D-BOX announces that the Corporation was subject to a ransomware cyberattack on its information technology systems. The malware used to perform the attack encrypted electronic data stored on the Corporation’s network so it cannot be read or used. The attack took place after the close of business on July 12, 2021 and was detected on…
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Fr: Ransomware attack on spa is anything but relaxing
On July 9, the Royatonic spa in France suffered a ransomware attack. A notice on their web site informs people that as of July 12, the spa had to close because a cyberattack blocked access to their server and paralyzed all their activity. COMPUTER PROBLEM Royatonic regrets to close its doors on Monday July 12th….
U.S. Government Launches First One-Stop Ransomware Resource at StopRansomware.gov
Press release from the Department of Justice today: Today, as part of the ongoing response, agencies across the U.S. government announced new resources and initiatives to protect American businesses and communities from ransomware attacks. The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS), together with federal partners, have launched a…
Cancer patient to sue Cork’s Mercy Hospital over HSE ransomware incident
Sean O’Riordan and Shauna Bowers report: One of the first legal cases over the release of sensitive medical information on the dark web as part of the HSE cyber hack has been lodged at Cork Circuit Court. The case was lodged on Monday against Mercy University Hospital (MUH) by a Cork solicitor acting on behalf…
Update: Clover Park School District notifies 1,583 impacted by ransomware incident
On May 26, DataBreaches.net reported on a ransomware attack on Clover Park School District in Washington state. The story had originally been broken by KIRO7, who had been sent screencaps by a district employee. As of May 26, and even as of June 2 in its last posted update, the district referred to the incident…
ME: York Animal Hospital hit by ransomware, lost all patient records for past four years.
Camille Fine reports: The team at York Animal Hospital has nearly finished manually reentering inventory data that was lost to a ransomware attack that wiped all patient records from the past four years. “Five phone lines have been ringing off the hook,” owner Bill Walak said Monday. “We’ve been inundated all day.” People have been calling to make appointments…