Ankura CTIX FLASH Update - August 29, 2023

Malware Activity

The Ohio History Connection Discloses Data Breach Potentially Impacting 7,600 Individuals

The Ohio History Connection (OHC), a statewide history nonprofit that is one of the oldest historical societies in Ohio, has suffered a data breach following a ransomware attack that occurred early July 2023. In their notice, OHC stated that the currently unnamed threat group encrypted their internal data servers and exfiltrated data. OHC detailed that the threat group rejected the organization's counteroffer during negotiations in early August 2023, and claim that "the personal information of certain stakeholders may now be accessible." The following information may have been accessed: names, addresses, Social Security numbers (SSNs) of current or former OHC employees (from 2009 to 2023), W-9 reports, additional records containing names and SSNs of contracted vendors of OHC, and images of checks provided to OHC by members and donors beginning in 2020.