Over on SuspectFile, Marco A. De Felice has written up an interview with Venus, a relatively new group in the ransomware landscape. You can read the interview here in both English and Italian. I found Venus’s answers to be a bit confusing at times, but some things do become clear from the interview — they…
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Have ransomware-type cyberattacks really decreased in 2022?
Marco A. De Felice writes: According to various reports drawn up by analysts and journalists in the information security sector, ransomware-type attacks would be in sharp decline in 2022. A statement that we find in total disagreement. For SuspectFile, the number of victims in all sectors is instead comparable to those experienced in the previous…
UK: Data of Hereford school’s pupils posted on darkweb
Anna Zhadan reports: The Bishop of Hereford’s Bluecoat School in the Tupsley district of Hereford, England, suffered a data breach back in October, when threat actors attacked the institution’s systems. However, at the time, the school reassured that the personal information of students and staff was safe. Yet now, the school, which has around 1000…
AU: Hacked state government contractor says stolen data yet to be posted online
Ashleigh McMillan reports: A technology company working for the Victorian government says none of the data stolen by hackers on Thursday has been released online so far. PNORS Technology Group works with six state agencies, including the Education and Training Department, and stores sensitive personal information about families with children in primary schools, such as…
Article: Factors Associated with Information Breach in Healthcare Facilities: A Systematic Literature Review
Factors Associated with Information Breach in Healthcare Facilities: A Systematic Literature Review Ahmad Khanijahani · Shabnam Iezadi· Sarah Agoglia · Spencer Barber· Courtney Cox · Natalie Olivo November 2022 Journal of Medical Systems 46(12) DOI:10.1007/s10916-022-01877-1 Abstract This systematic review aimed to identify the factors associated with information breaches in healthcare settings. We searched electronic databases, including…
FTC Brings Action Against Ed Tech Provider Chegg for Careless Security that Exposed Personal Data of Millions of Customers
The Federal Trade Commission is taking action against education technology provider Chegg Inc. for its lax data security practices that exposed sensitive information about millions of its customers and employees, including Social Security numbers, email addresses and passwords. Chegg allegedly failed to fix problems with its data security despite experiencing four security breaches since 2017….