Lawrence Abrams reports: MongoDB is warning that its corporate systems were breached and that customer data was exposed in a cyberattack that was detected by the company earlier this week. In emails sent to MongoDB customers from CISO Lena Smart, the company says they detected their systems were hacked on Wednesday evening (December 13th) and…
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Update: Fred Hutch Cancer Center attack claimed by Hunters International
On December 8, DataBreaches reported that Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center had been the victim of a ransomware attack and that the then-unnamed threat actors were trying to extort patients directly. Today we learned that the threat actors are Hunters International, who listed the incident on their leak site. As of publication, they have not leaked…
Delta Dental says data breach exposed info of 7 million people
Bill Toulas reports: Delta Dental of California is warning almost seven million patients that they suffered a data breach after personal data was exposed in a MOVEit Transfer software breach. Delta Dental is a dental insurance provider that covers 85 million people across 50 states, but this data breach notice concerns the California division of…
Ee: 10,000 people’s data stolen in genetic testing company Asper Biogene leak
ERR reports: Personal and health data belonging to approximately 10,000 people has been illegally downloaded from the Tartu-based genetic testing company Asper Biogene’s database, the State Prosecutor’s Office said on Thursday. Those affected are in the process of being notified. A criminal investigation has been launched by the Southern Prefectural Criminal Bureau which is in…
New leak site reveals yet two more U.S. medical sector victims (2)
There’s a new leak site on the dark web this week, by an individual or individuals calling themself “DragonForce.” Most of the listings on the site are dated December 13 but appear to refer to attacks that were made previously. DataBreaches spotted two medical sector victims among the listings: Heart of Texas Behavioral Health Network…
How cybercriminals are using Wyoming shell companies for global hacks
Raphael Satter reports: Somali reporter Abdalle Ahmed Mumin was doubly distressed when he heard that a colleague had been abducted by masked gunmen at the University of Mogadishu on the morning of Aug. 17. A fellow journalist was missing and Mumin – the chairman of the Somali Journalists Syndicate – had little way of getting…