article 5 over Iranian cyberattack
Maggie Miller reports: Albania was hit by cyberattacks earlier this year so debilitating that the government considered invoking a NATO declaration that could have pulled all member states into confrontation with Iran, Prime Minister Edi Rama said. It would have been the first time a NATO member state used a cyberattack to invoke Article Five…
Third servicer entangled in massive data breach litigation
Andrew Martinez reports: The legal fallout from a massive data breach impacting over 4 million borrowers’ personally identifiable information just got bigger. A federal judge Monday ordered a class action lawsuit against Community Loan Servicing be folded into a larger, similar suit against two of its sister companies, according to court records. The consolidated complaints from…
CT: Hamden mayor estimates $500,000 cost to address spring cyberattack
Meghan Friedmann reports: A May 26 cybersecurity event that compromised the town’s information technology system and affected government email for weeks is expected to cost the town roughly $500,000. The funds cover legal expenses, a forensics investigation, consultation services, a multi-factor authentication upgrade, security awareness training and increased storage space, according to a memorandum Mayor Lauren Garrett sent…
Data Breach at Canadian Border Agency Contractor Involved up to 1.38 Million Licence Plates
The Canadian Press reports: The federal privacy watchdog says a data breach at a contractor for Canada’s border agency involved as many as 1.38 million licence plate images and associated information. In a report detailing its investigation, the privacy commissioner’s office cites inconsistencies in the way the Canada Border Services Agency managed licence plate information…