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List of data breaches and cyber attacks in February 2020 – 623 million records breached

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Columbus County Schools gives update after systems wiped by cyber attack (5,673). The US Defence Information Systems Administration discloses 2019 cyber attack (unknown). Pacific Specialty Insurance Company notifies plan members of 2019 data breach (unknown). Idaho Central Credit Union reports two data breaches (unknown).

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£60 million in recovery costs for Norsk Hydro after refusing ransom demand

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TrendMicro’s analysis into the ransomware found that it was the same system administration tool abused by the likes of SOREBRECT and Bad Rabbit. The BBC reported that “There were people from sales who were drafted in to do production line work. Employees were left to file paperwork manually and share documents via fax machines.