KSAT reports: Manor Independent School District, just east of Austin, is out of $2.3 million from a phishing scam. Investigators say the phishing email was sent to multiple people at the school district and it was a single person that responded. The money was sent through three separate transactions. Read more on KSAT.
Sodinokibi Ransomware Publishes Stolen Data for the First Time
It seems like the ransomware business model is evolving rapidly. Lawrence Abrams reports: For the first time, the operators behind the Sodinokibi Ransomware have released files stolen from one of their victims because a ransom was not paid in time. Since last month, the representatives of the Sodinokibi, otherwise known as REvil, have publicly stated that they would begin…
Hackers attack City of Dawson Creek’s computer systems
Andrew Kurjata reports: The City of Dawson Creek says its computer systems were hacked Thursday in an apparent ransomware attack. In a notice posted online, Mayor Dale Bumstead said city files were temporarily encrypted, making them impossible to access. Read more on CBC News.
Cyber criminal jailed over National Lottery hack
A cyber criminal has today been jailed for nine months for committing offences against the National Lottery, after a National Crime Agency investigation. Anwar Batson, 29, of Lancaster Road, Notting Hill, London, was sentenced at Southwark Crown Court after admitting four offences under the Computer Misuse Act 1990 and one fraud charge. In November 2016…
Albany Airport pays hackers ransom, regains data from computers
John Cropley provides an update to earlier reports concerning the ransomware attack Christmas day on Albany International Airport. As previously reported, the attackers gained access through an attack on the airport’s provider, LogicalNet. The airport has since severed its relationship with LogicalNet. As to the ransom, Cropley repors: Myers said the airport authority paid the…
MAZE Relaunches “Name and Shame” Website, Continues Dumping Data from Reluctant Victims
Sarah Coble reports: A threat group has once again taken to the internet to publish data stolen from alleged victims who refuse to cooperate with its ransom demands. In December 2019, the MAZE ransomware group published online a portion of the 120 GB of data they claimed to have stolen from Southwire, North America’s most prominent wire…