Stephen Marcantel reports: It was early August when teacher Heather Vidrine first heard about a cyberattack on her former school district in St. Landry Parish, but she didn’t think much about it — even after her Facebook got hacked. Now, she’s left to wonder whether the two are connected. Her Social Security number and other…
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North Texas Municipal Water District hit by ransomware attack
The Municipal Water Authority of Aliquippa in Pennsylvania recently reported a cyberattack that appeared to be by an Iranian-backed group, “Cyber Av3ngers” that shut down technology involved in the drinking water supply to Raccoon and Potter townships. But Aliquippa wasn’t the only water authority to recently experience a cyberattack. The Daixin ransomware team added the…
International collaboration leads to dismantlement of ransomware group in Ukraine amidst ongoing war
Europol issued a press release today that begins: In an unprecedented effort, law enforcement and judicial authorities from seven countries have joined forces with Europol and Eurojust to dismantle and apprehend in Ukraine key figures behind significant ransomware operations wreaking havoc across the world. The operation comes at a critical time, as the country grapples…
Ransomware attack on indie game maker wiped all player accounts
Bill Toulas reports: A ransomware attack on the “Ethyrial: Echoes of Yore” MMORPG last Friday destroyed 17,000 player accounts, deleting their in-game items and progress in the game. Ethyrial: Echoes of Yore is a free-to-play old-school MMORPG developed by indie game publisher ‘Gellyberry Studios.’ The title is available on Steam as an ‘Early Access’ release, meaning it…
Hospitals in multiple states diverting patients after Ardent Health Services hit with ransomware attack
It was predictable that threat actors would attack during Thanksgiving week when many people take off for the holiday and long weekend. Ardent Health Services was hit with a ransomware attack — and badly enough that hospitals wound up diverting emergency patients. Below the break, you can find the text of Ardent’s notice and FAQ….
Ransomware gang claims to have stolen Crystal Lake Health Centers data
Crystal Lake Health Centers (CLHC) provides comprehensive medical care in 11 healthcare clinics in Michigan. On some date as yet unknown to DataBreaches, they appear to have been compromised by the Hunters International threat actors, who have since added a listing to their leak site. According to the leak site notice, Hunters acquired: – patients…