The sensitive data of nearly 7,600 people was exposed after a ransomware attack on the Ohio History Connection, a nonprofit organization that manages the state's museums and historical sites, as well as the state archives, last month, according to The Record, a news website from cybersecurity firm Recorded Future.
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Last July, the Ohio History Connection’s internal data servers were compromised in a ransomware attack, with the attackers demanding millions of dollars in ransom in exchange for the encrypted data. After the OHC rejected the offer of payment, the anonymous ransomware proceeded to publish the stolen data belonging to people working at the organization from 2009 to 2023, including names, addresses and Social Security numbers.
Other files compromised in the attack include documents related to suppliers and donor checks from 2020, according to the OHC organization, which has already leveraged cloud- to store most of data and systems following the incident.
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Such an intrusion follows an ALPHV ransomware attack against the state's largest oil supplier in February.
Source of information: scmagazine.com
