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North Carolina car dealership chain hacked, breach claimed by ransomware gang
North Carolina car dealership chain Modern Automotive Network this week confirmed it notified an undisclosed number of people about a July 2024 data breach. The company did not publicly disclose what personal info was compromised, but it is offering victims free credit monitoring. That usually implies Social Security numbers and/or other information that could be used for identity fraud were…
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US soldier arrested after allegedly posting hacked Trump and Harris call logs
The United States has arrested a US Army soldier and charged him with being part of a hacking scheme to sell and distribute stolen phone records. An indictment alleges that 20-year-old Cameron John Wagenius knowingly sold “confidential phone records” over online forums and other communications platforms last November. The indictment doesn’t detail the hacked material, but KrebsOnSecurity reports that Wagenius…
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The US Treasury Department was hacked
The US Treasury Department suffered a “major” security incident after a China state-sponsored hacker broke into the third-party remote management software it uses, as reported earlier by The New York Times. In a letter to lawmakers seen by The Verge, the Treasury Department said BeyondTrust, the company behind its remote management software, notified the agency of a breach on December…
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Ransomware gang says it hacked a youth mental health service in Washington
Ransomware gang Inc over the weekend claimed responsibility for a November cyber attack on Youth Eastside Services (YES), a mental health service for children and young adults based in Bellevue, Washington. YES posted a notice on its website acknowledging the breach, saying employee, donor, and patient info were all compromised. YES has not publicly disclosed the number of victims notified.…
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European Space Agency’s official store hacked to steal payment cards
European Space Agency’s official web shop was hacked as it started to load a piece of JavaScript code that generates a fake Stripe payment page at checkout. With a budget over 10 billion euros, the mission of the European Space Agency (ESA) is to extend the limits of space activities by training astronauts and building rockets and satellites for exploring…
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Ransomware gang says it hacked Noblesville, IN local government and stole 4 TB of data
Ransomware gang Interlock today claimed responsibility for a November 2024 cyber attack on the local Noblesville, Indiana government. “The City of Noblesville recently experienced a security incident, which affected some of our systems,” the city announced on November 27. Interlock says it stole an SQL database containing confidential data of employees, the police, and emergency services. Local officials have not…
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Ransomware gang says it hacked MA community clinic, stole medical records
Ransomware group Interlock today claimed responsibility for a cyber attack on Brockton Neighborhood Health Center, a clinic in Massachusetts. On December 16, 2024, BNHC announced it was the target of a cyber attack that compromised patients’ personal information. The compromised data includes names, dates of birth, addresses, diagnoses, conditions, lab results, medications, medical record numbers, health insurance info, and other…
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Salt Typhoon hacked telcos in dozens of countries
Chinese state hackers, known as Salt Typhoon, have breached telecommunications companies in dozens of countries, President Biden’s deputy national security adviser Anne Neuberger said today. During a Wednesday press briefing, the White House official told reporters that these breaches include a total of eight telecom firms in the United States, with only four previously known. While these attacks have been…
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Ransomware gang says it hacked Goodwill, shut down stores in Texas
Ransomware group Rhysida yesterday claimed responsibility for a November 2024 cyber attack on Goodwill North Central Texas. Goodwill North Central Texas announced a “company-wide technical issue” on November 10, 2024 that shut down all of its stores. They started reopening on November 13 and all stores were back up and running by November 22. Rhysida says it stole confidential data…
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Ransomware gang says it hacked BMW and Tesla parts maker JTEKT
Ransomware group BlackSuit yesterday claimed responsibility for an October 2024 data breach at JTEKT North America, an automotive manufacturing corporation whose customers include auto makers like BMW, Tesla, and Rivian. BlackSuit says it stole 894 GB of data from JTEKT North America, the US arm of the Japanese company. JTEKT has not verified BlackSuit’s claim. JTEKT said a third party…
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