Following up on a somewhat atypical strategy to monetize an alleged attack on Tipalti, AlphV updated their leak site post today. It now reads: We are systematically reaching out to affected clients of Tipalti, the first batch (consisting of organizations with the most data exfiltrated), have been sent communications requesting initial contact. We will immediately…
Category: Hack
Sellafield nuclear site hacked by groups linked to Russia and China (1)
Anna Isaac and Alex Lawson report: The UK’s most hazardous nuclear site, Sellafield, has been hacked into by cyber groups closely linked to Russia and China, the Guardian can reveal. The astonishing disclosure and its potential effects have been consistently covered up by senior staff at the vast nuclear waste and decommissioning site, the investigation…
Hackers steal IDF patient records from cyberattack on Israeli hospital (corrected)
The Jerusalem Post reports: Over 500 gigabytes of data, including hundreds of thousands of IDF medical records were allegedly stolen by Iran-linked hackers during a cyberattack on Ziv Medical Center in Safed, Israel, the hackers claimed on Telegram. […] On their Telegram page, the attackers said, “We possess over 500 gigabytes of information, including 700,000 medical documents,…
Why we need legislation requiring more transparency in breach notices, Saturday edition (Bluefield University)
Yet another notification letter provides an example of why we need legislation requiring more transparency in disclosures. A DataBreaches.net OpEd. Background: The Bluefield University Breach On May 2, DataBreaches reported a cyberattack involving Bluefield University in Virginia that had first been reported by WVVA. The local media had reported that on May 1, Bluefield had…
Paris Criminal Court Dismissed Charges Against Platypus Hackers
Gopal Solanky reports: A criminal court in Paris has dismissed charges against two hackers behind the $2 million Platypus exploit and acquitted them on December 1. According to an article by local news outlet Le Monde, Platypus hackers Mohammed M and Benamar M have been released by the Court as “French criminal law doesn’t technically forbid hacks of protocol.”…
MT: Personal information of 900 Butte School District employees compromised in cyberattack
John Emeigh reports: Personal information, including social security numbers, was compromised in a cyberattack on the Butte School District that directly impacted more than 900 school district employees. Butte School Superintendent Judy Jonart said employees have been offered 12 months of free credit monitoring protection. […] School officials first noticed the district’s computer system was…