On November 7, a relatively new user on a hacking forum offered data allegedly from Doctor Alliance for sale. According to the seller, there is 353 GB of data comprising 1,240,640 files. “Contact us on signal to negociate this ransom or all your data will be sold,” the seller warned. The ransom demand was listed…
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St. Thomas Brushed Off Red Flags Before Dark-Web Data Dump Rocks Houston
Elliott Greene reports: Hundreds of thousands of University of St. Thomas files have appeared on the dark web after a summer cyberattack that shut down campus systems and key services. Students, faculty, and alumni say they’ve received little information as experts and law enforcement work to find out what data was stolen, as reported by Houston…
Almost two years later, Alpha Omega Winery notifies those affected by a data breach.
Some wines benefit from aging. Breach notification letters do not. On or about December 28, 2023, Alpha Omega Winery in California experienced what they report as a ransomware incident. According to their notification, the types of personal information may have included, and potentially were not limited to: name, date of birth, Social Security number, driver’s…
Gates Down: Third Circuit Says Breaking Employer Computer Access Policies Is Not Hacking
Daniel P. O’Meara, Jeffrey D. Coren, and Zachary V. Zagger of Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C. write: The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit recently ruled that violations of employers’ computer access policies do not constitute violations of the federal Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (CFAA) and that account passwords are…
San Joaquin County Superior Court concludes sensitive info leaked in data breach
Hannah Weaver reports: The Superior Court of California for the County of San Joaquin announced Friday afternoon that it found an “unauthorized person” had gained access to the court’s computer network last year. That breach included individuals’ sensitive information, including Social Security, driver’s license and credit card numbers, the court said in a press release….
Everest Group Interview on Collins Aerospace Breach — Daily Dark Web
Daily Dark Web has published an interesting interview with Everest Group about the Collins Aerospace cyberattack that affected several airports. In the interview, Everest disputes several claims made by Collins or in the media regarding the incident. Collins’ parent company, RTX, had described the attack as a “ransomware” incident, but Everest asserts there was no…