WTKR reports: New Kent County Public Schools were subjected to a ransomware cyber attack, the school district’s superintendent announced Tuesday. In a message to families, Brian J. Nichols said the files located on the district’s internal hard drive have been encrypted, meaning they are unable to access the files without paying a ransom. He says…
IN: Man detained for data theft at Revenue dept.
Sharad Vyas reports: A desktop engineer from the State Information Technology (IT) Department was detained on Tuesday for allegedly stealing data from the Revenue Department, after the government filed a complaint with the Marine Drive police station. The engineer allegedly hacked into 28 computers connected to the Mumbai Collector, Deputy Collector and other tehsil offices….
Imperva discloses security incident impacting cloud firewall users
Catalin Cimpanu reports: Cyber-security and DDoS mitigation firm Imperva disclosed today a security incident that impacts customers of its cloud web application firewall (WAF), formerly known as Incapsula. “On August 20, 2019, we learned from a third party of a data exposure that impacts a subset of customers of our Cloud WAF product who had…
Nampa School District: Instruction Continuing in Wake of Cyber Attack
District continuing efforts to restore network systems. As we continue working to mitigate the effects of the Aug. 21 cyber attack on our districtwide network systems, we recognize the many challenges faced by our staff and families. If you need to communicate with your child’s school and have not received a response to your email,…
NASA Astronaut Accused of Identity Theft in First Criminal Allegation from Space
Jami Ganz reports: The situation is out of this world. Anne McClain, a NASA astronaut and lieutenant colonel in the Army, is facing accusations that she committed identity theft through the “improper access” of her estranged wife’s “private financial records,” The New York Times reported. Former Air Force intelligence officer Summer Worden didn’t understand how…
Hostinger Data Breach Affects Almost 14 Million Customers
Ionut Ilascu reports: Hosting provider Hostinger today announced that it reset the login passwords of 14 million of its customers following a recent security breach that enabled unauthorized access to a client database. The incident occurred on August 23 and a third party was able to access usernames, hashed passwords, emails, first names, and IP…