Mitchell Black reports: A Hendersonville cybersecurity incident has put city employees’ data at risk. The incident occurred just before the Thanksgiving break, according to a Nov. 29 statement from City Manager John Connet. Connet said that a “threat actor group” targeted software used to manage city employee data. Hendersonville is working with the North Carolina…
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More than 1 million Michiganders affected by Welltok cyberattack
Kristen Jordan Shamus reports: More than 1 million Michiganders were affected by a cybersecurity breach at Welltok Inc., a software company contracted to provide communication services for Corewell Health’s southeastern Michigan properties along with a healthy lifestyle portal for Priority Health, an insurance plan owned by Corewell. For about 2,500 Priority Health members, names, addresses and…
Okta admits hackers accessed data on all customers during recent breach
Carly Page reports: U.S. access and identity management giant Okta says hackers stole data about all of its customers during a recent breach of its support systems, despite previously stating that only a fraction of customers were affected. Okta confirmed in October that a hacker used a stolen credential to access its support case management system…
Hackers breach Israel intelligence group’s website
The Middle East Monitor reports: An unknown entity has breached the website of the Shin Bet veterans’ association, Shoval, and may have stolen the details of the intelligence agency’s former employees, the French website Intelligence Online has reported. According to the website, the agency’s management has requested members of the association to be cautious, especially when travelling…
Japan space agency hit with cyberattack, rocket and satellite info not accessed
Reuters reports: Japan’s space agency was hit with a cyberattack but the information the hackers accessed did not include anything important for rocket and satellite operations, a spokesperson said on Wednesday. “There was a possibility of unauthorised access by exploiting the vulnerability of network equipment,” the spokesperson at Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) said, declining…
Henry Schein re-encrypted by BlackCat again
On October 15, Henry Schein, Inc. disclosed a breach: On Saturday, October 14, Henry Schein, Inc. (Nasdaq: HSIC) determined that a portion of its manufacturing and distribution businesses experienced a cybersecurity incident. Henry Schein promptly took precautionary action, including taking certain systems offline and other steps intended to contain the incident, which has led to temporary disruption of…