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Colorado Department of Higher Education (CDHE) discloses data breach after ransomware attack

Security Affairs

In June a ransomware attack hit the Colorado Department of Higher Education (CDHE), now the organization disclosed a data breach. CDHE discovered the ransomware attack on June 19, 2023, it immediately launched an investigation into the security breach with the help of third-party specialists.

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Volvo Cars suffers a data breach. Is it a ransomware attack?

Security Affairs

In 2010, Volvo Cars became a subsidiary of the Chinese manufacturer Geely Holding Group, which confirmed that it “has become aware that one of its file repositories has been illegally accessed by a third party.” Snatch ransomware operators already leaked 35.9 Is it a ransomware attack? Pierluigi Paganini.

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Hospitality Chain McMenamins discloses data breach after ransomware attack

Security Affairs

Hospitality chain McMenamins disclosed a data breach after a recent ransomware attack. Hospitality chain McMenamins discloses a data breach after a ransomware attack that took place on December 12. According to the company, threat actors have stolen data of individuals employed between July 1, 2010, and December 12, 2021.

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Experts linked ransomware attacks to China-linked APT27

Security Affairs

Researchers from security firms Profero and Security Joes linked a series of ransomware attacks to the China-linked APT27 group. Security researchers from security firms Profero and Security Joes investigated a series of ransomware attacks against multiple organizations and linked them to China-linked APT groups.

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BORN Ontario data breach impacted 3.4 million newborns and pregnancy care patients

Security Affairs

The organization confirmed that it was the victim of the massive hacking campaign targeting Progress MOVEit transfer systems that was conducted by the Clop ransomware group. MOVEit Transfer is a managed file transfer that is used by enterprises to securely transfer files using SFTP, SCP, and HTTP-based uploads.

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Administrator of RSOCKS Proxy Botnet Pleads Guilty

Krebs on Security

The blog featured musings on the challenges of running a company that sells “security and anonymity services to customers around the world,” and even included a group photo of RSOCKS employees. “Thanks to you, we are now developing in the field of information security and anonymity!,” Kloster’s blog enthused. “We

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The Satan Ransomware adds new exploits to its arsenal

Security Affairs

A variant of the Satan ransomware recently observed includes exploits to its arsenal and targets machines leveraging additional flaws. Experts at FortiGuard Labs have discovered a new variant of the Satan ransomware that includes new exploits to its portfolio and leverages additional vulnerabilities to infect as many machines as possible.