It is not unheard of for ransomware groups to publicly misidentify their victims. We saw such errors from the outset of groups publicly naming and shaming victims and leaking data. DataBreaches reported on a few such cases involving Maze and has reported on other misidentifications in other groups since then. DataBreaches has occasionally contacted threat…
Category: Malware
Pl: Hackers have attacked a company that provides remote reading of water meters
Wojciech Karpieszuk reports that the Marymont Potok cooperative announced the attack on Thursday. Machine translation: We don’t know what this entails, whether the data is safe, or whether the readings will be falsified,” says Mr. Janusz from Marymont. A customer notes that the switch to remote reading was supposed to prevent fraud, but if hackers…
Argentina’s Judiciary of Córdoba suffered a serious computer attack
A CBN24n editorial begins: The Judiciary of Córdoba suffered a computer attack that affected its website, digital services and databases. Sources close to the Judiciary affirmed that it could be “the worst attack on public institutions in history.” Through an official statement, disseminated on its social networks, the Judiciary of Córdoba clarified that “specialized personnel are…
Recent Cedar Rapids Schools letter to parents confirms ransom payment after cyberattack
KWWL reports: In a message to families and staff on Friday, the Cedar Rapids School District (CRCSD) said it paid a third-party entity in an attempt to stop vital information from being released during a recent cyber security incident. The letter sent to parents, viewable on KWWL’s site, says: As part of the process to…
Bits ‘n Pieces (Trozos y Piezas)
Mexico – Quintana Roo Police officers arrested on Wednesday a man identified as Levis “N.” He is suspected of stealing bank data and credit cards from users at ATMs in Cancun. Read more at RadioFormulaQR. But that is not the only news out of that area of note. Mexico – Judicial Poder of Quintana Roo…
More class action settlements and suits, Friday morning edition
PCS Revenue Control Systems data breach $1.135M class action settlement PCS Revenue Control Systems agreed to pay $1.135 million to resolve claims it failed to protect consumers from a data breach. The settlement benefits consumers whose personal information was compromised in a PCS Revenue Control Systems data breach between May 19, 2017, and Dec. 19,…