Usman Aslam reports: In recent news, the official website of the Sindh High Court was hacked by a group of hackers known as the ‘Indian Cyber Troops’. The hackers had claimed the website on Sunday before it was recovered. In regards to this hacking, the officials of the SHC did not place a comment at…
AL: No data compromised in ransomware attack against electric cooperative
WTVY reports: While a ransomware attack was launched against Wiregrass Electric Cooperative this weekend, officials have verified that no data have been compromised. “We at Wiregrass Electric Cooperative hold member information in the highest regard, and we always do everything we can to protect our members’ information,” says Brad Kimbro, WEC’s chief operating officer. “We…
NY: “Grief” claims to have breached Rehabilitation Support Services
A rehabilitation and support services agency that provides services to more than 3,000 individuals with psychiatric and substance abuse disorders each year has been the victim of a cyberattack by threat actors call themselves “Grief.” Rehabilitation Support Services, Inc. (RSS) operates in 13 upstate New York counties through 5 service divisions. According to their web…
Sodinokibi hackers demand $70 mln to restore data held by companies hit in Kaseya cyberattack
Raphael Satter reports: Hackers suspected to be behind a mass extortion attack that affected hundreds of companies worldwide late on Sunday demanded $70 million to restore the data they are holding ransom, according to a posting on a dark web site. The demand was posted on a blog typically used by the REvil cybercrime gang,…
In: Air India flyer seeks damages over SITA data breach
The Tribune reports: An Air India flyer has sought damages from the airline after the recent leak of personal data of 4.5 million passengers, including hers and her husband’s. A legal notice was sent to Air India management on Sunday by Ritika Handoo in which she said that the airline informed her about the breach…
Hackety hack hack…
There are so many breach reports that it’s hard to even find all the notices and reports about them these days. These days, there are many breaches that I log in worksheets I compile for Protenus’s Breach Barometer annual report but never even post on this blog. Just today, for example, I found: a notice…