The FBI has issued a private industry notification about the sale of credentials and access to universities on dark web and clear net forums. They write, in part: The FBI has observed incidents of stolen higher education credential information posted on publically accessible online forums or listed for sale on criminal marketplaces. The exposure of…
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North Orange County Community College District was hit by ransomware in January
In March, DataBreaches reported that North Orange County Community College District in California had been notifying more than 19,000 people about a data security incident. This week, NOCCCD submitted a notification to the California Attorney Genera’s Office, but it does not appear to be an update as much as a delayed notification to the state….
IL: Cyberattack costs City of Quincy $650,000
J. Robert Gough reports: Quincy Mayor Mike Troup said the city has spent about $150,000 on outside consultants and $500,000 for an encryption key to regain access to the city’s information services systems. In other words, $500,000 in ransomware. In a news conference Tuesday morning, Troup gave a timeline of events that have taken place…
Data breach class actions: Southern District of New York dismisses action against health care providers for lack of standing
James Bogan III of Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP writes: Takeaway: In a prior article, we reported on the Second Circuit’s decision in McMorris v. Carlos Lopez & Associates, LLC, 995 F.3d 295 (2d Cir. 2021), in which the court, ruling on an issue of first impression, set out a non-exhaustive three-factor test for determining…
Hacker Steals Database of Hundreds of Verizon Employees
Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai reports: A hacker has obtained a database that includes the full name, email address, corporate ID numbers, and phone number of hundreds of Verizon employees. …. The hacker contacted Motherboard last week to share the information. The anonymous hacker said they obtained the data by convincing a Verizon employee to give them remote…
Criminals using deed fraud, identity theft to steal homes
Morgan Loew, Cody Lillich, Gilbert Zermeño and Gray News staff report: Debi Gotlieb knew something was wrong when she could not find her late father’s home on the county assessor’s webpage. The property was tied up in probate and should have been listed as owned by her father, Jerry Gotlieb, who died in March of…