A 19-year-old man in Sydney has been arrested and could face up to ten years in prison after trying to blackmail dozens of Optus customers whose ID documents were exposed in the recent cyberattack. Australian Federal Police said the man obtained the customer records publicised by the hackers on an online forum following the data…
Optus Updates Data, Says 2.1 Million Australian ID Documents Exposed After Massive Data Breach
Australian telco giant Optus has confirmed that the ID documents of over 2.1 million customers have been exposed following the recent cyberattack. Among those documents are 1.2 million current driver’s licence numbers and an additional 900,000 expired ones. The company also noted that the stolen data did not contain valid or current document ID numbers…
Hack of LA Unified Failed to Access Sensitive Staff, Student Data: Superintendent
October 3, 2022
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LOS ANGELES—An analysis of stolen Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) data posted on the dark web by a criminal hacking syndicate showed no evidence that the cyberattack accessed sensitive student or staff personal data, the district superintendent said Monday, Oct. 3, adding the attack appears to have been “even more limited than we originally…
Report: Hackers Release LA Unified School District Data After Ransom Demand Denied
October 2, 2022
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LOS ANGELES—Hackers have released some data stolen in a cyberattack against the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD), according to a newspaper report Oct. 2. The data were released Oct. 1—two days before a deadline previously given by the hackers—in an apparent response to LAUSD Superintendent Alberto Carvalho’s stated refusal to pay y to an…
Hackers Set Oct. 3 Deadline for LA Unified to Meet Ransom Demand
September 30, 2022
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LOS ANGELES—An international hacking syndicate claiming responsibility for a cyberattack that forced a shutdown of Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) computer systems has set a Monday, Oct. 3, deadline for the district to pay a ransom or the organization will publish undisclosed information it claims it obtained in the hack. In a dark web…
Australian Federal Police Investigates Optus Cyberattack as Stolen Data Put on Sale
The Australian Federal Police (AFP) have launched an investigation into the massive data breach at the telecommunications giant Optus as the hackers put the personal information of up to 9.8 million Australians on sale. On Sept. 26, the AFP announced it had established Operation Hurricane to track down the culprits behind the cyberattack and prevent…
LA Unified Receives Unspecified Ransom Demand Over Cyber Attack
September 21, 2022
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LOS ANGELES—The Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) confirmed Sept. 21 it has received a ransom demand following a Labor Day weekend cyber attack that led to a shutdown of most of the district’s computer systems. “We can acknowledge … that there has been communication from this actor [hacker] and we have been responsive without…
Beijing Is Number One Source of Cyberespionage Against Canada, Targeting Dissidents, Diasporas: Report
Canada has increasingly been targeted for cyberattacks over the past decade, with China being the number one source of such malign activities, says a recent report. The report, by the Center on Multimensional Conflicts at the University of Quebec in Montreal (UQAM), also warns of efforts by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) over the years…
US Sanctions Iran Intelligence Over Albania Cyberattack
WASHINGTON—The U.S. government on Friday imposed sanctions on Iran’s intelligence agency and its leadership in response to malicious cyberattacks on Albanian government computer systems in July. The Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control designated Iran’s Ministry of Intelligence and Security and Esmail Khatib, who heads the ministry, for what it said were cyber-related activities…
LAUSD Hit By Cyberattack, Prompting Federal Response
September 6, 2022
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LOS ANGELES—The Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) said classes will resume as scheduled Sept. 6 after the district experienced a cyberattack on its information technology systems over the weekend. The district contacted federal officials over the weekend, prompting the White House to mobilize a response from the U.S. Department of Education, the FBI, and…
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