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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 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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Shared fate vs shared responsibility: What’s the difference and how can your business benefit?
When a cybersecurity incident implicates both a vendor and a customer, it’s not always clear where responsibility lies. While customers lack oversight on a tool’s underlying security, the provider lacks oversight on how securely the tool is being used. Under the ‘shared responsibility model’, the division of roles seems fairly straightforward. Crowdstrike’s definition, for example, states that the cloud provider…
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Central Securities notifies stockholders of data breach that leaked SSNs; ransomware gang claims responsibility
Central Securities Corporation this week confirmed it notified an undisclosed number of people about an April 2024 data breach that compromised names, Social Security numbers, stockholder account numbers, and addresses. Ransomware group Underground claimed responsibility for the attack on June 10, 2024, saying it stole 42.8 GB of data. Third-parties report the ransom demand was $3 million. CSC has not…
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River Delta Unified School District data breach: ransomware gang claims responsibility
River Delta Unified School District this week sent data breach notices to victims of a cyber attack that took place in December 2023. Ransomware group Meow claimed responsibility for the attack in February 2024. River Delta has not confirmed Meow attacked it. Meow added River Delta to its leak site. River Delta has not publicly disclosed the number of people…
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Medusa ransomware gang claims responsibility for cyber attack on Providence, RI schools
Ransomware group Medusa yesterday claimed responsibility for a cyber attack on Providence, Rhode Island public schools that began last week. Medusa is demanding $1 million in ransom and says it stole 201 GB of data. Providence Public Schools on Wednesday began notifying staff and students that it was experiencing technical difficulties and shut down internet access on campus. Teachers and…
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Ransomware group Play claims responsibility for attack on Microchip Technology
This morning, ransomware group Play added Microchip Technology, Inc. to its data leak site. On August 20 in a SEC filing, the chipmaker confirmed it had been hit by a cyber attack on August 17 and that some systems had been disrupted. Play has given Microchip Technology just two days (until August 29) to pay its ransom or it will…
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Ransomware gang Rhysida claims responsibility for Olympus Financial data breach
Ransomware gang Rhysida is demanding 10 BTC ($595,000 at time of writing) for data it says it stole from Olympus Financial, a mortgage broker in Miami, Florida. On July 31, Olympus Financial notified (PDF) victims of a data breach that compromised names, Social Security numbers, banking details, contact information, addresses, and dates of birth. Rhysida is now taking bids from…
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