CyberSecurity Insiders

JULY 13, 2021

REvil aka Sodinokibi is linked to Russian intelligence as NSA and FBI have released a joint statement last year saying that the operations conducted by the said ransomware gang were being funded by Russian Intelligence. More details are awaited!

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CyberSecurity Insiders

DECEMBER 31, 2021

Though there is no confirmed news that the attack was of a ransomware virus, sources report that the restoration of services might take a few weeks as the incident seems to be more complicated after preliminary investigations were concluded.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

APRIL 12, 2023

The Australian government is set to issue a complete ban on ransomware payments after one of its major financial lenders became the target of a massive file-encrypting malware attack on March 16th this year. Technically, transactions related to digital cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin and Monero are anonymous and therefore hard to ban.

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Lohrman on Security

DECEMBER 19, 2021

2021 will be remembered as the most disruptive year so far when it came to cyber attacks, with ransomware impacting businesses and governments — including critical infrastructure — as never before.

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The Hacker News

JULY 16, 2024

The infamous cybercrime group known as Scattered Spider has incorporated ransomware strains such as RansomHub and Qilin into its arsenal, Microsoft has revealed.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

DECEMBER 12, 2021

They also assured that they will reveal more details about the attack in near future, as a third party investigation is still underway. Hellmann’s Global Crisis Taskforce is also busy analyzing the incident and has taken an opinion of another security company’s ransomware experts.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

Los Angeles Unified School District, shortly known as LAUSD, was hit by a ransomware attack crippling its IT infrastructure the last weekend. The attack badly hit all the email servers, and those meant for communication, prompting the school to inform law enforcement as the attack was launched with criminal intentions.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 22, 2024

A cyber attack has been disrupting operations at Synlab Italia, a leading provider of medical diagnosis services, since April 18. Since April 18, Synlab Italia, a major provider of medical diagnosis services, has been experiencing disruptions due to a cyber attack.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 10, 2024

“Due to the effects of a large-scale cyber attack, Niconico has been unavailable since early morning on June 8th” reads the incident notice published by the company. Follow me on Twitter: @securityaffairs and Facebook and Mastodon Pierluigi Paganini ( SecurityAffairs – hacking, cyber attack)

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CyberSecurity Insiders

MAY 9, 2023

TechnologyOne, the Australia-based trading firm, has issued a statement stating that some of its systems were targeted by a cyber attack, as a result of which it halted the entire trading process, impacting millions of customers. The post Australia TechnologyOne hit by a Cyber Attack appeared first on Cybersecurity Insiders.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

NOVEMBER 23, 2021

The digital operations of the multinational company Bureau Veritas(BV) was brought to a halt when hackers launched a cyber attack on the IT infrastructure of the company that offers lab testing, inspection and certification services. Note 3- Ransomware is a kind of malware that encrypts a database until a ransom is paid.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

The charity organization Save the Children International revealed that it was hit by a cyber attack. The company disclosed the security incident after the ransomware gang BianLian listed the organization on its Tor leak site.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

FEBRUARY 12, 2023

Technion University, one of the top technology schools in Israel, has issued a press update that most of its systems were targeted by a ransomware attack and it could be the work of the DarkBit hacking group, a gang that is opposing the government policies of Israel. TB from the servers of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

APRIL 3, 2023

A cyber attack 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.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

CMA CGM, a France-based shipping and transportation company, has officially admitted that it was hit by a cyber attack that led to the leak of sensitive information such as first and last names, employee name, designation of employee, email address and phone number. The post Cyber Attack on CMA CGM and Blackmatter ransomware demand $5.9

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Tech Republic Security

JUNE 4, 2024

Organisations providing services related to the Paris Olympics 2024 have an increased risk of cyber attack, a new study has found.

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Security Boulevard

OCTOBER 11, 2021

A new article on WNEP is reporting on experts who claim that cyber attacks are getting worse. Not surprising at the top of the list is ransomware attacks., The post Experts Say Cyber Attacks Are Getting Worse appeared first on K2io.

