Brian Krebs writes: A number of publications in September warned about the emergence of “Groove,” a new ransomware group that called on competing extortion gangs to unite in attacking U.S. government interests online. It now appears that Groove was all a big hoax designed to toy with security firms and journalists. You can read more…
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How I hacked ALL displays in my high school district to play Rick Astley
Minh Duong writes: On April 30th, 2021, I rickrolled my high school district. Not just my school but the entirety of Township High School District 214. It’s the second-largest high school district in Illinois, consisting of 6 different schools with over 11,000 enrolled students. This story isn’t one of those typical rickrolls where students sneak…
The Waikato DHB breach: What do NZ regulations consider reasonable security?
DataBreaches.net reports on breaches from many countries, including New Zealand. On my companion site, PogoWasRight.org, I’ve posted approximately 200 news stories about privacy incidents there, their privacy laws, and decisions by their privacy commissioner. And on this site, I’ve posted almost 200 more articles about breaches impacting New Zealand. But when the Waikato District Health…
MA: UMass Lowell closed due to cybersecurity incident
The University of Massachusetts Lowell (UMass Lowell) has suffered a cybersecurity breach that has caused school closures for the past two days. The incident was first announced on June 15 as an “IT outage:” 6/15/2021 8:25 AM EDT UMass Lowell, including the Haverhill campus, is closed on Tuesday, June 15, 2021 due to an IT…
MI: WMed warns 2,474 employees and beneficiaries enrolled in healthcare coverage of phishing incident
Brad Devereaux reports: WMed has alerted employees, former employees and their beneficiaries covered under employee healthcare coverage about a data security incident caused by phishing that exposed personal information. Someone within the Western Michigan University Homer Stryker MD School of Medicine, or WMed, clicked on a “phishing” link in an email, which allowed outside access…
UK: Colchester Institute suffers cyber security attack
The education sector has long been recognized as a relatively easy target for criminals. Now Colchester Institute in the U.K. has fallen prey to a cyberattack. The attack was first announced on April 29, but had occurred earlier in the week. In their first statement, posted on their web site, the school wrote As soon…