There was nothing on the homepage of Fairfax County Public Schools in Virginia that would indicate any cyberattack or problem, but the ransomware threat actors known as Maze had listed the FCPS on its leak site this week and provided some files as proof of access/acquisition. DataBreaches.net contacted FCPS to ask them whether they…
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Chesterfield County Public Schools battles hackers as school year begins
WAVY reports: Unknown users are entering Chesterfield County Public School virtual classrooms – a trend concerning parents as the school year is barely underway. 8News spoke with the parent of a freshman at Thomas Dale High School who recorded an incident involving an anonymous user in his virtual math class. Nicole Martin says the unidentified…
IA: Fort Dodge Community School District to reopen after cyberattack
KCCI reports: The Fort Dodge Community School District will be back in session Friday after a cyberattack forced the closure of the school Thursday. Superintendent Jesse Ulrich confirmed that the district experienced a cyberattack Wednesday. Ulrich said the attack compromised its phones and internet. The problem has since been resolved. Read more on KCCI. It is…
NorthShore health system reports 348,000 affected by Blackbaud breach
Ugh. I’ve been so busy adding Blackbaud incident-related reports to my worksheets that I maintain for my research with Protenus for Breach Barometer that I forgot to post some incidents here. Thankfully, a kind reader gave me a gentle poke to let you know that Lisa Schenker reported that NorthShore University HealthSystem is notifying approximately 348,000…
Meet the Middlemen Who Connect Cybercriminals With Victims
Kelly Sheridan reports: Ransomware operators looking for victims can find them on the Dark Web, where initial access brokers publish listings containing vague descriptions of businesses they’ve managed to breach. Initial access brokers, the “middlemen” of ransomware attacks, have noticed demand for their services surge as ransomware-as-a-service (RaaS) gains popularity. Their listings have steadily increased…
UK: Hackers hold Newcastle Uni student data to ransom
Bobby Hellard reports: Newcastle University is being held to ransom after cyber criminals hacked into its systems at the start of September. The group behind the attack are known as ‘DoppelPaymer’ and have been previously linked to an attack on Elon Musk’s companies SpaceX and Tesla. The attack on the university was reported as a…