Kevin Ko reports: Facing a “system outage,” the Clover Park School District is investigating why it’s “experiencing a technology issue,” a district spokesperson said in a statement. “We are working with third-party cybersecurity specialists to investigate the root cause of this system outage and will provide more information as our investigation continues,” the statement reads….
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NZ: Volunteer Service Abroad targetted by ‘sophisticated’ ransomware attack
Matthew Tso reports: Ransomware attackers have targeted New Zealand’s largest volunteer agency working in international development. On Wednesday Volunteer Service Abroad (VSA) announced it had been the victim of a “sophisticated” ransomware attack. Chief executive Stephen Goodman said the non-governmental organisation was hit last week, with attackers locking its computer systems and demanding a ransom….
IN: Eastern Hancock schools fall victim to ransomware attack
Eastern Hancock schools in Indiana were expected to be back up and running today after the district experienced a ransomware attack over the weekend. When the district discovered the attack Monday morning, it shut down the entire network, preventing the attack from spreading. The shutdown also meant the district lost the ability to receive phone…
Ransomware Unmasked: Dispute Reveals Ransomware TTPs
Two of the more well-known Russian-language forums have “arbitration” or “complaint” sections where members can present complaints and evidence against other members involving financial disputes or claims. Those disputes, with evidence provided non-publicly to the moderators/arbitrators, often provide interesting insights into threat actors’ methods or relationships. In the past few weeks, there have been two…
Mercy University Hospital secures court injunction against ransomware hackers
Aodhan O’Faolain reports: A Cork-based hospital has secured injunctions from the High Court restraining any sharing, processing, selling or publishing of data believed stolen from its computer systems in the cyberattack. The orders were made in favour of the Mercy Hospital Cork against “persons unknown” responsible for accessing the hospital’s IT system, that is separate…
Headphone and speaker maker Bose discloses ransomware attack
Catalin Cimpanu reports: Audio equipment manufacturer Bose said it was the victim of a ransomware attack that took place earlier this year, on March 7. The attack hit the company’s US-based systems and was detected on the same day it occurred, but not before hackers deployed the ransomware across the company’s internal network. Read more…