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OneBlood confirms personal data stolen in July ransomware attack
Blood-donation not-for-profit OneBlood confirms that donors’ personal information was stolen in a ransomware attack last summer. OneBlood first notified the public about the attack on July 31, 2024, noting that ransomware actors had encrypted its virtual machines, forcing the healthcare organization to fall back to using manual processes. OneBlood is a supplier of blood to over 250 hospitals across the United…
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City of West Haven, CT hacked by ransomware gang for a second time
The mayor of West Haven, Connecticut over the weekend said the city was hit by a cyber attack that forced the IT department to shut down all of its systems. The announcement says the impacted systems were backed up and will be operational in a few days, but data might have compromised. Ransomware gang Qilin claimed responsibility for the attack…
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US charges operators of cryptomixers linked to ransomware gangs
The U.S. Department of Justice indicted three operators of sanctioned Blender.io and Sinbad.io crypto mixer services used by ransomware gangs and North Korean hackers to launder ransoms and stolen cryptocurrency. Cryptocurrency mixers allow the mixing of deposited crypto assets among many wallet addresses to help obfuscate their source. The services then take a commission from all laundered crypto deposited before…
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Ransomware roundup: 2024 end-of-year report
In 2024, ransomware groups claimed responsibility for 5,461 successful ransomware attacks on organizations worldwide. 1,204 of these attacks were confirmed by the targeted organizations. The rest were claimed by ransomware groups on their data leak sites, but have not been acknowledged by the targets. This report will focus primarily on the confirmed attacks. Across the 1,204 confirmed attacks, 195.4 million…
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America’s biggest chain of opioid treatment centers hacked by ransomware gang, SSNs and treatment info breached
BayMark Health Services this week confirmed it notified an undisclosed number of patients about a September 2024 data breach that compromised the following info: Names Social Security numbers Driver’s license numbers Dates of birth Services received Dates of service Insurance info Treatment provider Treatments Diagnostic info BayMark operates hundreds of opioid treatment clinics and programs across the US and Canada.…
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Casio says data of 8,500 people exposed in October ransomware attack
Japanese electronics manufacturer Casio says that the October 2024 ransomware incident exposed the personal data of approximately 8,500 people. The affected individuals are primarily Casio employees and business partners, but there was a small set of customer personal information in the exposed data. Underground ransomware attack The cyberattack occurred on October 5, when ransomware actors employing phishing tactics compromised the…
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Data breach at Wyoming orthopedic clinic claimed by ransomware gang
Wyoming clinic Teton Orthopaedics over the weekend confirmed it notified an undisclosed number of patients about a January 2024 data breach that compromised names, addresses, dates of birth, health insurance info, and medical info. For a limited number of people, the breached data also included Social Security numbers, financial account info, passport info, and credit/debit card info. Ransomware gang DragonForce…
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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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French govt contractor Atos denies Space Bears ransomware attack claims
French tech giant Atos, which secures communications for the country’s military and secret services, has denied claims made by the Space Bears ransomware gang that they compromised one of its databases. Atos, which has approximately 82,000 employees and an annual revenue of around €10 billion, describes itself as Europe’s leading cybersecurity, cloud, and high-performance computing company. The company is listed on the Euronext Paris…
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Atos hits back at ransomware attack claims
French tech giant Atos has played down claims that threat actors have compromised a database, revealing it hasn’t received a ransom demand. In a statement, the company said it was made aware of the claims by the Space bears ransomware group on 28 December, and has launched a probe into the matter. “At this stage, the initial analysis shows no…
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