It probably will not surprise anyone who has checked BreachForums recently, but there is now a seizure notice on the forum. The notice claims that BreachForums is under the control of the FBI and has been taken down by the FBI and DOJ with assistance from international partners. The forum’s owner, ShinyHunters, or whoever is…
Category: Government Sector
UK opens investigation of MoD payroll contractor after confirming attack
Connor Jones reports: UK Government has confirmed a cyberattack on the payroll system used by the Ministry of Defence (MoD) led to “malign” forces accessing data on current and a limited number of former armed forces personnel. There is no evidence to suggest that the criminals who broke into the systems actually removed any data,…
One year on, University System of Georgia admits MOVEit attack hit data of 800k people
Connor Jones reports: Just short of a year after the initial incident, the state of Georgia’s higher education government agency has confirmed that it was the victim of an attack on its systems affecting the data of 800,000 people. University System of Georgia (USG), which oversees 26 higher education institutions in the state, filed a disclosure with…
Oregon DMV sued over 2023 MOVEit data breach
In June 2023, DataBreaches reported that the Oregon Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) had become a victim of the MOVEit breach by Clop. The DMV reported that 3.5 million drivers may have been affected. At the time, the state issued a statement saying, in part: We do not have the ability to identify if any…
Wealthy Taxpayers Alerted to Leaked Data Years After IRS Breach
Erin Schilling reports: Some taxpayers are learning that their data was leaked in the widespread breach by a former IRS contractor that led to the release of former President Donald Trump’s tax returns. Four tax lawyers said they have seen letters from the IRS that went to clients this week and last week notifying them…
NYS Legislature’s bill drafting office is dealing with cyberattack
NBC reports: The New York State Legislature’s bill drafting office is dealing with a cyberattack. State officials reported their system has been down since early Wednesday morning. According to the New York Times, Gov. Kathy Hochul says this could stall operations and workers might have to use computer systems that are nearly 30 years old….