On October 28, this site noted a report that Washington Central Unified Union School District in Vermont had been the victim of an as-yet-unconfirmed ransomware attack. The district has now issued a notification that makes clear that personal and health information of students and personnel may have been accessed or acquired. Their announcement also indicates…
Category: Malware
INTERPOL-led operation takes down prolific cybercrime ring
Interpol has released more details about theJune, 2021 takedown and arrest of people associated with CLOP and other groups. The following is today’s press release: SEOUL, Korea – A 30-month transcontinental investigation and operation has resulted in arrests and Red Notices for suspects believed to be behind a global malware crime network. Two Red Notices,…
Cyberattack Hits Multiple Greek Shipping Firms
The Maritime Executive reports: Multiple Greek shipping companies have been hit by a ransomware attack that spread through the systems of a popular, well-established IT consulting firm, according to Greek outlet Mononews. Danaos Management Consultants, the IT service provider whose services were affected by the hack, confirmed the incident and. The company said that Danaos’…
JEV Plastic Surgery & Medical Aesthetics notifies patients of malware incident
JEV Plastic Surgery & Medical Aesthetics in Maryland has issued a press release about a malware incident. According to their notice, an unauthorized actor accessed their systems and may have viewed or acquired certain patient information between April 30, 2021 and June 14, 2021. The types of personal and/or medical information that may have been accessible by…
UK: Labour Party discloses cyber attack, members’ data stolen
John Leonard reports: The Labour Party has suffered a ‘cyber incident’ with personal details of members stolen from an unnamed third-party company that handles its membership data. In a statement the party says it was informed of the incident on October 29th and that “a significant quantity of Party data” had been rendered inaccessible. Labour does not give…
Cyber Attack Knocks Ohio County Library Computers Offline
Mike Sigov reports: A cybersecurity incident has knocked out the Toledo Lucas County Public Library website and computer systems for the second day in a row, and officials are unsure when service might be restored. Stephanie Elton, the library’s assistant manager of communications, innovation and strategy, said the service outage happened because of a “targeted…