Add Monroe Public Schools in Michigan to any list you may be keeping of schools hit by ransomware. On January 7, external counsel for the district notified individuals about an incident the district discovered on June 10, 2021 when certain systems and files were encrypted. The district reports that it immediately secured their network and…
Category: Malware
FBI: Hackers use BadUSB to target defense firms with ransomware
Sergiu Gatlan reports: The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) warned US companies in a recently updated flash alert that the financially motivated FIN7 cybercriminal group targeted the US defense industry with packages containing malicious USB devices to deploy ransomware. The attackers mailed packages containing ‘BadUSB’ or ‘Bad Beetle USB’ devices with the LilyGO logo, commonly…
Compton and Broomhead Dental Center alleged victim of cyberattack
It’s one thing to ignore ransom demands from threat actors, but how smart — or foolish — is it to be sarcastic or insulting to those who have exfiltrated files with your patients’ protected health information? DataBreaches.net was recently contacted by threat actors who were previously associated with other groups. They claimed to have attacked…
FinalSite ransomware attack shuts down thousands of school websites
Lawrence Abrams reports: FinalSite, a leading school website services provider, has suffered a ransomware attack disrupting access to websites for thousands of schools worldwide. FinalSite is a software as a service (SaaS) provider that offers website design, hosting, and content management solutions for K-12 school districts and universities. FinalSite claims to provide solutions for over 8,000 schools and…
Pk: Hackers steal, put up for sale Khyber Pakhtunkhwa police data
While Avos Locker gave a U.S. police department a free decryptor after realizing that they had been attacked, a Pakistani police department may be having a different outcome with unidentified attackers. Pakistan Today reports: Sensitive data belonging to Khyber Pakhtunkhwa police has been accessed in an apparent cyberattack and put up for sale on the…
VPN Solutions LLC suffered a ransomware attack two months ago. Some clients still can’t access patient data hosted on the service.
It appears that a ransomware incident involving VPN Solutions LLC may have affected a number of covered entities, although so far, DataBreaches.net has only identified two confirmed cases: Surgery Group SC On December 17, Surgery Group SC in Illinois notified HHS about an incident impacting 500 patients. DataBreaches.net interprets that 500 number as a marker…