Bethany Fowler reports: Hackers allegedly stole over $8,000 in paychecks following an email hack from an Upstate fire department. According to the Spartanburg County Sheriff’s Office, deputies responded to the Reidville Fire Department located at 3380 Hwy 417 on a report of fraud/payroll theft. Read more at News2.
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VA: Hampton Public Library website hacked, redirects to adult retail store
Angelo Vargas reports: The Hampton Public Library is making some big changes after someone hacked the website, redirecting people to an adult retail store website “It appears to be a retail store for adult products is what I will say,” said Robin McCormick, a spokesperson for the City of Hampton. Read more at 13News.
NYSARC Columbia County Chapter discloses ransomware incident in July
From their press release, issued yesterday: On July 19, 2022, NYSARC Columbia County Chapter (“NYSARC”) detected irregular activity on their systems that was consistent with a typical ransomware attack. Out of an abundance of caution, NYSARC immediately began to remediate the situation including disconnecting systems, engaging data security and privacy experts, contacting law enforcement, and simultaneously beginning…
Liberty Counsel’s Donor Records and Pro-Trump Election Messaging Exposed in Data Breach
Micah Lee and Michael Sherrard report: Liberty Counsel, an evangelical Christian nonprofit that provided a brief cited by the Supreme Court in its decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, has been hacked, revealing a 25-gigabyte internal database that contains nearly seven years’ worth of donor records. The hacker, who identifies with the Anonymous movement, released…
Wordfly customers begin to disclose ransomware attack on the vendor
Wordfly is a digital marketing platform that offers email, SMS marketing, forms and surveys for its clients to use with their customers or contacts. On July 10, Wordfly experienced a ransomware attack that encrypted their environment and disrupted services until July 29, when their status account tweeted: WordFly has returned to service. Thank you for…
Update: Investigation reveals thousands had info exposed in Prince Edward Island arts centre ransomware incident
Jack Morse reports: The full impact of a data breach at Prince Edward Island’s largest arts centre is now clear. The results of a recently completed investigation show thousands of people had their personal information exposed. The cyberattack was first reported by the Confederation Centre of the Arts in January. In February, officials confirmed it…