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Data Breach at Lutheran Social Services of Illinois Affects Over 150,000 Individuals
Lutheran Social Services of Illinois (LSSI), a non-profit organization located at 1001 Touhy Ave in Des Plaines, Illinois, has reported a significant data breach affecting 150,659 individuals. The breach occurred on December 31, 2021, but was only discovered almost a year later on December 28, 2022. According to a statement submitted by Spencer Pollock, an…
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Massive Cyber Attack Affects Public Pension Fund and Genworth Financial
The California Public Employees Retirement System (CalPERS), the largest public pension fund in the US, has reported that the personal information of approximately 769,000 retired employees and beneficiaries was stolen in a large-scale cyber attack. The attack, attributed to a Russian criminal gang known as Cl0p, compromised data including Social Security numbers through a breach…
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Massive Data Breach Hits Wilton Reassurance Company Affecting Over 1.4 Million Individuals
Wilton Reassurance Company, a prominent financial services entity, has reported a substantial data breach affecting 1,482,490 individuals. The breach occurred between May 29 and May 30, 2023, and was discovered on June 7, 2023. According to the details provided by Michael Bahar, a partner at Eversheds Sutherland and outside counsel to Wilton Reassurance Company, the…
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U.S. Law Enforcement Arrests Russian National for Role in LockBit Ransomware Attacks
The US Department of Justice (DoJ) has announced the arrest of a Russian national accused of participating in cyber-attacks using the LockBit ransomware. Ruslan Magomedovich Astamirov, a 20-year-old from the Chechen Republic, allegedly targeted computer systems in the United States, Asia, Europe, and Africa. This marks the second arrest in six months involving a Russian national…
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Microsoft’s Services Disrupted by DDoS Attacks from Shadowy Hacktivist Group
Microsoft Corporation’s essential services, including Outlook email and OneDrive file-sharing apps, along with its cloud computing platform, were disrupted by a series of distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks, according to a recent statement by the tech giant. A group known as Anonymous Sudan claimed responsibility for the attacks through its Telegram social media channel. Microsoft initially…
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Over 2.5 Million Affected in Major Data Breach at Harvard Pilgrim Health Care
Harvard Pilgrim Health Care, a leading healthcare provider located at 1 Wellness Way, Canton, MA, announced a significant data breach affecting more than 2.5 million individuals. The breach was discovered on April 17, 2023, and occurred due to an external system hacking incident which began on March 28, 2023. Chris Walsh, Vice President of Privacy…
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Sensitive Employee Data Compromised in Mondelez Global Breach Through Law Firm Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner
Mondelez Global LLC, a prominent commercial entity based in Chicago, Illinois, has announced a major data breach affecting 51,110 individuals. The breach involved the unauthorized access and acquisition of personal data, including social security numbers and other identifiers. The breach occurred between February 23 and March 1, 2023, but was not discovered until May 22,…
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Major Data Breach at International Chapter of the P.E.O. Sisterhood Affects Over 94,000 Individuals
The International Chapter of the P.E.O. Sisterhood, a non-profit organization based in Des Moines, Iowa, has announced that it fell victim to a major data breach, potentially affecting 94,200 individuals. On April 14, 2023, the organization’s systems were hit by a ransomware attack, which resulted in a complete shutdown and lockdown of their systems. The…
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Malicious Trojan Program Found in Pirated Windows 10
The cybersecurity firm Doctor Web recently uncovered a malicious clipper program in several unofficial Windows 10 builds that have been circulated through torrent trackers. The Trojan, named Trojan.Clipper.231, has been found to replace cryptocurrency wallet addresses in the clipboard with addresses controlled by the attackers. To date, it has been reported that the malefactors have…
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Minnesota Students’ Data Compromised Amidst Global MOVEit Software Vulnerability
MINNEAPOLIS, MN – The Minnesota Department of Education (MDE) has reported a significant data breach affecting one of its servers. The breach is linked to a worldwide cyber-security attack on the MOVEit software, which is widely used by various companies and government agencies for transferring files. The breach was identified on May 31 when Minnesota…
