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Ransomware crooks are exploiting IBM file exchange bug with a 9.8 severity

Posted on March 29, 2023 by Dissent

Dan Goodin reports: Threat actors are exploiting a critical vulnerability in an IBM file-exchange application in hacks that install ransomware on servers, security researchers have warned. The IBM Aspera Faspex is a centralized file-exchange application that large organizations use to transfer large files or large volumes of files at very high speeds. Rather than relying…

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A listing about a government victim disappeared from LockBit’s site. But why? (UPDATE1)

Posted on March 28, 2023 by Dissent

Update of March 28: It seems LockBit re-listed WCSO last night on their leak site and has dumped data from them, although the files do not seem to be downloading at this time. When an entity has been the victim of a cyberattack, they’d be smart not to discuss the attack via their email system…

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A hospital went dark after it was hacked. It’s still reeling two years later

Posted on March 27, 2023 by Dissent

Farah Yousry reports the aftermath of a ransomware attack by Hive that was previously reported on DataBreaches in 2021: As the second year of the pandemic was nearing an end, employees at Johnson Memorial Health hoped they could catch their breath after dealing with a weeks-long tsunami of COVID-19 hospitalizations and deaths. But on a…

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Updating: Cyberattack against CHRU Brest: what happened

Posted on March 27, 2023 by Dissent

In a March 11 post about non-U.S. hospitals that had been victims of cyberattacks, DataBreaches had noted a report about CHU-BREST. Valéry Rieß-Marchive of LeMagIT has an update and more details on the incident. The following uses machine translation from the original French: During a press briefing, this Friday, March 24, the direction of the…

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Warning to Seniors: Personal Data of 254K Medicare Beneficiaries at Risk After Breach

Posted on March 24, 2023 by Dissent

Casey Harper reports that Congress finally got around to questioning CMS about a ransomware attack on Healthcare Management Solutions, a CMS subcontractor. The attack involved Medicare and Medicaid numbers. Hundreds of thousands of Americans’ personal information is at risk after Medicare’s data was breached. Now, lawmakers want answers. House Committee on Oversight and Accountability Chairman…

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Shoreline College website hacked; officials investigating

Posted on March 23, 2023 by Dissent

Monica Velez reports: A ransomware attack has forced the majority of Shoreline Community College students and staff to transition to remote work until further notice, officials confirmed Thursday. Local and federal officials are investigating. Although Shoreline’s campus remains open, the website is down and Wi-Fi on campus is inaccessible. The Parent Child Center remains open. Classes and…

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