Nancy Asiamah reports: Documents relating to the payroll system of employees at Ludlow Town Hall were illegally accessed in a cyberattack attack on Wednesday, according to officials. In an email to 22News Thursday evening, Ludlow officials said the town was a victim of a ransomware attack that “impacted many of the town’s IT infrastructure systems, including its payroll system.” Read more on WWLP. Additional details about the impact of…
Fax Express leaked database noted by New Jersey
Seen on NJCCIC, a summary of a breach noted by them on December 10: A hacked database belonging to Fax Express, an office equipment supply store based in Ocean County, NJ was exposed, revealing approximately 560,000 compromised usernames and dehashed passwords. The breached database is connected to the domain shredderstoo[.]com and is assessed to be owned…
Most Victim Organizations Suffer Second Intrusion Within a Year
Phil Muncaster reports: Security experts have warned victims of sophisticated cyber-attacks not to think of intrusions as a one-off event, as a majority of organizations end up getting hit again within the year. CrowdStrike compiled an analysis of its own incident response and managed services engagements in 2020, to produce the CrowdStrike Services Cyber Front Lines Report….
Cyber attack hobbles sales for DSW
Tristan Navera reports: A cyber attack on a vendor hobbled sales at the parent of DSW Shoe Warehouse in September, the company disclosed this week. Columbus-based Designer Brands Inc. (NYSE: DBI) reported in its earnings call this week that a vendor was hit with a ransomware attack and had to voluntarily shut down its systems….
Tech unicorn UiPath discloses data breach
Catalin Cimpanu reports: Tech unicorn UiPath, a startup that makes robotics automation software, is currently emailing users about a security incident that exposed their personal information online. “On December 1, 2020, UiPath became aware of an incident that resulted in unauthorized disclosure of a file containing limited personal information about users of UiPath Academy,” the…
PA: Meadville reveals months-old ‘suspicious’ data incident
Mike Crowley reports: In October, when Meadville City Council unanimously approved more than doubling what the city was spending on computer security and network management, City Manager Andy Walker said the investment was worth it given “the constant headlines with respect to cyber attacks and ransomware and malware.” “We just found ourselves in a position…