Update: This incident was subsequently reported to the Maine Attorney General’s Office as impacting 334,690. Keep in mind that those are providers, not patients. See Maximus’s notice to California here. Kaitlin Schroeder reports: A state contractor shared Monday that Ohio Medicaid providers may have had their personal data exposed a month ago when someone gained…
OK: Lucky Star Casino Confirmed It Suffered Ransomware Attack
News9 reports: After its locations statewide were closed over the weekend, Lucky Star Casinos (sic) said Monday that it was the subject of a ransomware attack. The casino announced on its Facebook page Saturday that it closed its locations across the state. Read more on News9.
N.Korean Hackers Target S.Korean Submarine Data
Yu Yong-weon reports: Suspected North Korean hackers last year stole a vast cache of data from Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering, which is manufacturing a new 3,000-ton submarine for the Navy. Read more on Chosun. In related news, Kim So-hyun reports that NK hackers attacked South Korean atomic energy think tank. Source: The Korea Herald.
JP: Sports Club NAS and Concrete Manufacturer Ito Yogyo Both Report Ransomware Incidents
Two Japanese firms have recently disclosed ransomware incidents. Sports Club NAS, a Daiwa House Group subsidiary, issued the following statement (machine translated): Apology and report of unauthorized access to our server. Membership management operated in some of our stores (9 stores in total) on April 2, 2021 due to unauthorized access to our server (hereinafter…
FL: “Grief” claims to have breached The Woodruff Institute
The Woodruff Institute has several locations in Florida specializing in dermatology and plastic surgery. Unfortunately for them, they appear to have been the victims of threat actors who call themselves “Pay or Grief” (or just “Grief”). On June 11, the threat actors added the medical practice to their dedicated leak site, and on June 15,…
Norway says Chinese group APT31 is behind catastrophic 2018 government hack
Catalin Cimpanu reports: Norway’s police secret service said this week that APT31, a cyber-espionage group operating on behalf of China, was responsible for a 2018 breach of the government’s IT network. According to the Norwegian Police Security Service (PST), the 2018 hack was as bad as it could get. “The investigation revealed that the actor…