Security News > 2024 > May > Ohio Lottery ransomware attack impacts over 538,000 individuals
The Ohio Lottery is sending data breach notification letters to over 538,000 individuals affected by a cyberattack that hit the organization's systems on Christmas Eve.
"On or about December 24, 2023, the Ohio Lottery detected unauthorized access to our internal office network as a result of a cybersecurity incident that resulted in the exposure of the data we maintain. The incident did not impact the gaming network," the Ohio Lottery said.
While the Ohio Lottery didn't reveal the nature of the incident, which affected mobile and prize-cashing operations, the DragonForce ransomware gang claimed the attack days later.
The threat actors claimed they encrypted devices and stole documents belonging to both Ohio Lottery customers and employees.
DragonForce says the 94 GB of leaked data contains only 1.500.000 records with Ohio Lottery clients' names, Social Security numbers, and dates of birth.
Ohio Lottery hit by cyberattack claimed by DragonForce ransomware.
News URL
Related news
- Sensata Technologies hit by ransomware attack impacting operations (source)
- Ransomware attack cost IKEA operator in Eastern Europe $23 million (source)
- Kidney dialysis firm DaVita hit by weekend ransomware attack (source)
- Ahold Delhaize confirms data theft after INC ransomware claims attack (source)
- Interlock ransomware gang pushes fake IT tools in ClickFix attacks (source)
- Interlock ransomware claims DaVita attack, leaks stolen data (source)
- Ransomware attacks are getting smarter, harder to stop (source)
- Hitachi Vantara takes servers offline after Akira ransomware attack (source)
- Marks & Spencer breach linked to Scattered Spider ransomware attack (source)
- Ukrainian extradited to US for Nefilim ransomware attacks (source)