On September 7, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC), in coordination with the United Kingdom, sanctioned 11 individuals who are alleged to be part of the Russia-based Trickbot cybercrime group. At the same time, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) unsealed indictments against nine individuals in connection with the…
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MS: Hinds County computer system remains under ransomware attack
Angela Williams reports: Hinds County is still experiencing computer issues following a cyberattack. The tax collector’s office will remain closed on Monday. The Circuit Clerk Office has also canceled jury duty for the week. Hinds County Administrator, Kenny Wayne Jones said in a statement, “Our systems and networks are being assessed, the process is intricate…
Massive ransomware attack on Sri Lanka’s state email domain
Sri Lanka Mirror reports: All Government offices using the “gov.lk” email domain, including the Cabinet Office, have lost data from May 17 to August 26, 2023, after a massive ransomware attack, the Information and Communication Technology Agency (ICTA) has confirmed. The virus could have affected around 5,000 email addresses, ICTA CEO Mahesh Perera said, admitting…
Coca-Cola FEMSA victim of ransomware attack and data leak
Coca-Cola FEMSA is the bottler of Coca-Cola and its related soft drink products in much of Latin America, which makes it an important part of the Coca-Cola system. This week, a threat actor known to DataBreaches as “TheSnake” and as the person who had also hacked a Brazilian clinic, leaked some data from Coca-Cola FEMSA…
Dallas delays release of report that reviews ransomware response
Everton Bailey Jr. reports that if you were hoping to get the promised release of the report on Dallas’s response to the ransomware attack by Royal, you’ll have to wait at least two more weeks. The last council meeting ran late and the council never got to review the report, which needs to happen before…
Minneapolis Public Schools starts notifying106,000 of ransomware attack
Joe Warminsky reports: Minneapolis Public Schools has begun notifying more than 100,000 people that their personal information may have been leaked after a cyberattack early this year. The school system started sending letters late last week, according to local media reports, and on Tuesday a notice posted on Maine’s data breach notification site said that 105,617 people were affected….