Hacktivists on both sides of the Russia-Ukraine war have been busy. CNA reports that some hackers disrupted a Zoom event to stream obscenities and to post fake messages from participants — because disrupting faith-based events is always going to score points with the public, right? An online press conference by a Catholic charity on the…
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LAPSUS and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Ransom Day1 (UPDATED)
First they thought their victim hacked them back. Then they appeared to be trolled by a “negotiator” who wasn’t. I don’t know if the Brazilian threat actors who call themselves LAPSUS felt like moving to Australia after a bad day at the ransom office yesterday, but their attack on Nvidia and the aftermath seemed somewhat……
Dubai-based Gems Education hit by cyber attack; scope of attack under investigation
Alkesh Sharma reports: Gems Education, the largest education operator in the UAE, faced a cyber attack that had a minimal impact on the group’s operations, the company said on Thursday. The company said an investigation was under way. It has not yet confirmed whether any personal or financial data has been breached. Read more at The…
NSW driver’s licence data stolen in Accellion breach
Justin Hendry reports: Driver’s licence details were among the personal information stolen from Transport for NSW in the Accellion data breach last year, iTnews can reveal. It has also emerged that at least 500 customers and employees of the agency were impacted in the incident, some of which are only now being notified. TfNSW confirmed it…
Dr. Douglas C. Morrow, OD Notifies Patients of Data Security Incident
Look at the timeline. Was this a ransomware incident that encrypted data and made it more difficult to investigate? Why did it take so long from some of these benchmarks to notification? AUBURN, Ind., Feb. 23, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — On May 16, 2021, Dr. Douglas C. Morrow, OD (“Dr. Morrow”) experienced a data security incident that prevented users from accessing…
MT: Logan Health Medical Center notifying 213,554 about data breach
Logan Health Medical Center in Montana is notifying 213, 543 patients, employees, and business associates after discovering that files with personal and protected health information were accessed without authorization. According to a notification submitted to the Maine Attorney General’s Office, Logan first detected suspicious network behavior on November 22, 2021. On January 5, their investigation…