Late this winter, an international hacking syndicate suspected of conducting ransomware attacks around the globe turned its attention to the police department in the San Gabriel Valley city of Azusa. Those materials, the release said, “may have included” Social Security numbers, driver’s license numbers, medical information, financial account information and other records. The perpetrators posted seven gigabytes of Azusa records on the so-called dark web, where they remain accessible. Grant, who oversees administrative operations for the police department, denied that officials were trying to hide or downplay the cyberattack. “If the organization can pay, it is at risk.”In Azusa, officials have not revealed how much the hackers demanded.

Source: Los Angeles Times June 01, 2021 01:34 UTC