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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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RansomHub claims responsibility for cyber attack on Charleston County School District, SC
This morning, ransomware gang RansomHub claimed responsibility for a recent cyber attack on Charleston County School District, South Carolina. The School District noted ‘suspicious activity’ and system disruption on July 26. Students were able to return to class as planned on August 13. The School District has yet to provide an official statement on the nature of this incident so…
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RansomHub claims responsibility for cyber attack on Jefferson County, KY clerk’s office
Ransomware gang RansomHub yesterday claimed responsibility for a nearly four-day-long outage at the Jefferson County clerk’s office in Kentucky. The clerk’s office closed its offices on July 22, 2024 due to a ransomware attack and didn’t fully reopen until July 29. The county posted a photo of the ransom note, which instructed the clerk’s office to pay a ransom and…
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Ransomware gang Rhysida claims responsibility for the cyber attack on Sumter County Sheriff’s Office
Ransomware gang Rhysida has this morning claimed the recent cyber attack on Sumter County Sheriff’s Office. Its proof pack appears to contain various IDs and biometric data (fingerprints). It has given the Sheriff’s Office six to seven days to pay its ransom before the data is released. Sumter County Sheriff’s Office confirmed it had been hit with a ransomware attack…
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