Cleveland.com reports: In response to Cleveland and other local governments around Ohio being targeted with cyberattacks and ransomware threats, the state of Ohio will soon require all counties, cities, townships, school districts, libraries, and other local governments to have a cybersecurity policy that adheres to certain standards, as well as only allow locals to approve…
39-year-old Nigerian extradited to US from France over alleged hacking
Vanguard reports: A Nigerian man has been extradited to the United States from France to face charges of computer hacking, fraud and identity theft, the Justice Department said Tuesday. Chukwuemeka Victor Amachukwu, 39, and Nigeria-based co-conspirators allegedly hacked US-tax preparation businesses, stole customers’ identifying information and filed fraudulent tax returns. They obtained at least $2.5…
Hamilton taxpayers on the hook for full $18.3M cyberattack repair bill after insurance claim denied
Laura Sebben reports: The City of Hamilton will be on the hook for the more than $18 million it has cost to recover from a ransomware attack after their insurance claim was denied. In an update presented to a city committee on Wednesday, staff said that its insurer denied the claim for reimbursement of costs…
More than 1 million patients affected by DaVita ransomware attack; those are preliminary numbers
UPDATE of August 22, 2025: On August 21, HHS added a listing for this incident that indicates that DaVita reported the incident to HHS on August 1, 2025 as affecting 2,689,826 patients. Previous post: There is an update to the ransomware attack involving DaVita Dialysis first reported in April. According to DaVita’s disclosures this month, …
Cisco discloses data breach impacting Cisco.com user accounts
Sergiu Gatlan reports: Cisco has disclosed that cybercriminals stole the basic profile information of users registered on Cisco.com following a voice phishing (vishing) attack that targeted a company representative. After becoming aware of the incident on July 24th, the networking equipment giant discovered that the attacker tricked an employee and gained access to a third-party…
Scattered Spider is NOT quiet. They’re just under another name now.
Citing a July 30 report in The Hacker News, SC Media reports: Following recent arrests of alleged Scattered Spider members in the UK, Google Cloud’s Mandiant Consulting has reported a noticeable pause in the group’s activities, offering a “critical window of opportunity” for organizations to bolster their defenses, reports The Hacker News. THN had reported,…