Kaylee Douglas reports that Harper County Community Hospital is now disclosing that it experienced a ransomware attack on March 24. Authorities say the protected health information that may have been compromised could include any of the following: first and last name, date of birth, home address, patient account number, diagnosis, social security number and health insurance…
Phoenix chiropractic practice offline after ransomware attack
Spine & Disc Medical Center in Phoenix, Arizona is a chiropractic practice. They have apparently been the victims of a ransomware attack by Avaddon threat actors, who added them to their leak site and dumped some data as proof of claims. It is not clear how much data the threat actors may have exfiltrated. The…
Fr: Cyberattack against the ISERBA Group
The ISERBA Group is a property maintenance firm (plumbing, heating, electricity, carpentry, etc.). An undated notice on their web site indicates that they have been the victim of a cyber attack. Machine Translation: Our IT services were hacked during the weekend. For security reasons, we are not reachable at the moment and our accesses are…
Ch: Siegfried affected by attack on its IT systems
Siegfried pharmaceutical published a statement on its web site on May 23: The Siegfried Group’s IT network has become the target of a malware attack. The company immediately initiated extensive measures to ensure the safety of its employees and facilities at all times and to avert further damage. The root cause has been identified and the…
Japan’s Biggest Dating App Hack Exposes Two Million Accounts
Shoko Oda reports: A leading Japanese matchmaking app was hacked, likely exposing the personal information of more than 1.7 million account holders, in the latest high-profile online attack. Net Marketing Co., which runs the Omiai dating app, said that it found evidence of unauthorized access to its servers in April. Among the data exposed were photos of ID…
Update: Kirill Victorovich Firsov Sentenced to 30 Months for Running DEER.io Site Selling Stolen, Counterfeit and Hacked Accounts
The following is a press release from the government with an update to the case of Kirill Victorovich Firsov. Firsov, the administrator of the DEER.io platform, was arrested on March 7, 2020 and pleaded guilty on January 21 of this year. The DEER.io platform was shut down days after Firsov’s arrest. SAN DIEGO – Kirill…