Transport Topics reports: The Transportation Research Board’s annual meeting registration services database was compromised in March by cybercriminals in a ransomware attack, the organization announced April 28. “As a result of the attack, personal information for those who registered for TRB annual meetings from 2015-2021, may have been exposed and obtained in the attack,” TRB…
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QNAP warns of AgeLocker ransomware attacks against NAS devices
Catalin Cimpanu reports: Taiwanese hardware vendor QNAP said today that its network-attached storage (NAS) devices are under attack by a ransomware operation known as AgeLocker. In a security advisory, the Taiwanese company urged customers to immediately update their NAS operating system and any apps they have installed on the device to prevent the AgeLocker gang from…
Blackbaud ransomware incident: update to education sector impact
Data from the Blackbaud incident continues to dribble in. Marco A. De Felice continues to track the incident as it impacted the education sector and he has another update: UPDATE (3) of 30.04.2021 Total number of people involved 7,975,221 (+66,641) In the update of 30.04.2021, 7 new Institutions affected by the Blackbaud Data Breach are…
RTF Report: Combatting Ransomware A Comprehensive Framework for Action: Key Recommendations from the Ransomware Task Force
From the Institute for Security & Technology: A Comprehensive Framework for Action Ransomware is no longer just a financial crime; it is an urgent national security risk that threatens schools, hospitals, businesses, and governments across the globe. This is not a problem that any one entity can solve. Over 60 experts from industry, government, law…
Ransomware gang leaks court and prisoner files from Illinois Attorney General Office
Catalin Cimpanu has an update to a situation first reported on DataBreaches.net last week. The operators of the DopplePaymer ransomware have leaked a large collection of files from the Illinois Office of the Attorney General after negotiations have broken down and officials refused to pay a ransom demand, The Record has learned. Perhaps the most interesting…
UK rail network Merseyrail likely hit by Lockbit ransomware
Lawrence Abrams reports: UK rail network Merseyrail has confirmed a cyberattack after a ransomware gang used their email system to email employees and journalists about the attack. Merseyrail is a UK rail network that provides train service through sixty-eight stations in the Liverpool City Region in England. Read more on BleepingComputer.