When DataBreaches.net spotted a dump with data from the Waikato DHB ransomware incident on a new dark web leak site, we wondered whether it was the data originally provided to journalists as proof or if this was a larger dump. It now appears to be a larger dump. Laura James reports: Waikato DHB’s tonight confirmed…
Ca: Mounties suspected person leaking secrets had high-level computer access, search warrants show
Scott Anderson and Andrew Culbert report: The RCMP suspected someone senior in its ranks was offering to spill secrets, but still didn’t know the identity of the alleged leaker for several months after they first learned highly confidential information about investigations had been compromised. The revelation is contained in court documents unsealed late last week…
It: Muncipality of Cagliari services interrupted by cyberattack
The Comune di Cagliari issued a notice on their web site on June 27 that a computer virus had reduced the functionality of its services, requiring extraordinary maintenance intervention. According to the notice, the impairment was also impacting services through call centers. In a press release quoted by EveryEye, they wrote: “The services at the…
Portugal: Cyberattack on Hospital do Divino Espírito Santo Impacting Notification of COVID-19 Test Results
The Hospital do Divino Espírito Santo de Ponta Delgada was hit with a cyberattack that was detected on June 24. As of today, the hospital is still working to recover from the attack while prioritizing notifying people who tested positive for COVID-19 in recent tests. Those who tested negative have experienced delays in notification. In…
UK: Barrow computer hacker tapped into school network and brought down Labour website
Melissa Major reports: A computer hacker who brought down the Labour general election candidate’s website and tapped into a school network has been given a suspended sentence. Bradley Kai Hayden Niblock, 22, was caught after the Cyber and Digital Crime Unit followed a pattern of online offending last year. Niblock, of Hawcoat Lane, Barrow, admitted…
Frederick Public Schools in Oklahoma back up and running after ransomware attack (updated)
DataBreaches.net has become aware of yet another school district that fell victim to a ransomware attack. The Frederick Public Schools in Oklahoma was breached a few months ago, but they had not yet disclosed the incident publicly as they have been working to recover from backups and to notify everyone who may have been impacted….