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In 2021, law enforcement continued making a tremendous effort to track down, capture and arrest ransomware operators, to take down ransomware infrastructure, and to claw back ransomware payments. These transformations for ransomware groups will become the source of new attacks. Before BlackMatter it was DarkSide.
According to a Monday Twitter update posted by Uber, Lapsus$ ransomware spreading gang is suspected to be behind the cyberattack on its repositories, email and cloud systems and internal slack communication servers. The post Uber data breach 2022 Update on Lapsus$ Ransomware appeared first on Cybersecurity Insiders.
Costa Rica’s national health service was hacked sometime earlier this morning by a Russian ransomware group known as Hive. The intrusion comes just weeks after Costa Rican President Rodrigo Chaves declared a state of emergency in response to a data ransom attack from a different Russian ransomware gang — Conti.
The ransomwareattack that took place on British Daily Newspaper ‘The Guardian’ seems to have intensified deeply as the staff of the media group has been advised to work from home and have been handed over separate email ids for official communication. And the incident was discovered by the IT staff on the 20th of the same month.
As we approach the end of 2021, we’d like to present our predictions for 2022 for the application security community. The post Cyber Security Predictions for 2022 appeared first on K2io. The post Cyber Security Predictions for 2022 appeared first on Security Boulevard.
The charity organization Save the Children International revealed that it was hit by a cyberattack. The company disclosed the security incident after the ransomware gang BianLian listed the organization on its Tor leak site.
The top ransomware gangs have become so relentless that it’s not unusual for two or more of them to attack the same company within a few days – or even a few hours. Related: How ‘IABs’ foster ransomware. In short, overlapping cyberattacks have become the norm. Security teams face a daunting challenge.
A cyberattack launched and identified on March 26th of this year has triggered the incident response teams of Western Digital (WD) to take appropriate steps to mitigate the cyber risks of the incident. However, it assured to the media that it will reveal more of the cyber incident details after the probe gets done.
In a statement issued by the delivery giant yesterday, the 5 centuries old non-profit government organization is busy investigating a cyber incident that brought its operations to knees from early this month. Russia linked hackers group dubbed LockBit Ransomware is suspected to be behind the cyberattack and a probe is still on.
“On 31 March 2022 Nordex Group IT security detected that the company is subject to a cyber security incident. ” Nordex did not disclose technical details of the cyberattack, but the fact that it was forced to shut down part of its IT infrastructure suggests that it fell victim to a ransomwareattack.
Microsoft released a report that cloud applications are acting as catalysts for cyberattacks as it detected over 1.5 million attack attempts on cloud environments in a time frame of just 60 months. Researchers saw a rise in the attacks, as most of the targets were service providers whose impact was directly felt by customers.
Washington State has revealed in a public statement issued yesterday that it is shutting down its Professional Online Licensing and Regulatory Information System(POLARIS) as it has detected a cyberattack that could have compromised driving license user details to hackers.
CommScope, an American company that is in the business of providing network infrastructure, was reportedly hit by a ransomwareattack. German-based company Rheinmetall has become a victim of a cyberattack recently, and hackers fraudulently accessed data related to industrial customers, largely from the automobile sector.
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Medusa ransomware gang claimed responsibility for the attack against the Kansas City Area Transportation Authority (KCATA). On January 23, 2023, the Kansas City Area Transportation Authority (KCATA) suffered a ransomwareattack. As of 2022, the company reported an annual ridership of 10,572,100.
The Guardian’s Australian staff were targeted in a sophisticated cyberattack that led to the leak of personal information of 140 current and former staff members. NOTE 1- The Guardian’s UK branch was the first to get targeted in the attack on December 20th,2022 and it was of ransomware variant.
Electronic prescription provider MediSecure in Australia suffered a ransomwareattack likely originate from a third-party vendor. The company was forced to shut down its website and phone lines following a cyberattack, but it did not mention a ransomwareattack. .” ” reported ABC.
The Alphv ransomware group added the Morrison Community Hospital to its dark web leak site. The ALPHV/BlackCat ransomware group claims to have hacked the Morrison Community Hospital and added it to its dark web Tor leak site. Stats for 2022 in the link. Stats for 2022 in the link. million).
American worldwide logistics and freight forwarding company Expeditors International shuts down global operations after cyberattack. The company discovered the attack on February 20, 2022, it doesn’t provide details about the attack and announced to have launched an investigation into the incident.
As we near the end of 2022, IT professionals look back at one of the worst years on record for incidents. Cyberattacks and breaches continue to rise with no end in sight. During 2022 over 65% of organizations expected security budgets to expand. With this increased spending the attacks continue at an exponential rate.
Zacks Investment is the first firm that has hit the headlines of Google regarding data compromise and sources add that a single hack that took place between 2021 and 2022 result in the leak of information belonging to 820,000 customers. The post CyberAttack news headlines trending on Google appeared first on Cybersecurity Insiders.
Australia reeling from massive cyberattacks, suspected Lapsus$ gang member arrested in Brazil, cyber criminals target German newspapers with ransomware. The post Cybersecurity News Round-Up: Week of October 17, 2022 appeared first on Security Boulevard.
