On November 8, 2020, in a report called “Without Undue Delay,” DataBreaches.net noted that Maze threat actors had a listing on their dedicated leak site for “Abington Reproductive Medicine.” The proof of claim that they posted, though, was not from Abington Reproductive, leaving us confused as to whether Abington Reproductive had really been a victim…
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NC: Update to Allergy Partners ransomware incident
Back in February, there were media reports that Allergy Partners in North Carolina had been impacted by a ransomware attack on February 23. The threat actors, who were not identified, reportedly demanded $1.75 million ransom. The medical practice was able to restore services in 8 days and noted that they had not paid any ransom….
NY: Student names, vendor bank account info exposed in Buffalo Public Schools cyber attack
Mary B. Pasciak reports: When ransomware hit the Buffalo Public Schools in March, the district told students and families that investigators had not determined that any personal information had been exposed. Two months later, investigators have found that such information was exposed. Personal information about an unknown number of students, parents and employees has been…
De: Darkside threat actors attempted to extort Möbelstadt Sommerlad
Möbelstadt Sommerlad is a retail furniture store in Germany. This week, its managing director, Frank Sommerlad, disclosed that they had been the victim of a ransomware attack and extortion attempt. Marc Schäfer reports Sommerlad’s statement (machine translation): “We got away with it with a black eye,” says Frank Sommerlad, managing director of the R. Sommerlad GmbH…
NC: Anson experiences cyberattack; county services including phone, email affected
Liz O’Connell reported earlier this week: WADESBORO — The Anson County government experienced a cyberattack over the first weekend of May, which turned out to be more serious than initially thought. The most recent update from the county stated that does not appear to be any employee or citizen personal data compromised from the malware…
A second Russian-language hacking forum bans ransomware-related ads, and the first claim is filed against DarkSide
Earlier today, this site reported that XSS forum had banned any ransomware-related ads and would be deleting threads and posts. Hours later, Exploit.in followed suit. Good day, We are glad to see pentesters, specialists, coders. But they are not happy with lockers, they attract a lot of attention. The very type of activity is not pleasant…