Cyberattack, Malware Ransomware, News
October 04, 2024
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Cyberattack Disrupts Michigan’s Largest County; Detroit-area government services impacted by cyberattack

The Record reports: Wayne County, Michigan is dealing with a cyberattack that has shut down all government websites and limited the operations of several offices.  Home to Detroit, the county is the largest in the state with more than 1.75 million residents.  County spokesperson Doda Lulgjuraj told Recorded Future News that the investigation into the […]

Data Breach News, Malware Ransomware, News
October 04, 2024
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4 new LockBit-related arrests, identities of suspected Evil Corp members, affiliates revealed

Operation Cronos revealed more arrests, sanctions, and disruption of the LockBit ransomware operation. Help Net Security reports: The third phase of Operation Cronos, which involved officers from the UK National Crime Agency (NCA), the FBI, Europol and other law enforcement agencies, has resulted in the arrest of four persons for allegedly participating in the LockBit […]

Data Breach News, News
October 04, 2024
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The US and Microsoft disrupt a Russian hacking group targeting American officials and nonprofits

The Associated Press reports: A hacking group tied to Russian intelligence tried to worm its way into the systems of dozens of Western think tanks, journalists and former military and intelligence officials, Microsoft and U.S. authorities said Thursday. The group, known as Star Blizzard to cyberespionage experts, targeted its victims with emails that appeared to […]

Data Breach News, Legal News, News
September 30, 2024
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T-Mobile settles FCC charges over four data breaches

The Federal Communications Commission announced a major settlement today: WASHINGTON, September 30, 2024—The Federal Communications Commission today announced a groundbreaking data protection and cybersecurity settlement with T-Mobile to resolve the Enforcement Bureau’s investigations into significant data breaches that impacted millions of U.S. consumers. To settle the investigations, T-Mobile has agreed to important forward-looking commitments to address foundational […]

Data Breach News, Europe, Legal News, News
September 27, 2024
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Meta fined $101.5M for 2019 breach that exposed hundreds of millions of Facebook passwords

TechCrunch reports: Reset your clocks: Meta has been hit with yet another privacy penalty in Europe. On Friday, Ireland’s Data Protection Commission (DPC) announced a reprimand and a €91 million fine — around $101.5 million at current exchange rates — after concluding a multiyear investigation into a 2019 security breach by Facebook’s parent company. […] After investigating, […]

Data Breach News, News
September 24, 2024
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Thousands of Congressional Staffers Had Their Information Stolen or Leaked on the Internet

Newsweek reports login credentials or information on more than 3,000 Congressional staffers has been leaked on the dark web as a result of various leaks or breaches. Internet security firm Proton found over 1,800 passwords used by staffers in Congress available on the dark web, through an investigation of exposed accounts among U.S. political staffers, according to The Washington […]

Critical Infrastructure, Cyberattack, News
September 24, 2024
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Arkansas City water plant hit by cyberattack

KWCH in Kansas reports what sounds like a ransomware attack: The City of Arkansas City maintains that drinking water is safe in the city after a cyberattack on Sunday. Shana Adkisson, communications director with the City of Arkansas City, said around 5:30 a.m. on Sunday, an employee at the water treatment facility noticed that a […]

Finance, Cyberattack, Data Breach News, News
September 24, 2024
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MoneyGram confirms its outage is due a cyberattack

Days after customers started complaining about outages, MoneyGram has confirmed that it was the victim of a cyberattack. Bleeping Computer reports: “MoneyGram recently identified a cybersecurity issue affecting certain of our systems,” reads the announcement. “Upon detection, we immediately launched an investigation and took protective steps to address it, including proactively taking systems offline, which […]