by Proteon | Sep 9, 2024 | Data breaches and hacks, Digital infrastructure, Uncategorized, United States
All schools in the Highline district, which includes parts of Seattle, Washington, will remain closed on Tuesday, September 10th, due to a cybersecurity incident. The schools were also closed on Monday as the issue continues to be investigated. Highline Public...
by Proteon | Aug 23, 2024 | Data breaches and hacks, Energy, News, North America, United States
U.S. oil giant Halliburton has confirmed that its computer systems were compromised in a cyberattack that has disrupted operations at its Houston offices. The incident, which the company became aware of on August 21, also impacted global connectivity networks. While...
by Proteon | Jul 24, 2024 | Data breaches and hacks, Government services, North America, United States
Hackers have released internal documents from Leidos Holdings Inc, a major IT services provider for the U.S. government. According to Bloomberg News, the breach involves data taken during a previous incident affecting a system from Diligent Corp., which Leidos uses....
by Proteon | Jul 19, 2024 | Asia, Banking, Blogs, Emerging Threats and Trends, Europe, Government services, Healthcare, Information security, Japan, Netherlands, News, North America, Transportation, United Kingdom, United States
There’s been a global computer outage in the morning of July 19. It looks like the problem started when Windows users ran an update for their computers. After the computer updates, it shows a blue screen with an error message. The problem appears to be a flaw in...
by Proteon | Jul 15, 2024 | Data breaches and hacks, Digital providers, United States
AT&T recently disclosed that it paid a hacker over $370,000 to delete stolen customer data following an April data breach. This incident exposed the call and text records of nearly all AT&T customers, including phone numbers and call counts. After the breach,...
by Proteon | Jun 18, 2024 | Data breaches and hacks, Digital providers, News, North America, Security Operations and Incident Management, United States
Blackbaud, a provider of fundraising software, has agreed to a $6.75 million settlement with the California Attorney General’s Office to resolve claims stemming from inadequate security practices that led to a ransomware attack and subsequent data breach in May 2020....