Three groups of hackers targeted roughly 26,000 databases on MongoDB with ransomware Labor Day weekend, according to ZDNet.
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Two computers at the Alaska Department of Health and Social Services' Office of Children's Services were infected with a Trojan horse virus July 5 and July 8, according to a Sept. 1 breach notification.
Hackers have launched cyberattacks in the European and North American energy sectors since late 2015, according to a Symantec report.
When a third party vendor is breached and their contractor's data is compromised, it's not always clear who is responsible and what the next steps should be.
After Hillary Clinton endorsed a fact-focused social network startup targeted toward her supporters, the site faced a cyberattack and reportedly crashed, reports Recode.
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Roger Severino, director of HHS' Office for Civil Rights, said a top priority for the agency is finding a "big, juicy, egregious" breach to use as an example for others, according to GovInfoSecurity.
Newark, Del.-based Medical Oncology Hematology Consultants experienced a ransomware attack June 17, which affected files on the practice's server and desktop workstations.
The Internal Revenue Service warned businesses to watch out for phishing scams seeking employee W-2 forms, according to CBS News.
The Internal Revenue Service released a public warning about a ransomware campaign impersonating the IRS and the FBI, The Sacramento Bee reports.
Instagram notified verified users their email addresses and phone numbers may have been accessed by an unauthorized third-party due to a software bug, according to CNN.