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Health data of 5.6 million stolen in ransomware attack
Ascension, one of the largest private U.S. healthcare systems, is notifying over 5.6 million patients and employees that their personal and health data was stolen in a May cyberattack linked to the Black Basta ransomware operation. The health network reported a total revenue of $28.3 billion in 2023 and operates 140 hospitals and 40 senior care facilities across the United…
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Ongoing phishing attack abuses Google Calendar to bypass spam filters
An ongoing phishing scam is abusing Google Calendar invites and Google Drawings pages to steal credentials while bypassing spam filters. According to Check Point, which has been monitoring the phishing attack, the threat actors have targeted 300 brands with over 4,000 emails sent in four weeks. Check Point told BleepingComputer that the attacks targeted a broad range of companies, including educational institutions,…
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390,000 WordPress accounts stolen from hackers in supply chain attack
A threat actor tracked as MUT-1244 has stolen over 390,000 WordPress credentials in a large-scale, year-long campaign targeting other threat actors using a trojanized WordPress credentials checker. Researchers at Datadog Security Labs, who spotted the attacks, say that SSH private keys and AWS access keys were also stolen from the compromised systems of hundreds of other victims, believed to include…
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Ransomware gang claims attack on California hospital that forced staff to use pen and paper
Ransomware gang Termite today claimed responsibility for a cyber attack on Watsonville Community Hospital in California. The hospital reported an IT disruption on November 29, 2024 that forced it to shut down access to the internet, electronic health records, and prescription notifications. Staff reverted to pen-and-paper records, and the hospital’s homepage still displays a message about the disruption as of…
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Ransomware gang demands $2 million from Tennessee school district after cyber attack
Ransomware gang Rhysida today claimed responsibility for a cyber attack on Rutherford County Schools in Tennessee. Rutherford County Schools on December 1 confirmed it was the target of a cyber attack that occurred on November 25, 2024. The district’s website says, “Rutherford County Schools recently became aware of a network disruption affecting its systems. We promptly launched an investigation into…
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Ransomware gang BianLian claims Physicians’ Primary Care of Southwest Florida cyber attack – 1.8TB stolen
This morning, ransomware gang BianLian claimed the recent cyber attack on Physicians’ Primary Care of Southwest Florida. It alleges that 1.8TB of data, including medical data, contracts, IDs, email archives, and accounting data, have been stolen. In its proof pack, BianLian claims the company was notified of the hack in September but did nothing to secure its network for two…
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Ransomware attack hits leading heart surgery device maker
Artivion, a leading manufacturer of heart surgery medical devices, has disclosed a November 21 ransomware attack that disrupted its operations and forced it to take some systems offline. The Atlanta-based company employs over 1,250 people worldwide and has sales representatives in more than 100 countries. It also operates manufacturing facilities in Atlanta, Georgia; Austin, Texas; and Hechingen, Germany. “Artivion’s response…
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Termite ransomware gang claims responsibility for Blue Yonder cyber attack
The Termite ransomware gang has claimed responsibility for the recent cyber attack on supply chain SaaS vendor Blue Yonder. The November attack caused disruption at a host of Blue Yonder’s customers, including Starbucks and UK grocery stores such as Sainsbury’s and Morrisons. Starbucks was forced to pay staff manually, while Morrisons experienced problems with its warehouse management systems. The attack…
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Attack on Titan The Last Attack Receives a Worldwide Theatrical Release Window
In case you aren’t aware, Attack on Titan: The Last Attack omnibus movie by MAPPA Studios is a compilation of the last two special episodes of Attack on Titan: Final Season — The Final Chapters. After the phenomenal finale aired in 2023, MAPPA brought the rumbling to the Japanese theatres earlier this year. Fans living outside of Japan felt left…
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US energy contractor ENGlobal reveals ransomware attack
US energy contractor ENGlobal has confirmed it’s been hit by a ransomware attack which disrupted operations. . The company provides engineering and automation services for energy companies and the US federal government, including the Department of Defense, NASA, and the Department of Energy. ENGlobal revealed the incident, which was discovered on November 25, in an 8-K filing with the Securities…
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