The Comune di Cagliari issued a notice on their web site on June 27 that a computer virus had reduced the functionality of its services, requiring extraordinary maintenance intervention. According to the notice, the impairment was also impacting services through call centers. In a press release quoted by EveryEye, they wrote: “The services at the…
Portugal: Cyberattack on Hospital do Divino Espírito Santo Impacting Notification of COVID-19 Test Results
The Hospital do Divino Espírito Santo de Ponta Delgada was hit with a cyberattack that was detected on June 24. As of today, the hospital is still working to recover from the attack while prioritizing notifying people who tested positive for COVID-19 in recent tests. Those who tested negative have experienced delays in notification. In…
UK: Barrow computer hacker tapped into school network and brought down Labour website
Melissa Major reports: A computer hacker who brought down the Labour general election candidate’s website and tapped into a school network has been given a suspended sentence. Bradley Kai Hayden Niblock, 22, was caught after the Cyber and Digital Crime Unit followed a pattern of online offending last year. Niblock, of Hawcoat Lane, Barrow, admitted…
Frederick Public Schools in Oklahoma back up and running after ransomware attack (updated)
DataBreaches.net has become aware of yet another school district that fell victim to a ransomware attack. The Frederick Public Schools in Oklahoma was breached a few months ago, but they had not yet disclosed the incident publicly as they have been working to recover from backups and to notify everyone who may have been impacted….
Il: Details of over 200,000 students leaked in cyberattack
Tzvi Joffre reports: The details of about 280,000 students throughout Israel were leaked after a cyberattack targeted the AcadeME company, which services a number of colleges and universities throughout the country, last week. AcadeME helps hundreds of thousands of students find jobs at thousands of companies. A pro-Palestinian Malaysian hacker group known as “DragonForce” claimed…
Builder for Babuk Locker ransomware leaked online
Catalin Cimpanu reports: The builder for the Babuk Locker ransomware was leaked online this week, allowing easy access to an advanced ransomware strain to any would-be criminal group looking to get into the ransomware scene with little to no development effort. According to a copy of the leak, obtained and tested by The Record, the Babuk…