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Ticketmaster yet to confirm if data breach has occurred or if customers in Australia impacted

The notorious ShinyHunters collective is claiming hack of personal details of 560 million global customers

The Guardian - AU · May 30, 2024

One reason school cyberattacks are on the rise? Schools are easy targets for hackers

School systems of every size have been hit by cyberattacks. "It's not Johnny in his room trying to break in and change his grades anymore," says one superintendent.

WEKU · Mar 11, 2024

Ransomware attack prompts multistate hospital chain to divert some emergency room patients elsewhere

A ransomware attack has prompted a healthcare chain that operates in six states to divert patients from at least some of its emergency rooms to other hospitals

The Independent UK · Nov 28, 2023

Ransomware criminals are dumping kids' private files online after school hacks

Ransomware gangs have been stealing confidential documents from schools and dumping them online

The Independent UK · Jul 5, 2023

UCLA confirms it was hit by cyberattack but offers few details

LOS ANGELES — UCLA says it is the latest victim of a cyberattack, but university officials did not specify what information was accessed or whether any information was posted online.

Los Angeles Times · Jun 29, 2023

What we know about the cyberattack on the city of Fort Worth

The city of Fort Worth is investigating the scope of an attack on its systems after one of its websites was hacked, officials said Saturday.

Tribune News Service · Jun 26, 2023

UPS discloses data breach after exposed customer info used in SMS phishing

Watch out for that message from UPS asking for payment to approve the delivery of a parcel - it’s a scam.

TechRadar · Jun 22, 2023

Bing and Cortana source code reportedly stolen by Medusa ransomware crew

Threat analysts are yet to confirm the authenticity of Medusa's claims.

TechRadar · Apr 20, 2023

‘Buying bad’: the black market where access to hacked Australian data can cost just $500

Some sites that mediate the sale of hacked data use Reddit-style upvoting systems to weed out scammers and law enforcement

The Guardian - AU · Oct 29, 2022

LAUSD cyberattack woes and uncertainties could be long-lasting, experts say

LOS ANGELES — Retirees from the Baltimore school system are having trouble with pension and health care payments two years after a ransomware attack. The identity of a child in Toledo, Ohio, is being used to apply for credit months after a cyberattack on schools there. A midsize Texas school…

Los Angeles Times · Oct 10, 2022