It looks like we will find out more tomorrow but law enforcement has reactivated a seized LockBit site to make more announcements:
Category: Malware
Richmond Community Schools reports ransomware attack; Scranton School District paid ransom in March
One new attack on a k-12 district and an update on a previous one. WHIO reports that Richmond Community Schools in Indiana posted to social media that student and staff information in the PowerSchool software system was breached in a ransomware attack on Friday. “While there is no current evidence of misuse, RCS has shut…
Graybill parts ways with Palomar Health Medical Group following data breach
Rhea Caoile reports: Graybill Medical Group has terminated its agreement with Palomar Health Medical Group and will go independent beginning November 10. The decision was prompted by a data security incident that affected PHMG’s system in May. Russell Riehl, PHMG’s interim CEO, confirmed that they received notice from Graybill in August. […] Dr. Alejandro Paz, the…
Montenegro Launches New Open Data Portal after Cyberattack
In August 2022, Montenegro announced that they had been the victim of a cyberattack by Russian hackers. Days later, the Cuba ransomware group claimed responsibility for the attack that damaged much of the government’s digital infrastructure. A May 2023 news story on Montenegro’s struggle to recover noted that according to the Ministry of Public Administration,…
UK: Ransomware hits Blackpool schools
Dev Kundaliya reports: A major cyberattack has disrupted operations at multiple schools across Lancashire. The ransomware attack, which occurred last week, targeted the Fylde Coast Academy Trust (FCAT), compromising its IT infrastructure and limiting access to school systems. All 10 institutions under the FCAT umbrella have been affected. They include four major academies in Blackpool – Armfield…
Youth hostels apparently victims of ransomware gang Hunters International
Dirk Knop reports: Around three weeks ago, the German Youth Hostel Association (DJH), which includes around 450 youth hostels, experienced computer problems, as reported by regional media. According to these reports, the hostels’ servers went down on August 30. Now the ransomware group Hunters has claimed on the darknet to have broken into the youth hostels and…