Deccan Chronicle reports: A high alert has been sounded in view of possible attacks on as many as 12,000 Central and state government websites by Indonesian hackers. CERT-In issued an ‘Urgent- High Alert’ warning all Central and state agencies and departments to be alert and report any such incidents to them immediately. Read more at…
Category: Government Sector
Cyberattack cost Ontario town $1.3M, including $290k in Bitcoin ransom
Galen Simmons reports: A cyberattack on the Town of St. Marys that encrypted municipal systems and stole sensitive data cost the local government roughly $1.3 million, including a $290,000 Bitcoin ransom payment made to the hackers, officials have revealed. Two days after the town’s computer systems were crippled in the July 20, 2022, ransomware attack,…
New Jersey county police department confirms ransomware attack, unrelated to attack on prosecutor’s office
Jonathan Greig reports: The police department in Camden County, New Jersey confirmed that it was hit with a ransomware attack last month and is still investigating the incident. A spokesperson for the department — which serves the county’s 523,000 residents — told Recorded Future News that the ransomware attack took place on March 13. Camden…
Stroud Area Regional Police Department Notification of Data Security Incident
EAST STROUDSBURG, Pa. April 10, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — Stroud Area Regional Police Department (“SARPD”) announced today that it has taken action after learning of a data security incident which may have impacted certain individuals’ personal information. SARPD began providing notice to all potentially impacted individuals on April 10, 2023. What Happened? On June 29, 2022, SARPD became aware…
Thai authorities still looking for “9Near” (Updated)
The case of the “9Near” hacker continues to make the news in Thailand. The story began last month when someone offered to sell data on 55 million Thai citizens on BreachForums. Days later, and before there was any evidence of any sale, BreachForums was taken offline after police arrested the forum’s owner, “Pompompurin.” Not to…
‘Network disruption’ probed at California sheriff’s office
AP reports: Southern California’s San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department said it experienced a “network disruption” to its electronic systems last week and has referred the problem to the FBI and Department of Homeland Security. The sheriff’s department said the problem occurred Friday, but officials declined to explain what the disruption entailed. The disruption has not…