Krebs on Security

MARCH 5, 2024

healthcare giant Change Healthcare has made a $22 million extortion payment to the infamous BlackCat ransomware group (a.k.a. BlackCat is known as a “ransomware-as-service” collective, meaning they rely on freelancers or affiliates to infect new networks with their ransomware. There are indications that U.S.

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FEBRUARY 9, 2024

Black Basta ransomware gang claims the hack of the car maker Hyundai Motor Europe and the theft of three terabytes of their data. BleepingComputer reported that the Car maker Hyundai Motor Europe was breached by the Black Basta ransomware gang. Te company also notified relevant local authorities.

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JANUARY 30, 2024

Energy management and industrial automation firm Schneider Electric suffered a data breach after a Cactus ransomware attack. BleepingComputer contacted Schneider Electric which confirmed the data breach. The Cactus ransomware relies on multiple legitimate tools (e.g.

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Daniel Miessler

MAY 19, 2021

Breach : An incident that results in the confirmed disclosure—not just potential exposure—of data to an unauthorized party. This year they analyzed 79,635 incidents, 29,207 met their quality standards, and 5,258 were confirmed data breaches. Ransomware doubled from 5% of breaches to 10% in 2020.

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NOVEMBER 11, 2024

Amazon disclosed a data breach exposing employee data, with information allegedly stolen in the May 2023 MOVEit attacks. Amazon disclosed a data breach that exposed employee information after data was allegedly stolen during the May 2023 MOVEit attacks. A threat actor using the handle Nam3L3ss leaked over 2.8

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SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

Community Clinic of Maui experienced a data breach impacting over 120,000 people following a LockBit ransomware attack. In June, the Lockbit ransomware gang took credit for the attack. LockBit breached the Community Healthcare Clinic of Maui as they are still rebuilding from the devastating fire last year.

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Security Affairs

JULY 2, 2024

million individuals were affected by the data breach it suffered in February 2024. The insurance company Prudential Financial confirmed that the data breach it suffered in February 2024 affected over 2.5 The compromised data included names, addresses, driver’s license numbers, and non-driver identification card numbers.

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Krebs on Security

DECEMBER 13, 2021

The consulting firm PricewaterhouseCoopers recently published lessons learned from the disruptive and costly ransomware attack in May 2021 on Ireland’s public health system. The unusually candid post-mortem found that nearly two months elapsed between the initial intrusion and the launching of the ransomware.

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APRIL 10, 2024

Group Health Cooperative of South Central Wisconsin disclosed a data breach that impacted over 500,000 individuals. The organization disclosed a data breach after a ransomware attack, the incident impacted 533,809 individuals. ” reads the data breach notification shared with the Maine Attorney General.

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DECEMBER 9, 2023

Kentucky health system Norton Healthcare disclosed a data breach after it was a victim of a ransomware attack in May. Norton Healthcare disclosed a data breach after a ransomware attack that hit the organization on May 9, 2023. TB of data and leaked dozens of files as proof of the hack.

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Krebs on Security

FEBRUARY 16, 2022

The ICRC said the hacked servers contained data relating to the organization’s Restoring Family Links services, which works to reconnect people separated by war, violence, migration and other causes. .” In their online statement about the hack (updated on Feb. Image: Ke-la.com. ” Update, 2:00 p.m.,

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OCTOBER 7, 2024

Universal Music Group notified hundreds of individuals about a data breach compromising their personal information. Universal Music Group is notifying 680 individuals about a data breach that compromised their personal information, including their Social Security number.

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JULY 17, 2024

The world’s largest recreational boat and yacht retailer MarineMax, disclosed a data breach following a cyber attack. The world’s largest recreational boat and yacht retailer MarineMax disclosed a data breach that impacted over 123,000 individuals.

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DECEMBER 7, 2024

The 8Base ransomware group attacked Croatia’s Port of Rijeka, stealing sensitive data, including contracts and accounting info. A cyber attack hit the Port of Rijeka in Croatia, the 8Base ransomware group claimed responsibility for the security breach. The Port of Rijeka (Luka Rijeka d.d.),

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JANUARY 10, 2024

The Healthcare services provider HMG Healthcare has disclosed a data breach that impacted 40 affiliated nursing facilities. In November 2023, the Healthcare services provider HMG Healthcare discovered a data breach that exposed personal health information related to residents and employees at HMG affiliated nursing facilities.

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MAY 28, 2024

Dutch bank ABN Amro discloses data breach following a ransomware attack hit the third-party services provider AddComm. Dutch bank ABN Amro disclosed a data breach after third-party services provider AddComm suffered a ransomware attack. We are writing to customers whose data may be involved in this attack.”

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Krebs on Security

DECEMBER 16, 2019

As if the scourge of ransomware wasn’t bad enough already: Several prominent purveyors of ransomware have signaled they plan to start publishing data stolen from victims who refuse to pay up. The message displayed at the top of the Maze Ransomware public shaming site. Follow the news!”

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AUGUST 14, 2024

Kootenai Health suffered a data breach impacting over 464,000 patients following a 3AM ransomware attack. Kootenai Health disclosed a data breach impacting over 464,088 patients following the leak of their personal information by the ThreeAM (3AM) ransomware gang.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 4, 2023

Sony Interactive Entertainment has notified current and former employees and their family members about a data breach. Sony Interactive Entertainment (SIE) has notified current and former employees and their family members about a data breach that exposed their personal information.

