CISO Advisor reports (translation): Ultrapar, the parent company of Grupo Ultra, sent CVM today a communication of relevant fact to report a cyber incident. The company says that yesterday it was attacked, without offering other details, and that “preventively interrupted some systems”. There is still no information on the dark web that a ransomware operator has…
Clark Hill Must Produce Cyberattack Report In Malpractice Suit
This looks to be another case where a court shoots downs claims of attorney-client privilege for a breach-related report. And once again, it seems to be a situation in which the firm could not show that the breach litigation was the sole purpose of the report or with whom it was shared. Read about this…
Puget Sound Educational Service District reports data breach
Q13Fox reports: The Puget Sound Educational Service District (PSESD) sent out a notice to current and former students, and employees of King and Pierce County Schools, after learning of a data breach within their computer network. According to PSESD, they first learned of “unusual activity” in its network on or about July 25th of last year. Soon…
SolarWinds Says It Has Found Source of Massive Cyberattack
M. Corey Goldman reports: Security software provider SolarWinds (SWI) – Get Report revealed Tuesday that it has found the source of a highly sophisticated malicious code injection that it believes was used by the perpetrators of the recent cyberattack on the company and its clients, including federal government agencies. In a regulatory filing, SolarWinds said that it was…
Cyberattack on European Medicines Agency – update 4
There is an update to the attack on the European Medicines Agency reported last month. In a statement issued yesterday, EMA writes: The ongoing investigation of the cyberattack on EMA revealed that some of the unlawfully accessed documents related to COVID-19 medicines and vaccines belonging to third parties have been leaked on the internet. Necessary…
National Board of Certified Counselors, Inc. – Notice of Data Breach
The National Board for Certified Counselors (“NBCC”) today is providing information about a recent event that may impact the privacy of some personal data related to individuals associated with NBCC. What Happened? On September 7, 2020, National Board of Certified Counselors, Inc. (“NBCC”) became aware of unusual activity on its network. NBCC conducted an immediate investigation and…