David Uberti reports that it’s been a rough school year already in terms of cybersecurity. And he wisely reached out to Doug Levin for his input. Doug created and maintains a wonderful resource — the K-12 Cybersecurity Resource Center that maps reports in k-12 from around the country. At least 289 districts across the U.S….
Courts fined $9,000 for second data breach in two years
No — it’s not the judiciary, but an electronics retailed in Singapore named Courts. Lester Wong reports: Electronics retailer Courts has been fined $9,000 for failing to secure customers’ personal details such as names, mobile numbers and addresses, the second time in two years that it has been found to have breached data protection laws….
Commission Kings’ Brands Suffer Cyber-Attack Outage
Michael Cox reports: Commission Kings, one of the largest affiliate networks catering to a global sports betting and iGaming audience, has come under a heavy cyber-attack. The attack began on Friday, October 16, and has been ongoing ever since. A quick visit to any of Commission Kings’ websites, including BetOnline, reveals that all brands have all been temporarily…
AKO’s back — as “Ranzy Locker”
Lawrence Abrams reports: ThunderX has changed its name to Ranzy Locker and launched a data leak site where they shame victims who do not pay the ransom. ThunderX is a ransomware operation that was launched at the end of August 2020. Soon after launching, weaknesses were found in the ransomware that allowed a free decryptor to…
Hackers attack Haldiram’s servers, demand Rs 7.5 lakh
Tanmayee Tyagi reports: Unidentified hackers attacked the servers of Noida-based Haldiram’s Snacks private limited with ransomware, stealing sensitive data and demanding a ransom of Rs 7.5 lakh to release the information. A case was registered at Noida Sector 58 police station on Wednesday. The incident occurred on the intervening night of July 12 and 13…
Ransomware Attack on a Major Health Tech Firm Slows Down Several COVID-19 Clinical Trials
Alicia Hope reports: A ransomware attack targeting medical technology firm slowed down clinical trials for the past two weeks, according to the New York Times. The attack targeted a Philadelphia company that develops software for clinical trials, including the crash effort to develop rapid coronavirus tests, treatment, and the vaccine. The attack on eResearch Technology forced…