101.5 reports: Receiving a printed state document could prove to be a challenge because of an issue with the vendor used by the state. The state office of Office of Information Technology, which facilitates the service, said vendor R.R. Donnelley & Sons identified a “systems intrusion in its technical environment” and responded by shutting down…
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AR: Crawford County Assessor’s Office is the latest public entity to be hit by a cyberattack.
5News reports that an Arkansas county has been hit by a cyberattack, although the details are not yet clear: According to Crawford County Judge Dennis Gilstrap, a cyberattack was discovered at the County Assessors office on Monday, Dec. 27. Gilstrap said he is not exactly sure of the correct phrasing but employees discovered files missing…
Fintech firm hit by log4j hack refuses to pay $5 million ransom
Ax Sharma reports: One of the largest Vietnamese crypto trading platforms, ONUS, recently suffered a cyber attack on its payment system running a vulnerable Log4j version. Soon enough, threat actors approached ONUS to extort a $5 million sum and threatened to publish the customer data should ONUS refuse to comply. After the company’s refusal to pay the ransom, threat actors put up data…
Saskatchewan Liquor and Gaming Authority investigating Christmas Day cybersecurity incident
Kimberley Fowler reports: The Saskatchewan Liquor and Gaming Authority (SLGA) reports that it has temporarily disabled certain computer systems and applications, as it investigates a cybersecurity incident that occurred on Dec. 25. […] SLGA states it does not have any evidence that the security of any customer, employee or other personal data has been misused, and asks for patience during…
Monterey Peninsula Unified School District notifying current and former employees of data security incident
The Monterey Peninsula Unified School District has been notifying current and former employees of a data security incident that they discovered on or about November 1. They do not explain how they became aware that their network may have been subject to unauthorized access. W In their notification, a copy of which was submitted to…
Kearsarge Regional School District notified parents of data security incident
On November 4, external counsel for Kearsarge Regional School District in New Hampshire notified the New Hampshire Attorney General’s Office about a data security breach. According to the notification, on August 27, the threat actor was able to access and possibly acquire a file containing information on 1,825 students enrolled in the district’s meal plan…