There is an update to a story posted on DataBreaches in 2021 about a scary-sounding attempt to hack and control the water treatment plant in Oldsmar, Florida. Today, Chris Teale reports that no, it wasn’t that at all. It was just an employee clicking on some wrong buttons before he informed his supervisor of his…
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Bits ‘n Pieces (Trozos y Piezas)
ES: Secondary education center hit by Stormous After several months out of the public eye, the pro-Russian Stormous Ransomware group reappeared in February. Now they have claimed an attack on a secondary education center, the Instituto De Educación Secundaria Ies Emilio Canalejo Olmeda (IESCO) in Cordoba, Spain. On March 30, Stormous listed the entity in…
Data stolen from Florida sheriff’s office leaked by LockBit ransomware group
Jonathan Greig reports: The LockBit ransomware group has leaked data it stole from Washington County Sheriff’s Office in northeastern Florida. The Record did not view the stolen data but cybersecurity experts said it included warrants and information on employees. Washington County has more than 25,000 residents and is about 45 minutes away from Panama City,…
Dutch railway NS warns 780,000 customers about data breach
NL Times reports: The Dutch national railway, NS, has warned about 780,000 customers that their personal data may be involved in a data breach.The train operator works closely with market research firm Blauw. External parties gained access to personal data at via a software supplier for that company. For example, e-mail addresses, telephone numbers or…
A listing about a government victim disappeared from LockBit’s site. But why? (UPDATE1)
Update of March 28: It seems LockBit re-listed WCSO last night on their leak site and has dumped data from them, although the files do not seem to be downloading at this time. When an entity has been the victim of a cyberattack, they’d be smart not to discuss the attack via their email system…
Hackers attack Wisconsin court system computer network
Earlier this week, AP reported: Hackers have attacked the Wisconsin court system’s computer network, court officials said Thursday. A cyberattack began early this week, according to a statement from court officials. Network users may have experienced intermittent service or slower than usual response times from online services, court officials said. Asked when specifically the attack…