Ron Zeitlinger of The Jersey Journal reports: Social security numbers, driver’s licenses, payroll, health and other personal information of Hoboken workers and residents ― including dozens who applied for rental assistance during the pandemic ― was among the data stolen in the cyberattack last month, The Jersey Journal has confirmed. The Russia-linked ransomware group ThreeAM (also known as…
Category: Malware
Anna Jaques Hospital notifies 316,300 people about 2023 ransomware attack
On Christmas, December 2023, Anna Jaques Hospital (AJH) in Massachusetts was grappling with a cyberattack that knocked out their EHR system and resulted in them having to divert ambulances to other area hospitals. On January 23, they posted a preliminary website notice (archived) about the attack. That notice was posted four days after threat actors…
Developing: Blue Yonder ransomware attack claimed by Termite
Termite threat actor(s) have now claimed responsibility for the Blue Yonder ransomware attack that has caused widespread impact. They provide no proof as yet, but a note posted on their dark web leak site several hours ago says, “Our team got 680gb of data such as DB dumps Email lists for future attacks (over 16000)…
Major energy contractor reports ‘limited’ access to IT after ransomware locks files
Jessica Lyons reports: American energy contractor ENGlobal disclosed that access to its IT systems remains limited following a ransomware infection in late November. In a Monday filing with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), the company said it became aware of a cybersecurity incident on November 25 after criminals broke into its networks and locked…
Change Healthcare Data Breach Settlement Talks To Be Explored Early in MDL
Irvin Jackson reports: Parties involved in the federal Change Healthcare data breach lawsuits have been ordered to meet separately with a U.S. Magistrate Judge over the next two months, to discuss the most effective structure for settlement talks and the optimum timing for when negotiations should begin that may provide payouts to millions of Americans. The potential…
Russia arrests cybercriminal Wazawaka for ties with ransomware gangs
Sergiu Gatlan reports: Russian law enforcement has arrested and indicted notorious ransomware affiliate Mikhail Pavlovich Matveev (also known as Wazawaka, Uhodiransomwar, m1x, and Boriselcin) for developing malware and his involvement in several hacking groups. While the prosecutor’s office has yet to release any details on the individual’s identity (described as a “programmer” in court documents),…