It has been reported that ArbiterSports, the official software provider for the NCAA (National Collegiate Athletic Association), and many other US leagues have announced it fended off a ransomware attack. In a data breach notification letter filed with multiple states across the US, the company said that despite detecting and blocking the hackers from encrypting its files, the intruders managed to steal a copy of its backups. This backup contained data from ArbiterGame, ArbiterOne, and ArbiterWorks — three of the web applications used by schools and sports leagues to assign and manage the schedules and training programs of referees and game officials. ArbiterSports said it paid the hackers to delete the stolen data — a database backup.
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The reported ArbiterSports hack is another reminder of how successful ransomware attacks have become. What is startling is that in this case more than 500,000 referees and game officials are impacted. My recommendation for ArbiterSports is not to play the victim card, because they will only be seen as villains by its members. It is extremely important to be transparent to members and to continue to work to improve their security hygiene. It is time for Arbiter to put their money where their.....Read More
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As we can see in this instance, ransomware attacks are no longer simply about entering a system and encrypting its data. Attackers have expanded their portfolio of extortion methods to include a wide range of assets. Even if the target could prevent encryption, the attacker has successfully stolen backups and can extort the target anyway. In such cases, data resilience is demanded. However, based on these reports, the attacker is able to decrypt the stolen data, exposing usernames, passwords,.....Read More
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