FOX29 reports: Indian River County officials are investigating a cybersecurity system that has shut down employee emails, VoIP phones, and the county’s website. The network interruption was discovered Thursday night around 9 p.m. and has since impacted network capabilities in various county offices. Read more on FOX29.
Hackers behind life-threatening attack on chemical maker are sanctioned
Dan Goodin reports: Russian state nationals accused of wielding life-threatening malware specifically designed to tamper with critical safety mechanisms at a petrochemical plant are now under sanction by the US Treasury Department. The attack drew considerable concern because it’s the first known time hackers have used malware designed to cause death or injury, a prospect that…
WastedLocker ransomware hits Boyne Resorts ski resort operator
Lawrence Abrams reports: US-based ski and golf resort operator Boyne Resorts has suffered a cyberattack by the WastedLocker operation that has impacted company-wide reservation systems. Of special note, Abrams points out that WastedLocker has been linked to threat actors known as Evil Corp (aka the Dridex gang)– a group that has been sanctioned by the…
Threat actors dump some student data from Walled Lake Consolidated Schools
On October 12, WXYZ reported that Walled Lake Consolidated Schools in Michigan had suffered an attack that impacted their systems: The superintendent sent an email out Sunday night saying email cannot be sent or received, and internet access, along with access to network drives, is down. Skyward Family Access, where parents can see their child’s…
Centerstone patients, employees impacted by data breach
Joseph Wenzel reports that Centerstone, a provider of substance abuse and mental health services, is notifying employees and patients of a breach: The investigation into the “IT security incident” started after an employee for Centerstone of Tennessee, Inc. noticed “unusual activity” involving their email account. Centerstone said an independent computer forensics firm found certain current…
Insider Threat: Former employee of medical packaging company sentenced to federal prison for disrupting PPE shipments
Christopher Dobbins has been sentenced to federal prison for hacking his former employer and sabotaging their electronic shipping records, causing more than $200,000 in damage and delaying the shipment of personal protective equipment (“PPE”) during the COVID-19 pandemic. “As businesses worked to get PPE into the hands of those most in need of it, Dobbins…