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Freight company Delmar refused to pay ransom when hackers breached SSNs and other data
The US arm of Canadian freight company Delmar International this week confirmed it notified and undisclosed number of people about a November 2024 data breach that compromised the following personal info: Name Social Security number Date of birth Home address Phone number Email address Payroll info Ransomware gang Rhysida claimed responsibility for the attack. In a LinkedIn post, Delmar CEO…
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MA tax preparer and accountant pays ransom after hackers steal private info of 70K clients
Massachusetts accounting firm Bookkeeping & Business Services (BBS) this week confirmed it notified 70,168 people about a December 2023 data breach that compromised clients’ private medical and tax information. What info was compromised depends on whether the victim is a medical billing client or tax preparation client. For tax preparation clients, the breached info can include: Name Social Security number…
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Ransomware gang Medusa claims cyber attack on Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences – $150K ransom
Ransomware gang Medusa has, this afternoon, added Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences to its data leak site. It has issued the college with a $150,000 ransom, giving it just less than four days to pay up before the data is released. This follows confirmation of a ‘network security incident’ at the college on September 17. Classes and labs…
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American Radio Relay League confirms $1 million ransom payment
Image: Midjourney The American Radio Relay League (ARRL) confirmed it paid a $1 million ransom to obtain a decryptor to restore systems encrypted in a May ransomware attack. After discovering the incident, the National Association for Amateur Radio took impacted systems offline to contain the breach. One month later, it said its network was hacked by a “malicious international cyber…
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