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- DataBreaches.net
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- 2 publishers
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- UK attacks, Data breaches
Alex Hickey reports: Two Welsh organisations have been censured by the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) after a ransomware attack led to the theft of personal data belonging to 3,300 individuals, the vast majority of whom were children. Ogi Networks Limited (ONL) and the Local Government Data Unit – Wales, known as Data Cymru, received reprimands… Source…
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Defender’s notebook
The attacker technique behind this story, in MITRE’s terms – and what to check in your own estate.
Data Encrypted for Impact
ImpactWhat a defender checks
- Isolate affected hosts from the network to stop the spread.
- Confirm backups are offline and restorable – then test a restore.
- Hunt for what came first: new admin accounts, disabled security tools, remote-access software.
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