As seen on the website of The First Judicial Circuit of Florida: The First Judicial Circuit has experienced an information technology security event that is under active investigation. This event will significantly affect court operations across the Circuit, impacting courts in Escambia, Okaloosa, Santa Rosa, and Walton counties, for an extended period. The Circuit is…
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Sony confirms MOVEit data breach impacted thousands in the U.S.
Bill Toulas reports: Sony Interactive Entertainment (Sony) has notified current and former employees and their family members about a cybersecurity breach that exposed personal information. The company sent the data breach notification to about 6,800 individuals, confirming that the intrusion occurred after an unauthorized party exploited a zero-day vulnerability in the MOVEit Transfer platform. Read more…
“Sébastien had a large rock threatening to fall on his head” — Paul Raoult, on his son’s plea deal
On September 27, the U.S. Department of Justice announced that Sébastien Raoult (aka “Sezyo Kaizen”), a 22-year-old French national who had been extradited to the U.S., pleaded guilty to two of nine counts alleging fraud and aggravated identity theft. DataBreaches had been covering his case since he was detained in Morocco on a red notice…
Against advice of board attorney and feds, David Archie reveals how much Hinds County paid hackers after cyberattack
Bravo for standing up for transparency! C.J. LeMaster reports: Hinds County Supervisor David Archie revealed how much officials paid hackers after a cyberattack crippled county services for weeks, against the advice of the board’s attorney and federal investigators, with Archie arguing taxpayers have a right to know what’s going on with their tax dollars. The…
Flagler School District Loses ‘Significant Amount of Money’ in Apparent Phishing Scheme Involving Vendor
FlagerLive reports: The Flagler County school district was the target of electronic fraud involving what Flagler County Sheriff Rick Staly described as a “pretty significant amount of money,” in a scheme having all the makings of phishing–a common method by fraudsters of impersonating familiar contacts either to induce a swindle or to make the recipient…
Rock County Health Department in Wisconsin victim of cyberattack
Officials in Rock County, Wisconsin have confirmed to Recorded Future News that they experienced a cyberattack on September 29: “Since some systems are not yet fully operational, this may temporarily impact certain County operations. However, the public should experience minimal service disruption at this time. We are investigating the full nature and scope of this…