Ben Winslow reports: A ransomware attack hit Garfield County’s computer systems, crippling them for weeks before they were able to pay to get access to their own data, officials confirmed to FOX 13. “All of our data had been taken,” Garfield County Attorney Barry Huntington said of the recent data breach. Someone clicked on a…
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Hackers publish personal data on thousands of US police officers and federal agents
Zack Whittaker reports: A hacker group has breached several FBI-affiliated websites and uploaded their contents to the web, including dozens of files containing the personal information of thousands of federal agents and law enforcement officers, TechCrunch has learned. The hackers breached three sites associated with the FBI National Academy Association, a coalition of different chapters…
Brexit: Home Office sorry for EU citizen data breach
Add this to any list of things requiring an apology? Ross Hawkins reports: The Home Office has apologised to hundreds of EU citizens seeking settled status in the UK after accidentally sharing their details. It blamed an “administrative error” for sending an email that revealed 240 personal email addresses – a likely breach of the…
NC: Greenville officials: City’s network infected with ransomware virus
Greenville officials have determined the City’s network has become infected with a ransomware virus. Read more on WNCT
Hacker breached Minnesota state agency e-mail, placing data of 11,000 at risk
Chris Serres reports: A data breach last year at the state agency that oversees Minnesota’s health and welfare programs may have exposed the personal information of approximately 11,000 individuals. The state Department of Human Services (DHS) notified lawmakers Tuesday that an employee’s e-mail account was compromised as a result of a cyberattack on or about…
AU: ASD confirms data stolen in Parliament IT breach
Justin Hendry reports: Australian Signals Directorate chief Mike Burgess has confirmed data was stolen by a state-sponsored actor during February’s malicious attack against Parliament House. In what appears to be the first public admission of the data exfiltration, Burgess told senate estimates last week that a limited amount of non-confidential data had made its way…