Online education vendor K12 Inc. disclosed it suffered a ransomware attack and has paid the ransom to the attackers. In a Monday press release, K12 (soon to be renamed Stride Inc. on Dec. 16) said it believes the threat actor accessed “certain parts” of their corporate back-office systems, which may […]
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Hackers Are Holding Psychotherapy Data Ransom
Image: HEIKKI SAUKKOMAA/Lehtikuva/AFP via Getty Images Finnish police announced on Thursday that the personal data of tens of thousands of citizens had been compromised in a data breach of one of the country’s largest psychotherapy centers. The hackers are now demanding 450,000 euros (~$530,000) in Bitcoin in exchange for not publishing […]
A hacker published thousands of students’ grades and private information after a Nevada school district refused to pay ransom
Motortion/Getty Images A hacker published grades and personal information of thousands of Las Vegas students after school district officials refused to pay a ransom in exchange for the information. The leaked information included students’ names, social security numbers, addresses, and some financial information, and were published on an online hacker […]