If you say you are going to provide details of an incident, then DataBreaches believes that you should provide important details — like the fact that patient data has been leaked on the dark web. Here’s another incident notice where there is no mention of that. From Aesthetic Dermatology Associates‘ press release: What Happened? On…
Category: Malware
2K Games warns users their stolen data is now up for sale online
Sergiu Gatlan reports: Video game publisher 2K emailed users on Thursday to warn that some of their personal info was stolen and put up for sale online following a September 19 security breach. 2K confirmed on September 20 that its help desk platform was hacked and used by the attackers to target customers using fake support tickets that…
Bits ‘n Pieces (Trozos y Piezas)
Gt: Update on VSOP attack on Guatemala’s foreign ministry Last week, DataBreaches reported that the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Guatemala was a victim of a VSOP attack. The government confirmed an attack on October 5. Services have been restored: Currently, the services are working, which has allowed us to provide uninterrupted attention to all…
Bank of Brasilia Attacked by Ransomware Demanding 50 BTC
Rajeesh Khanna reports: On October 3, ransomware infected the Bank of Brasilia, a government-controlled bank in Brazil. The hackers wanted 50 BTC in exchange for not releasing customer data. Local news outlet Tecmundo claims that a hacker identified as “Crydat” contacted them, demanding payment of 5.2 million Brazilian reais by October 6 at 15:00. In…
MO: Grain Valley School District investigates cyberattack
Heidi Schmidt and Jonathan Katz report: The Grain Valley School District confirms it is investigating a cyberattack. “Basically what first went down was the printers,” student Nathan Rathmann said Wednesday about how his last three days have changed in school. “Then throughout the day, we had buggy Wi-Fi. Our power school went completely down, so…
Saskatoon gynecology clinic hit with ransomware attack: report
Rory MacLean reports: A ransomware attack on a Saskatoon obstetrics and gynecology clinic left the personal health information of up to 20,000 patients in the hands of malicious hackers, according to the province’s privacy watchdog. In a report issued in September, Privacy Commissioner Ronald Kruzeniski said the attack targeting Saskatoon Obstetric and Gynecologic Consultants resulted…