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JANUARY 23, 2024

Financial services company LoanDepot disclosed a data breach that impacted roughly 16.6 LoanDepot disclosed this week a data breach that impacted roughly 16.6 LoanDepot disclosed this week a data breach that impacted roughly 16.6 million individuals. million individuals. million individuals.

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DECEMBER 24, 2023

Video game publisher Ubisoft is investigating reports of an alleged data breach after popular researchers shared evidence of the hack. Ubisoft , the popular video game publisher, is examining reports of a potential data breach following the disclosure of evidence by prominent researchers vx-underground.

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OCTOBER 18, 2024

Omni Family Health disclosed a data breach affecting nearly 470,000 current and former patients and employees. Omni Family Health is notifying nearly 470,000 individuals that their personal information was compromised in a data breach resulting from a cyberattack that occurred earlier this year.

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Data breaches Healthcare Insurance Engineering 143

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OCTOBER 7, 2024

238,000 Comcast customers were impacted by the FBCS data breach following the February ransomware attack, Comcast reports. Telecommunications giant Comcast is notifying approximately 238,000 customers impacted by the Financial Business and Consumer Solutions (FBCS) data breach. reads the notice of data breach.

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MARCH 16, 2024

Unemployment agency France Travail (Pôle Emploi) recently suffered a data breach that could impact 43 million people. On August 2023, the French government employment agency Pôle emploi suffered a data breach and notified 10 million individuals impacted by the security breach.

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MAY 17, 2024

The City of Wichita disclosed a data breach after the ransomware attack that hit the Kansas’s city earlier this month. On May 5th, 2024, the City of Wichita, Kansas, was the victim of a ransomware attack and shut down its network to contain the threat.

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JULY 7, 2024

Alabama’s education superintendent disclosed a data breach following a hacking attempt on the Alabama State Department of Education. The Alabama State Department of Education announced it had thwarted a ransomware attack on June 17, however, threat actors accessed some data and disrupted services before the attack was stopped.

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DECEMBER 11, 2023

Toyota Financial Services (TFS) disclosed a data breach, threat actors had access to sensitive personal and financial data. Toyota Financial Services (TFS) is warning customers it has suffered a data breach that exposed sensitive personal and financial data.

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SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

The ransomware attack on Patelco Credit Union this summer led to a data breach affecting over 1 million individuals, revealed the company. At the end of June, the American credit union Patelco Credit Union shut down several of its banking systems to contain a ransomware attack.

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Krebs on Security

MAY 31, 2022

Costa Rica’s national health service was hacked sometime earlier this morning by a Russian ransomware group known as Hive. The intrusion comes just weeks after Costa Rican President Rodrigo Chaves declared a state of emergency in response to a data ransom attack from a different Russian ransomware gang — Conti.

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FEBRUARY 28, 2024

Pharmaceutical giant Cencora suffered a cyber attack and threat actors stole data from its infrastructure. Pharmaceutical giant Cencora disclosed a data breach after it was the victim of a cyberattack. The company did not provide details about the attack, it’s unclear if Cencora was hit by a ransomware attack.

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MAY 13, 2024

Firstmac Limited disclosed a data breach after the new Embargo extortion group leaked over 500GB of data allegedly stolen from the company. Firstmac Limited, one of the largest non-bank lenders in Australia, disclosed a data breach. The company is notifying the impacted customers.

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DECEMBER 26, 2023

The Rhysida ransomware group claimed to have hacked Abdali Hospital, a multi-specialty hospital located in Jordan. The Rhysida ransomware group claimed to have breached the Abdali Hospital in Jordan and added it to the list of victims on its Tor leak site. Rhysida has allegedly breached more critical infrastructure.

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OCTOBER 8, 2024

MoneyGram disclosed a data breach following a cyberattack in September, during which threat actors stole customer data. The company took some of its systems offline to contain the attack, which suggested it was the victim of a ransomware attack. ” reads the notice of data breach published by MoneyGram.

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OCTOBER 26, 2023

Japanese watchmaker Seiko revealed that the attack that suffered earlier this year was carried out by the Black Cat ransomware gang. On August 10, 2023, the Japanese maker of watches Seiko disclosed a data breach following a cyber attack. This unauthorized access was the result of a ransomware attack.

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OCTOBER 9, 2023

Flagstar Bank announced a data breach suffered by a third-party service provider exposed the personal information of over 800,000 US customers. Flagstar Bank is warning 837,390 US customers that their personal information was exposed after threat actors breached the third-party service provider Fiserv.

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SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

UK Greater Manchester Police (GMP) disclosed a data breach, threat actors had access to some of its employees’ personal information. According to the statement published by the police, exposed data don’t include financial information. “ At this stage, it’s not believed this data includes financial information.”

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SEPTEMBER 24, 2023

educational nonprofit organization National Student Clearinghouse disclosed a data breach that impacted approximately 900 US schools. The security breach resulted from a cyber attack exploiting a vulnerability in the MOVEit managed file transfer (MFT).- reads the message published by the gang.

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