Leon Medical Centers (LMC) in Florida has issued a press release about the ransomware attack it experienced, and that DataBreaches.net has reported previously. In our most recent report, we noted that Conti threat actors had dumped protected health information for numerous patients, while claiming that they still had more files from Leon that they would dump….
Category: U.S.
Delaware County officials paid $25,000 in ransom to hackers who infiltrated the county’s computer system
Vinny Vella reports: Hackers used a malware attack to infiltrate Delaware County’s servers in the fall, and then held employees’ personal data for ransom, ultimately costing the county $25,000 in ransom to restore access to the data, according to county officials. The attack was first reported Nov. 24, when county officials said the computer network…
Corporate Secrets at Risk in Hack of U.S. Courts Documents
Bloomberg Law reports: The Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts on Wednesday disclosed the “apparent compromise” of the electronic filing and case management system, known as CM/ECF. An AO spokesperson told Bloomberg Law the compromise is likely connected to the hack of SolarWinds’ Orion products, which affected multiple government agencies and companies. The AO said…
Decrypted: How bad was the US Capitol breach for cybersecurity?
Zack Whittaker reports on concerns that were raised after the massive security failure at the Capitol that resulted in attackers having access to papers, hard drives and more. Zack reiterates some comforting thoughts that were offered on Twitter in the aftermath of the rampage: Most lawmakers don’t have ready access to classified materials, unless it’s…
Greater Baltimore Medical Center restoring electronic medical records after ransomware incident
Hallie Miller reports: One month after a crippling ransomware incident, Greater Baltimore Medical Center is beginning to restore the Towson hospital’s electronic medical records, officials said this week. GBMC previously disclosed little about the Dec. 6 cyberattack, which disrupted the health care system’s communication and data-keeping infrastructure and forced it to take systems offline and reschedule…
Russian Hacker Sentenced To 12 Years In Prison For Involvement In Massive Network Intrusions At U.S. Financial Institutions, Brokerage Firms, A Major News Publication, And Other Companies
Audrey Strauss, the Acting United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced today that ANDREI TYURIN, a/k/a “Andrei Tiurin,” was sentenced in Manhattan federal court to 144 months in prison for computer intrusion, wire fraud, bank fraud, and illegal online gambling offenses in connection with his involvement in a massive computer hacking…