In December 2023, DataBreaches added Rockford Gastroenterology Associates (“RGA”) to a list of possible ransomware victims after seeing a listing for them on the leak site for threat actors known as RA World. However, it wasn’t until September 2024 that RGA posted a notice on its website, and not until October that they notified HHS…
JP: Yakuza Helpline Leak Sparks Fears for Victim Safety
Here’s today’s reminder that it’s not always the huge-number breaches that pose the most risk or actual physical danger to people. Anosha Shariq reports: A helpline for Yakuza victims faces a shocking data breach, exposing personal details of 2,500 individuals and sparking fears of retaliation and safety risks. A tragic irony has unfolded as the…
Tesla data breach falsely claimed by IntelBroker, third-party EV charging firm actually breached
Daniel Croft reports: The incident was claimed by CyberN—–s members IntelBroker and EnergyWeaponUser, who originally said it was a Tesla EV charging station database containing files that belonged to Tesla. However, thanks to a tipoff by researcher DarkWebInformer and IntCyberDigest, the threat actors amended the listing to say it was a “random 3rd party company…
Grand Forks Public Schools Loses $2.2M to Phishing Scam
Joshua Irvine reports: The business manager of Grand Forks Public Schools said Monday the $2.2 million swindled from the district earlier this year was taken in a phishing scheme. […] In the four days leading up to the Sept. 13 fraud event, the district’s business office made more than a thousand payments, according to records…
Ransomware Group Cooperation: A Growing Challenge in the Fight Against Cybercrime
Marco A. De Felice (aka @amvinfe) of SuspectFile and DataBreaches have often shared information with each other about threat actors or incidents, including what may appear to be second attacks or maybe just a re-listing of a previous attack. He has recently taken a look at listings of data claimed by two or more groups to…
Hackers breach Andrew Tate’s online university—obtain chat logs and leak data on 800,000 users
Mikael Thalen reports: An online course founded by far-right influencer Andrew Tate was breached by hackers, revealing the email addresses of roughly 325,000 users. The self-described online university, known as The Real World, offers users “advanced training and mentoring” for around $50 per month. Formerly known as Hustler’s University, the platform focuses on topics such…