Sergiiu Gatlan reports: Microsoft said today that security vulnerabilities found to impact a web server discontinued since 2005 have been used to target and compromise organizations in the energy sector. Read more at BleepingComputer.
Category: Hack
Personal data of nearly 4,000 people leaked in hack of Radio Free Asia
Jonathan Grieg reports: Radio Free Asia, a U.S. government-sponsored news outlet, announced a breach this week that affected almost 4,000 people – leaking troves of personal information including Social Security and passport numbers, as well as financial data. According to documents filed with Maine’s attorney general, the hack occurred on June 17 and was discovered by…
Au: Xavier College says stolen student data might be released after hack
Adam Carey reports: Hackers have threatened to publish the personal information of current and prospective students of Xavier College online after a cyberattack, the school says. The hack took place in June, but the school waited until this week to inform the families after it deemed that the number of people whose information had been…
County of Tehama, Calif., Identifies and Addresses Data Security Incident
RED BLUFF, Calif., Nov. 17, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Today, the County of Tehama, California announced that it has addressed a data security incident that resulted in unauthorized access to files on its systems. On August 19, 2022, the County of Tehama concluded its investigation of a data security incident that resulted in unauthorized access to personal information pertaining to certain County of…
Lake Charles Memorial Health System issues statement about cyberattack; Hive responds
LCMH never responded to DataBreaches’ emailed inquiries to them about a significant data security breach claimed by Hive, but after Hive started leaking their data and DataBreaches published a post about the attack and data leak, LCMH gave news outlet KPLC a statement. Their brief statement can be found in its entirety on KPLC. Of…
Alert (AA22-321A) #StopRansomware: Hive Ransomware
CISA has issued an alert about the Hive ransomware group. Summary Note: This joint Cybersecurity Advisory (CSA) is part of an ongoing #StopRansomware effort to publish advisories for network defenders that detail various ransomware variants and ransomware threat actors. These #StopRansomware advisories include recently and historically observed tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTPs) and indicators of…