Stavros Atlamazoglou reports: … Russian hackers went after a variety of Ukrainian targets in the private and public sectors, but one cyber weapon aimed at a specific military target spilled over and affected tens of thousands of devices outside Ukraine. A few hours before the Russian invasion began on February 24, Russian hackers launched a…
Category: Malware
Washington Local School District in Toledo, Ohio hit by disruptive cyberattack
WTVG reports Washington Local School District in Toledo, Ohio has been hit by a cyberattack that has disrupted much of its communication avenues including phones, internet, email, wifi networks, and Google classroom. Read more at WTVG, although they are only in beginning stages of investigating and responding to the incident.
Exploratory study into ransomware attacks in Dutch government services and companies
Cybercrimeinfo.nl writes: Statistics Netherlands (CBS), in collaboration with the National Cyber Security Center (NCSC), has conducted an exploratory study into ransomware attacks in Dutch government services and companies. The researchers looked at, among other things, the timeline and costs of attacks with ransomware. Due to the sensitivity of the collected data, the report has not been published…
Christus Health ransomware incident involved theft of sensitive patient and employee data
First, the good news (such as it is): a ransomware attack on Christus Health by Avos Locker has not impacted patient care. Now, the bad news: the threat actors acquired — and have already leaked — a lot of sensitive information on patients and employees. On May 11, Avos Locker added Christus Health to their…
Conti claims to have inside information on Costa Rica, escalates threats
DataBreaches previously reported on the situation in Costa Rica, where the government has declared a national emergency following a ransomware attack by Conti. What is of special note in this incident are Conti’s escalating threats in their attempt to get their ransom demands paid and the self-identification of the affiliate involved (who calls themself “unc1756”)….
PA: Ransomware group claims to have hit Mercyhurst University
You may need to add Mercyhurst University in Pennsylvania to any list of post-secondary educational entities hit by ransomware. SuspectFile notes that the university has not confirmed any breach and LockBit has not posted any proof (yet?). But SuspectFile notes the irony that one month after one of the university’s four colleges participated in Cyber…