COVID relief funds, Rackspace was hit by a ransomwareattack and Denmark's defence ministry gets hit with a cyberattack. The post Cybersecurity News Round-Up: Week of December 5, 2022 appeared first on Security Boulevard. Apple introduces advanced data protection for iCloud, Chinese hackers stole U.S.
NVIDIA, the silicon processor making company of North America, has issued a public statement that few of its servers were affected by a ransomwareattack that has nothing to do with the ongoing war between Russia and Ukraine. The post Ransomwareattack on NVIDIA appeared first on Cybersecurity Insiders.
News is out that social security numbers of nearly 35,000 users were leaked in a cyberattack that could have emerged from a credential stuffing campaign launched by a state funded actor. According to the update provided by a source from PayPal, the attack took place on December 6 and was identified at the end of last month.
The chief executive of insurance giant Zurich warns that cyberattacks, rather than natural catastrophes, will become uninsurable. Mario Greco, chief executive of insurer giant Zurich, has warned that cyberattacks will become soon “uninsurable.”. These people can severely disrupt our lives.” Pierluigi Paganini.
REvil ransomware gangs, known to fleece millions from their victims, are seen leading luxurious lives in their hideouts protected by Russian government. According to a covert operation launched by leading news publishing resource DailyMail, a suspected hacker running REvil aka Sodinokibi ransomware gang was arrested by the police last week.
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The American drugstore chain Rite Aid Corporation disclosed a data breach following the cyberattack that hit the company in June. The American drugstore chain giant Rite Aid suffered a data breach following a cyberattack in June conducted by the RansomHub ransomware group. 148 in the Fortune 500 in 2022.
At this point, it has become cliché to say that nothing in 2022 turned out the way we expected. Similarly, at the beginning of February 2022, we noticed a huge spike in the amount of activity related to Gamaredon C&C servers. Some of them were particularly sophisticated.
According to a press update released by the company on Monday, the incident took place on July 19th,2022 and the owner PB Fintech discovered that the threat actors made the fraudulent access through a server vulnerability, that now has been fixed.
The Lorenz ransomware gang has been active since April 2021 and hit multiple organizations worldwide demanding hundreds of thousands of dollars in ransom to the victims. At the time of this writing, the Loren group has started uploading the stolen data (95%) US Healthcare organizations continue to be a privileged target of ransomware gangs.
Telefonica, the company that offers internet related services in Spain, was hit by a cyberattack almost two weeks ago. However, the company has assured that no personal info or bank details were leaked in the attack. However, the company has assured that no personal info or bank details were leaked in the attack.
A SaaS security company says a spike in cyberattacks from Russia and China in recent weeks suggests the two countries may be coordinating their cyber efforts. “The vast volumes of data analyzed suggests these countries may even be coordinating attack efforts. .” Most Common Critical Alerts.
The ALPHV/BlackCat ransomware gang claims to have breached the European gas pipeline Creos Luxembourg S.A. The ALPHV/BlackCat ransomware gang claims to have hacked the European gas pipeline Creos Luxembourg S.A. The ALPHV/BlackCat ransomware group claims to have stolen more than 150 GB from the company, a total of 180.000 files.
Albanian government services suffer a ‘massive’ cyberattack, LinkedIn remains the most impersonated brand and favorite of phishing attacks, How Conti ransomware hacked and encrypted the Costa Rican government. The post Cybersecurity News Round-Up: Week of July 18, 2022 appeared first on Security Boulevard.
Microsoft Threat Intelligence Team has made it official that Vice Society, a hacking group, is behind multiple ransomwareattacks that were being targeted at education, government and retail sectors. NOTE- In case a company falls prey to ransomware, it is better to avoid paying a ransom.
Cybersecurity Insiders has learnt that Clop ransomware gang operating from Russia accessed the servers of the City of Toronto to grab metadata of over 35k citizens. The post Details of a failed Clop Ransomwareattack on City of Toronto Canada appeared first on Cybersecurity Insiders.
LockBit ransomware operators have published sensitive data allegedly stolen from the Simone Veil hospital in Cannes. In April, a cyberattack hit the Hospital Simone Veil in Cannes (CHC-SV), impacting medical procedures and forcing personnel to return to pen and paper.
A cyberattack reportedly hit Albuquerque Public Schools, disrupting its digital systems to the core and forcing the authorities to shut the school operations consecutively for the second day on Friday, i.e. January 14th,2022. In the past few weeks, several companies and government entities were hit by DarkSide Ransomware.
The LockBit ransomware group published data allegedly stolen from the aerospace giant Boeing in a recent attack. In 2022, Boeing recorded $66.61 billion in sales, the aerospace giant has 156,000 (2022). At the end of October, the Lockbit ransomware group added Boeing to the list of victims on its Tor leak site.
Australian government has imposed a ban on ransom payments in cyberattack incidents as it fears that such payments can encourage crime affecting millions of populaces at a time. In case of ransomware, the victim is being asked to shell out millions to free up data.
The Vice Society group has claimed responsibility for the ransomwareattack that hit the Italian city of Palermo forcing the IT admins to shut down its infrastructure. The Vice Society ransomware group has claimed responsibility for the recent cyberattack that hit the city of Palermo in the South of Italy.
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