Jai Vijayan reports: Hot on the heels of attacks against US state government websites, pro-Russian threat group Killnet on Monday disrupted the websites of multiple US airports in a series of distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks. It also called on similarly aligned groups and individuals to carry out DDoS attacks on other US infrastructure targets, in…
Category: U.S.
PG&E was publicly exposing partial SSN information of US consumers through its use of Experian Identity Verification questions.
Somehow I missed this one but it’s so significant that even though I am late with linking to it, I hope to make more people aware of it. @Lucky225 writes: I recently discovered PG&E will let you sign up for electricity online without providing your SSN. Their website offered an option for “Alternate Identification”, so…
State Bar of Georgia Notifies Members and Employees of Cybersecurity Incident
The State Bar of Georgia has notified members and employees of a cyberattack in April that resulted in access to the information of some current and former employees and members. The State Bar determined that the following personal information may have been accessed: name, address, date of birth, Social Security number, driver’s license number, direct deposit…
Johnson Fitness and Wellness hit by DESORDEN Group
In what has become a familiar event, DESORDEN Group announced yet another attack on a multinational corporation. This time, their target was Johnson Fitness and Wellness, a subsidiary of Johnson Health Tech. Co., Ltd. Johnson Health Tech manufactures exercise training equipment and is listed on the Taiwan stock exchange; Johnson Fitness is headquartered in the…
Detroit Health Department Provides Notice of Data Security Incident
The following is a notice from the Detroit Health Department. It is unclear whether this was an accidental breach due to error or some more intentional wrongdoing by an employee, but the notice makes no mention of disciplining any employee or referring to law enforcement. The Detroit Health Department is notifying specific individuals about a…
How Ransomware Is Causing Chaos in American Schools
Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai reports: May 19, 2021 was supposed to be just another day at the end of the school year at Sierra College, a community college in Rocklin, California. Instead, hackers hit the school with ransomware, throwing it into chaos. “We are experiencing a major cybersecurity event this morning that is impacting the majority of services…