Data Breach News, Malware Ransomware, News, Vulnerabilities
June 15, 2025
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CISA warns of SimpleHelp ransomware compromises after string of retail attacks

The Record reports: Ransomware gangs have been exploiting a vulnerability in remote device control software SimpleHelp during a recent string of attacks, according to federal cybersecurity officials.  The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) warned on Thursday that CVE-2024-57727 — a vulnerability affecting SimpleHelp’s widely-used remote access tools — was exploited to “compromise customers of […]

Education Sector, Data Breach News, Vendor News
June 13, 2025
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School Districts Unaware BoardDocs Software Published Their Private Files

Company said it notified customers nationwide after a tech glitch exposed confidential data, but multiple districts said they knew nothing about it. The 74 reports that although Diligent Corporation claims they notified all BoardDocs clients of a recently discovered data leak, many school districts had no awareness of any incident until The 74 contacted them. […]

Data Breach News, News
June 12, 2025
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Former CIA Analyst Sentenced to Over Three Years in Prison for Unlawfully Transmitting Top Secret National Defense Information

From the U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Public Affairs: A former CIA analyst was sentenced today to 37 months in prison for unlawfully retaining and transmitting Top Secret National Defense Information to people who were not entitled to receive it, information which was publicly posted on social media platforms in October 2024. According to […]

Data Breach News, News
June 12, 2025
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Whole Foods tells customers of ‘temporary supply challenges’ after cyberattack leaves shelves bare

The New York Post reports: Whole Foods reportedly directed workers to downplay increasingly empty aisles after a cyberattack on its main distributor crippled deliveries and sent ripple effects through the retail food supply chain. The Amazon-owned supermarket chain posted vague notices about “temporary supply challenges” as frustrated customers were greeted with bare shelves at several locations, according […]

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June 11, 2025
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Marriott wins appeal to block class action over data breach

The Daily Record reports an appellate decision that is probably quite a relief to Marriott International: The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit has reversed a lower Maryland court’s recertification of plaintiff classes in a pair of consolidated lawsuits filed against Marriott and an information technology service provider for a 2018 data breach, handing down a major […]

Data Breach News, News
June 10, 2025
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Star Health hacker claims sending death threats and bullets to company CEO: ‘next one will go in ur…’

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The Times of India reports that the hacker responsible for leaking sensitive personal data of 31 million customers of Star Health last year claimed responsibility for sending death threats and bullet cartridges to the company’s chief executive and finance head. The hacker detailed these actions, described as reprisals against Star Health and Allied Insurance Company, […]

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June 07, 2025
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PowerSchool hacker pleads guilty, released on personal recognizance bond

DataBreaches.net reports: He’s just a frail-looking teenager, but he sent threatening emails to get his victims to pay his extortion demands. Today, 19 year-old Assumption College student Matthew Lane waived indictment and pleaded guilty in a Worcester courtroom to hacking an unnamed telecom company and an unnamed edtech vendor, widely known to be PowerSchool. As per the plea […]