Accounting firm Perkins & Co. in Portland Oregon has submitted a notification to the Vermont Attorney General’s Office about a breach that goes back to 2020 — the Netgain ransomware incident that impacted numerous clients and individuals. According to Perkins’ notification, Netgain first notified them of the breach in December 2020. So why did it…
Category: U.S.
School Board hacked after emails of contractors compromised
Emily Burleigh reports: The Calcasieu Parish School Board has been the victim of a cyber fraud incident. “Because we at the Calcasieu Parish School Board believe in full honesty and transparency, we want to make stakeholders aware of a cyber fraud incident involving our district,” CPSB spokesperson Holly Holland said in a statement to the American…
Today’s exercise in reading between the lines
A recent notification by Aon had DataBreaches wondering exactly what went on with their incident response. Consider their description of what happened: What Happened? On February 25, 2022, Aon identified a cyber incident that, upon investigation, impacted a limited number of systems. Once the incident was discovered, Aon immediately retained leading cybersecurity firms to assist…
Ransomware attack sends New Jersey county back to 1977
Brandon Vigliarolo reports: Somerset County, New Jersey, was hit by a ransomware attack this week that hobbled its ability to conduct business, and also cut off access to essential data. “Services that depend on access to county databases are temporarily unavailable, such as land records, vital statistics, and probate records. Title searches are possible only…
Martin University discloses ransomware incident
Martin University in Indianapolis disclosed that they were hit by a ransomware attack on January 3, 2022, and have been investigating the incident since then. As is often the case with these attacks, the university was unable to determine whether there had been actual access to files with personal information. As a result, they are…
Compromised US Academic Credentials Identified Across Various Public and Dark Web Forums
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…