A total of 12 individuals wreaking havoc across the world with ransomware attacks against critical infrastructure have been targeted as the result of a law enforcement and judicial operation involving eight countries. These attacks are believed to have affected over 1 800 victims in 71 countries. These cyber actors are known for specifically targeting large…
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Kr: Facebook recommended to pay 300,000-won compensation per victim over personal data breach
Yonhap News Agency reports: The state watchdog on personal information protection on Friday recommended the operator of Facebook to pay 300,000 won (US$256.70) in compensation to each of 181 users demanding damages for the provision of their personal information to third parties without consent. The recommendation to Meta Platforms, Inc. was made by the Personal…
Customers Can Pursue Negligence Claims Directly Against Vendor (Blackbaud)
David Kessler and Susan Ross write: On October 19, 2021, a federal trial court in South Carolina ruled that a group of consumers could proceed with common law negligence and gross negligence claims directly against their organizations’ vendor that had been the victim of a security breach—instead of suing the organizations of which they were…
Russian National Extradited to United States to Face Charges for Alleged Role in Cybercriminal Organization
A Russian national, residing in the Yakutsk region of Russia and in Southeast Asia, had his initial appearance in federal court today after his extradition from the Republic of Korea to the Northern District of Ohio to face charges for his alleged role in a transnational, cybercriminal organization. According to court documents, Vladimir Dunaev, 38,…
Schreiber Foods hit with cyberattack; milk processing plants closed
Jan Shepel reports: Milk distribution was in disarray in Wisconsin this week as one of the state’s larger milk processors, Schreiber Foods, was victimized by hackers demanding a rumored $2.5 million ransom to unlock their computer systems. The cyberattack on the dairy processor came just as the New York Times published a front-page article headlined…
CA: Woodlake Unified District student and personnel data dumped after ransomware incident
Woodlake Unified District in California includes Castle Rock Elementary, Francis J. White Learning Center, Woodlake Educational Options Program, Woodlake Union High School, and Woodlake Valley Middle School. On April 11, the district took to Facebook to alert the community to a ransomware incident that occurred on April 9. Image: DataBreaches.net For months, the breach did…