Data Breach News, News, Vulnerabilities
November 09, 2023
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Microsoft: SysAid zero-day flaw exploited in Clop ransomware attacks

Bleeping Computer reports: Threat actors are exploiting a zero-day vulnerability in the service management software SysAid to gain access to corporate servers for data theft and to deploy Clop ransomware. SysAid is a comprehensive IT Service Management (ITSM) solution that provides a suite of tools for managing various IT services within an organization. The Clop ransomware is notorious […]

Data Breach News, News
November 07, 2023
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Sun Life third-party breach exposes 212K individuals

CyberNews reports: Sun Life data was exposed after MOVEit hackers breached Pension Benefit Information (PBI), jeopardizing hundreds of thousands of individuals. Sun Life, a financial services company managing a trillion dollars worth of assets, informed the Maine Attorney General that a third-party breach had impacted 212,129 individuals. Earlier this year, the company was impacted by […]

Data Breach News, Malware Ransomware
November 05, 2023
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Allied Pilots Association hit by ransomware

The Allied Pilots Association (APA) is the labor union representing American Airlines pilots. The following is a cybersecurity update on their site dated November 2: On October 30, we experienced a cybersecurity incident. Upon discovery of the incident, we immediately took steps to secure our network. Our IT team, with the support of outside experts, […]

Data Breach News, Cyberattack, Malware Ransomware
November 03, 2023
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Boeing confirms cyberattack amid LockBit ransomware claims

Bleeping Computer reports: Aerospace giant Boeing is investigating a cyberattack that impacted its parts and distribution business after the LockBit ransomware gang claimed that they breached the company’s network and stole data. Boeing says the incident did not impact flight safety and confirmed collaboration with law enforcement and regulatory agencies as part of an ongoing […]

Data Breach News, Healthcare, Malware Ransomware
November 03, 2023
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Daixin Team claims responsibility for attacks affecting five Canadian hospitals

Supply chain attacks continue to pose a major threat to the security of sensitive data and critical systems. Five hospitals in Ontario, Canada have been struggling to function this month after a ransomware group hit their IT and services provider. DataBreaches.net broke the news when the Daixin Team revealed that they were responsible for the […]

Data Breach News, Malware Ransomware
November 03, 2023
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Town of Iowa hit by ransomware, files leaked

Towns across America continue to fall prey to ransomware gangs. This week, the SuspectFile blog reported on how the AlphV gang, also known as “BlackCat,” started leaking files from the Town of Iowa in Louisiana: The ransomware group ALPHV (BlackCat) has published a first part of exfiltrated data from the Town of Iowa in the […]

Data Breach News, Education Sector
November 03, 2023
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Virginia’s Fairfax Schools Expose Thousands of Sensitive Student Records

Human error was responsible for yet another breach of sensitive information. The74 reports: Virginia’s Fairfax County Public Schools disclosed tens of thousands of sensitive, confidential student records, apparently by accident, to a parent advocate who has been an outspoken critic of its data privacy record.   The documents identify current and former special education students by […]

Data Breach News
November 03, 2023
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Okta Reveals Second Breach: Data Compromised Through Third-Party Vendor

DarkReading reports: Okta is back on the record with another cybersecurity incident, this time via a breach of its third-party vendor, Rightway Healthcare, which has exposed the personal and healthcare data of nearly 5,000 Okta employees. According to Okta’s filing with the Maine Attorney General, the Rightway breach occurred on Sept. 23 and was discovered on Oct. […]

Data Breach News
October 27, 2023
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Counting the economic cost: How vulnerable could you be?

Lloyd’s of London pr:ovides some chilling predictions: Organisations targeted by the cyber attack are directly impacted, seeing their operations disrupted and potentially incurring significant recovery costs. The loss of a critical payments network also results in significant secondary disruption across a wide range of industries, supply chains and infrastructure that is unable to operate as […]