Argentinian agribusiness Aceitera General Deheza (AGD) was attacked on August 10. According to a statement the business made, the attackers asked for money to recover the data. The company issued the following statement to Region Del Mani: “Our company has detected an intrusion in its computer systems. It is for this reason that security protocols…
Category: Malware
NY: Practice Resources, LLC notifies 942,138 patients after ransomware attack
On August 4, Practice Resources, LLC notified the California Attorney General’s Office that it had been the victim of a ransomware attack on April 12. They also notified HHS that 942,138 patients were affected by the breach (see below). The New York firm is a business associate that provides a variety of health management services,…
U.K.: South Staffordshire Water says it was target of cyber attack as criminals bungle extortion attempt
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…
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…