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Florida High School hacked by ransomware gang; SSNs and credit cards stolen
Saint Thomas Aquinas High School in Ft. Lauderdale, FL this week confirmed it notified 37,064 people of a July 2024 data breach that compromised the following personal info: Names Social Security numbers Financial information Bank account numbers Credit and debit card numbers Driver’s license numbers Passport numbers Student ID numbers Medical info Health insurance info Ransomware gang Medusa claimed responsibility…
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Fried chicken chain Bojangles breached; SSNs and medical info stolen by ransomware gang
Fast-food fried chicken chain Bojangles yesterday confirmed it notified more than 33,000 people of a February 2024 data breach that compromised the following info: Names Social Security numbers Government-issued ID numbers, e.g. driver’s license or passport Financial account numbers Credit and debit card numbers Medical info Health insurance info Based on the info listed above, we can infer the data…
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New ransomware gang SafePay claims cyber attack on Microlise – 1.2TB of data stolen
This morning, new ransomware gang SafePay added UK IT company, Microlise, to its data leak site. It alleges to have stolen 1.2TB of data and is threatening to publish it in less than a day if ransom demands aren’t met. This comes after Microlise and its clients (including DHL and Serco) suffered widespread disruption during a cyber attack that occurred…
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Ransomware gang claims cyberattack that shut down a Pennsylvania school district
Ransomware gang RansomHub today claimed responsibility for a cyber attack on Interboro Schools last month. The Pennsylvania school district confirmed it was the victim of a ransomware attack on October 28, 2024, and cancelled classes the following day due to network issues. In a post on its leak site, RansomHub says it stole 1.1 TB of data from the school…
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New ransomware gang claims cyber attack on Bartow County School System and others
Late last week a new ransomware gang, Chort, emerged. It posted six new victims to its data leak site including four US schools and colleges. One was the Bartow County School System which recently suffered a week-long outage due to a cyber attack in mid-October. In a statement, the school confirmed an ‘unauthorized external source’ had caused the outage which…
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Ransomware gang claims responsibility for cyber attack on Ohio school district that cancelled classes
Ransomware gang BlackSuit today claimed responsibility for an October 2024 cyber attack on Marysville Schools in Ohio. The gang says it stole 121 GB of data from the school district. Marysville Schools has not verified BlackSuit’s claim, but on October 26, 2024, the district announced it was the victim of a ransomware attack. Classes were canceled due to the resulting…
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American Associated Pharmacies resets all user passwords after ransomware gang claims responsibility for cyber attack
Ransomware gang Embargo today claimed responsibility for a cyber attack on American Associated Pharmacies (AAP), a cooperative made up of 2,000 pharmacies across the USA. Embargo gave AAP until November 19, 2024 to pay an undisclosed ransom. AAP did not verify Embargo’s claim, but it did post a notice on its website informing customers that all user passwords had been…
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Ransomware gang claims cyber attack that shut down Nebraska schools
Ransomware gang Interlock today claimed responsibility for a cyber attack that shut down Winnebago Public Schools in Nebraska. On October 21, 2024, Winnebago Public Schools announced it suffered a cyber attack. The school district’s website stated, “There has been a cyber-attack on the system at Winnebago Public Schools. We are currently working through the breach, and trying to get our…
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Ransomware gang claims responsibility for election-day cyber attack on Michigan county
Ransomware gang Embargo last night claimed responsibility for a cyber attack on Wexford County, MI that took place on election day in the United States. Embargo added Wexford County to its leak site on the evening of the election. It claims to have stolen 1 TB of data. The group is demanding an undisclosed sum of ransom to be paid…
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Ransomware gang claims responsibility for cyber attack on Georgia hospital
Memorial Hospital & Manor in Bainbridge, Georgia over the weekend announced it was the victim of a ransomware attack impacting access to electronic health records. The hospital posted the following message on Facebook on November 3, 2024: “ATTENTION!!! This is to inform you that Memorial Hospital and Manor is experiencing a ransomware incident. This impacts access to our Electronic Health…
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