Data Security

Such data compromise may have been achieved through an intrusion against a third-party supplier, which did not have any access to billing or financial details, according to TalkTalk Head of External Communications Liz Holloway, who did not name the supplier and noted that the incident could not be confirmed until the external vendor's investigation is finalized.

Attackers who infiltrated Change Healthcare using unsecured account credentials were not only able to exfiltrate individuals' names, birthdates, home and email addresses, Social Security numbers, and other government IDs but also their health insurance details, diagnoses, test and imaging results, treatment plans, and banking details.

INC Ransom alleged that it was not only able to exfiltrate Stark's supply chain details, building plans, instructor passports, and cybersecurity tool configurations but also reconnaissance satellite and production program information, as well as documents from its parent firm IAI North America.

"North Korean IT workers could attempt to harvest sensitive company credentials and session cookies to initiate work sessions from non-company devices and for further compromise opportunities," said the FBI in an advisory.

Settlement stems from 2022 data breach that saw some customer Social Security numbers exposed to threat actors.

Only 7% of ransomware-hit organizations around the world were able to recover all their stolen data after paying the ransoms sought by their attackers.

Infiltration of PowerSchool's student information systems via stolen customer support portal credentials has primarily impacted the Toronto District School Board, which had data from over 1.48 million students and over 90,000 teachers exfiltrated, followed by the Peel District School Board, which is also in Canada, and the Dallas Independent School District.