Does Hallmark have a card suitable for this? Catalin Cimpanu reports: The creators of the GandCrab ransomware announced yesterday they were shutting down their Ransomware-as-a-Service (RaaS) operation, ZDNet has learned. […] “We successfully cashed this money and legalized it in various spheres of white business both in real life and on the Internet,” the GandCrab…
UK: Leicester City FC reveal details of ‘criminal online security breach’ related to online shop
Sam Dimmer reports: Leicester City say users of their online store had their personal and financial details compromised following a security breach. The club say the breach affected some users between April 23 and May 4. In a statement released today they say that supporters whose details were compromised were contacted immediately and told what…
Lewes Public Works customers may have had their information stolen
Rob Sussman reports: The Lewes Board of Public Works announced to customers this week that their information may have been compromised as part of a hacking attempt of their customer information system. Here’s the full statement sent to customers: “May 29, 2019 Dear Customer, We are writing to you because of a potential threat to…
MO: Data security breach affects thousands of students of Jefferson City Public Schools
A now-suspended employee of Jefferson City Public Schools transferred student files containing medical information and student identification numbers to a personal email account, the district said in a news release Wednesday. The district said it recently determined the employee transferred the files into a personal Gmail account, which is a violation of district policy. The…
Citrix Sued For Not Securing Employee Info Before Data Breach
Sergiu Gatlan reports: A class action complaint was filed by an ex-employee of Citrix for damages suffered following the security breach which allowed hackers to access Citrix’s internal assets for roughly six months and to steal sensitive personal information of both current and former employees. The plaintiff is Lindsey Howard, “a resident and citizen of…
Cyber attack could keep county servers down for days
Luzerne County’s administration has shut down some computer servers and work stations to address a cyber attack discovered last weekend, officials said. On Wednesday morning, county Administrative Services Division Head David Parsnik said the clean-up process may take several days to complete. By the afternoon, the administration sent workers an email indicating the servers may…