NL Times reports: The Dutch Public Prosecution Service (Openbaar Ministerie, OM) has begun reconnecting its systems to the internet after a cyberattack last month forced a full digital shutdown. External experts have determined it is now safe to bring the systems back online gradually. According to the OM, no data was stolen or altered in the attack. The…
New York Upgrades Its Firewall Against Cyberattacks
New York State Senator Monica R. Martinez writes: The frequency and sophistication of cybersecurity attacks on state and local governments across the United States are on the rise, but now New York state has enacted legislation to ensure public entities’ responses to these incidents won’t glitch. Earlier this summer, Gov. Kathy Hochul signed S.7672A/A.6769A, sponsored by state…
Are Scattered Spider and ShinyHunters one group or two? And who did France arrest? (1)
When DataBreaches was a kid, the “new math” they were experimenting with had us learning binary and other systems. It didn’t go over well with us, our teachers, or our parents back then. Now the “new math” for me is UNCs — specifically 6040, 5537, 3944, and 6240. 6040+5537+3944 +6240 = Scattered Spider + ShinyHunters…
Why we shouldn’t just repeat ransomware groups’ claims, Sunday edition
Some data leaks are not what you might expect from their listing on a dark web leak site. Today’s example is courtesy of a ransomware group that listed a medical practice on its leak site and then published the data. Because it was a medical practice, DataBreaches started to inspect the data tranche. To my…
Aftermath: More than 99% of providers opted to have Change Healthcare notify patients of its massive data breach
The Change Healthcare data breach affecting more than 190 million patients, stands as the largest single breach ever affecting patients. Threat actors known as BlackCat (aka AlphV) had reportedly used a set of stolen credentials to remotely access the company’s systems that weren’t protected by multifactor authentication. Confronted with a massive breach, UnitedHealth decided to…
Qilin Ransomware Affiliate Panel Login Credentials Exposed Online
Kaaviya reports: A significant security breach within the Qilin ransomware operation has provided unprecedented insight into the group’s affiliate network structure and operational methods. On July 31, 2025, internal conflicts between the ransomware group and one of its affiliates led to the public exposure of sensitive operational details, marking a rare glimpse into the inner…