Bobby Hellard reports: Schools across Nottinghamshire have had to shut down their IT networks after a central trust that manages their systems was hit by a cyber attack. All 15 secondary schools that are part of the Nova Education Trust are currently unable to access emails or their websites, and are still unable to conduct lessons remotely. Read more on…
Category: Malware
AllyAlign notifies 76,348 members and providers of ransomware attack
AllyAlign Health (AAH), a Medicare Advantage special needs plan administrator, recently notified 76,348 members and providers of an attempted ransomware attack. But how successful were the threat actors? And what could the Virginia firm figure out and what couldn’t they figure out based on their investigation? According to AAH’s notification letter, the attack occurred on…
Ripe for extortion? Navajo Nation hospital targeted by large-scale ransomware hack
Kevin Collier has a follow-up on the Rehoboth McKinley Christian Health Care cyberattack first reported by DataBreaches.net on February 16. From Collier’s reporting, it seems that those impacted by the breach have yet to be notified. As I’ve advocated many, many times: when PII or PHI are publicly dumped by criminals, taking 60 days to…
PA: Millersville University confirms external cyber attack on network
Millersville University confirmed that on Sunday, February 28 they received an external attack on their network. The external attack on the university’s network caused in-person and virtual classes to be canceled on Monday and Tuesday. Read more on CBS21. They are hoping that because the personally identifiable information on the server was encrypted, it might…
GA: Atlanta Allergy & Asthma hit by Nefilim threat actors
Atlanta Allergy & Asthma (AA&A) proudly proclaims itself to be the largest allergy group in Atlanta, with 17 locations. “For more than 45 years, we have been the experts in the diagnosis and treatment of allergies, asthma, food allergies, sinusitis, and immunologic diseases,” their site notes. What their site does not note yet is that…
Payroll giant PrismHR outage likely caused by ransomware attack
Lawrence Abrams reports: Leading payroll company PrismHR is suffering a massive outage after suffering a cyberattack this weekend that looks like a ransomware attack from conversations with customers. PrismHR is an online payroll, benefits, and human resources platform used by Professional employer organizations (PEO). PEOs use this platform to provide payroll, HR, and benefits services…