Lawrence Abrams reports: Mandiant and Google are tracking a new extortion campaign where executives at multiple companies received emails claiming that sensitive data was stolen from their Oracle E-Business Suite systems. According to Genevieve Stark, Head of Cybercrime and Information Operations Intelligence Analysis at GTIG, the campaign began in late September. “This activity began on…
Legal Practice Board of Western Australia begins notifying data breach victims
David Hollingworth reports: The Legal Practice Board of Western Australia (LPBWA) has said it has begun notifying individuals whose data was compromised following a cyber attack performed by the Dire Wolf ransomware gang in May. “Following a comprehensive investigation, the Legal Practice Board of Western Australia (the board) has commenced notifying individuals whose data was…
When it rains, it pours? Kido had a second incident to address
DataBreaches did not mention this publicly sooner because Kido was already under great pressure due to the breach involving children’s personal information and photos. But now that many people are feeling some relief that the hackers have supposedly deleted all the data and won’t be calling parents any more, DataBreaches can reveal that on Monday,…
Hackers say they have deleted children’s pictures and data after nursery attack backlash
Joe Tidy reports: Hackers who attempted to extort a nursery chain by posting stolen images and data about children on the darknet have removed the posts and claim to have deleted the information. The criminals began posting profiles of the children to their website last Thursday, adding another 10 children days later and vowing to continue until Kido Schools…
Judge throws out lawsuit against Columbus over data breach
Fox28 reports: A Franklin County judge dismissed a lawsuit against the city of Columbus, which claimed it failed to follow industry standards and federal guidelines for data security. The lawsuit was filed last year after the ransomware group Rhysida claimed it stole over 6 terabytes of city data and posted it for sale. The incident caused the city to shut down multiple systems…
Leak of patient records feared as Israeli hospital hit by cyberattack demanding ransom
The Times of Israel reports: The Assaf Harofeh Medical Center in the central city of Beer Yaakov was targeted by a cyberattack over Yom Kippur, according to a joint announcement from the hospital, the Health Ministry and the National Cyber Directorate. Authorities were investigating the possibility of a leak as a result of the attack….