You may have seen a number of headlines from schools and non-profits disclosing that their students or donors’ information was impacted by a May, 2020 ransomware incident at UK software firm, Blackbaud. According to Blackbaud’s notice: Prior to our locking the cybercriminal out, the cybercriminal removed a copy of a subset of data from our…
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Ca: Employee charged in 407 ETR data breach involving 60,000 customers
Canadian Press reports: An employee from a company that operates a well-traveled toll road in southern Ontario has been charged in a major breach of customer data. York Regional Police allege the 407 Express Toll Route employee used a company computer to access and compile a list of names, addresses and phone numbers of 60,000…
Es: Adif hit by cyberattack
Some people might remind us all that threat actors don’t need the media giving them free publicity, but the public is still interested in knowing about what impacts them. And attacks on infrastructure tend to be newsworthy. David Burroughs reports: Spanish infrastructure manager Adif has been hit by a cyberattack in which hackers have claimed…
University of York hit by cyber-attack – personal details of students and staff may have been stolen
Daniel Willers has coverage on the Blackbaud ransomware attack, noted previously on this site: The University of York has launched an investigation after personal details of students, staff and alumni may have been stolen by hackers. It said Blackbaud, which provides a customer relationship management system for the university, was hit by a ransomware attack in…
Argentinian telecom supposedly hit by a crypto ransomware
Ali Raza reports: A string of massive hacking attacks that are related to cryptocurrencies one way or another continues. Last week, the biggest such hack saw the attackers hijack numerous highly-visible accounts to promote a Bitcoin scam. Today, new reports indicate that Argentina’s largest Telecom fell victim to ransomware that demands a massive ransom. According to…
Data stolen in Nefilim ransomware attack on French telco Orange
Duncan Riley reports: French telecommunications company Orange S.A. has been targeted by a ransomware attack with data stolen. First reported July 16 by Bleeping Computer, the ransomware attack targeted Orange’s Business Services division, which offers enterprise solutions such as remote support, virtual workstations, system security, cloud backups and cloud hosting. Read more on SiliconAngle.