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Ransomware gang demands $400K from Massachusetts school district
Ransomware gang Medusa over the weekend claimed responsibility for last week’s cyber attack against Fall River Public Schools in Bristol County, Massachusetts. The school district says it’s investigating the attack that disrupted schools’ phone and testing systems, according to a pop-up alert on the the FRPS home page. It says officials have no indication that personal information was accessed, but…
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Ransomware gang says it hacked a Nebraska natural resources authority
Ransomware gang Qilin today claimed responsibility for a November 2024 cyber attack against North Platte Natural Resources District in Nebraska. The district first announced it was hit by a cyber attack on November 27, 2024. Although it didn’t disclose what data was compromised, it does recommend victims take precautions to protect their identities and Social Security numbers from abuse. NPRND…
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Windows CLFS zero-day exploited by ransomware gang
Microsoft says the RansomEXX ransomware gang has been exploiting a high-severity zero-day flaw in the Windows Common Log File System to gain SYSTEM privileges on victims’ systems. The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2025-29824, was patched during this month’s Patch Tuesday and was only exploited in a limited number of attacks. CVE-2025-29824 is due to a use-after-free weakness that lets local attackers…
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Ransomware gang claims responsibility for shutdown of Andretti Karting & Games locations across the USA
Ransomware gang Interlock today claimed responsibility for a March 2025 cyber attack against Andretti Indoor Karting & Games, a chain of family entertainment businesses with locations across the southern USA. Andretti temporarily closed all its locations on March 16 due to technical issues. A few days later, the company announced that a “cyber event” disrupted its systems, including arcade games,…
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Ransomware gang says it hacked a South Carolina school district
Ransomware gang Interlock today claimed responsibility for a cyber attack at Cherokee County School District in South Carolina. The school district announced it was hit by a cyber attack on March 15, 2025, forcing schools to shut down its network, wi-fi, and several software applications. By March 31, the network was restored and classes were back to normal, according to…
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Texas State Bar data breach leaks SSNs and financial info; ransomware gang claims responsibility
The State Bar of Texas this week confirmed it notified 2,700 Texans about a January 2025 data breach that compromised the following info: Names Social Security numbers Financial account info including account numbers, credit and debit card numbers Driver’s licenses or other government-issued ID Medical info Health insurance info “[…] the State Bar determined that there was unauthorized access to…
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Ransomware gang says it hacked Jackpot Junction Casino Hotel
Ransomware gang RansomHub yesterday claimed responsibility for a March 2025 cyber attack at Jackpot Junction Casino Hotel in Minnesota. Jackpot Junction started reporting technical difficulties on March 27, 2025, when its phone lines went down. The casino later closed its slot machines “due to unforeseen technical issues.” Disruptions to bingo, continuity programs, promotional drawings, and a restaurant are still ongoing…
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Ransomware gang demands $420,000 from Arkansas school district after data breach
Ransomware gang Rhysida over the weekend claimed responsibility for a December 2024 data breach at Forrest City School District in Arkansas. The school district announced it suffered a cyber attack on or around December 12, 2024 that forced it to suspend internet service. Rhysida is demanding the Forrest City pay 5 bitcoin in ransom, worth about $420,000 at time of…
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Security researchers hack BlackLock ransomware gang in push back against rising threat actor
Security researchers have exploited a vulnerability in the dark web site of the BlackLock ransomware group to gather information about planned attacks. Late in 2024, researchers at Resecurity identified a vulnerability in BlackLock’s Data Leak Site (DLS), allowing its analysts to inspect the threat group’s network infrastructure and identify specific activity logs, hosting providers, and linked MEGA accounts used to…
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Cyber attack that shut down schools in New Mexico claimed by ransomware gang
Ransomware gang Interlock today claimed responsibility for a February 2025 cyber attack on the Aztec Municipal School District in New Mexico. The school district announced a network outage on February 24, 2025 forced schools to cancel classes. It reopened on March 3, 2025, but as of time if writing, the district is still recovering systems and restricting access to the…
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