When Keizer, Oregon was attacked in June with ransomware, the attackers demanded $48,000, and the city paid. Now Keizer Times reports that the costs of recovering city data and preventing future digital strikes have already exceeded $60,000. Among the costs, which will be detailed more at a later date: — To handle negotiations with the…
Ongoing Meow attack has nuked >1,000 databases without telling anyone why
In March, thousands of elastic search installations were wiped out and all that was left was a calling card, “NightLionSecurity.com.” Now there’s a new round of attacks using a “Meow” calling card as they wipe out ElasticSearch and MongoDB databases. Dan Goodin reports: More than 1,000 unsecured databases so far have been permanently deleted in…
VA sending letter to 1,501 Montana vets about business associate ransomware incident
The Great Falls Tribune reports: The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Health Administration on Thursday announced actions taken to protect veterans’ personal information following a recent privacy breach involving files from the Montana VA Health Care System. Officials said they were notified June 4, by former contractor Benefits Recovery Specialists Inc. of “a data…
Ca: Employee charged in 407 ETR data breach involving 60,000 customers
Canadian Press reports: An employee from a company that operates a well-traveled toll road in southern Ontario has been charged in a major breach of customer data. York Regional Police allege the 407 Express Toll Route employee used a company computer to access and compile a list of names, addresses and phone numbers of 60,000…
Es: Adif hit by cyberattack
Some people might remind us all that threat actors don’t need the media giving them free publicity, but the public is still interested in knowing about what impacts them. And attacks on infrastructure tend to be newsworthy. David Burroughs reports: Spanish infrastructure manager Adif has been hit by a cyberattack in which hackers have claimed…
Garmin services and production go down after ransomware attack
Catalin Cimpanu reports: Smartwatch and wearables maker Garmin has shut down several of its services on July 23 to deal with a ransomware attack that has encrypted its internal network and some production systems. The company is currently planning a multi-day maintenance window to deal with the attack’s aftermath, which includes shutting down its official…