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Bleeping Computer

APRIL 1, 2023

Dish Network has been slapped with multiple class action lawsuits after it suffered a ransomware incident that was behind the company's multi-day "network outage." The legal actions aim to recover losses faced by DISH investors who were adversely affected by what has been dubbed a "securities fraud." [.]

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Security Boulevard

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

The US Agriculture industry is only the latest victim of ransomware attacks – highlighting yet again the susceptibility of our supply chain to devastating cyber attacks. Considering recent cyber attacks on the water supply we need to rethink our conception of which industries and types of companies are at risk.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

APRIL 25, 2023

The Quad nations comprising India, Japan, Australia, and the United States will reach an agreement on how to create a collective approach to blocking cyber attacks on critical public infrastructure, such as the power and communication sectors.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

MAY 31, 2023

A cyber-attack has made the staff of Idaho Falls Community Hospitals to divert emergency ambulances elsewhere as it is struggling to mitigate the risks associated with the incident. However, Ziel is not aware of any ransom demand and so is skeptical to declare the attack as a ransomware genre.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

MARCH 28, 2021

Channel Nine, an Australian free to air TV network, was reportedly hit by a cyber attack that sources confirm could be of ransomware variant. Ransomware attack is a kind of malware attack that compromises the data on a server and locks it down from access until a ransom is paid.

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The Hacker News

OCTOBER 19, 2024

A nascent threat actor known as Crypt Ghouls has been linked to a set of cyber attacks targeting Russian businesses and government agencies with ransomware with the twin goals of disrupting business operations and financial gain.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JUNE 19, 2023

According to recent reports, it appears that the European Investment Bank (EIB) has fallen victim to a cyber attack orchestrated by the Russian hacking group known as Killnet. In a separate incident, the BlackCat Ransomware gang, also known as ALPHV, targeted the popular technology-based social media platform, Reddit.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

APRIL 18, 2023

CommScope, an American company that is in the business of providing network infrastructure, was reportedly hit by a ransomware attack. German-based company Rheinmetall has become a victim of a cyber attack recently, and hackers fraudulently accessed data related to industrial customers, largely from the automobile sector.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

Hospitality and entertainment company MGM Resorts was hit by a cyber attack that shut down its systems at MGM Hotels and Casinos. Hospitality and entertainment company MGM Resorts was the victim of a cyber attack, the IT infrastructure across the United States was shut down.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

DECEMBER 26, 2022

Insurance companies like Lloyd offer cyber insurance policies that cover a business from facing a business loss during a cyber-attack. However, in coming days, cyber attacks will become uninsurable, as per Mario Greco, the Chief of Zurich Insurance. isn’t it? .

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JUNE 2, 2022

We all know that half of the ransomware gangs that are operating in the wild are from Russia or are being financially backed by Kremlin. So, after analyzing the current situation in the cyber landscape, the FBI has concluded that the Putin-led government is all set to the cyber-attack United States pretty soon!

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CyberSecurity Insiders

AUGUST 10, 2022

Cybersecurity firm Sophos has warned that many organizations across the globe are being targeted by simultaneous cyber-attacks, where a single corporate network is hit by multiple attackers. Research claims that the time frame to launch simultaneous cyber attacks varies and can be anything between a few days, weeks, or months.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JUNE 11, 2023

The spokesperson also added that the latest cyber-attack on the University of Manchester has no link to the Moveit hack where employee data of some companies including BBC, Boots and British Airways was com-promised. The post Cyber Attack news headlines trending on Google appeared first on Cybersecurity Insiders.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

The intelligence committee, funded by South Korea’s National Assembly, has revealed that a cyber attack launched on Pfizer at the end of last year was launched by North Korean hackers to steal the intelligence of vaccine research that was co-sponsored by BioNTech.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

A cyber attack on the logistics giant DP World caused significant disruptions in the operations of several major Australian ports. A cyberattack hit the international logistics firm DP World Australia and disrupted the operations in major Australian ports.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

MAY 31, 2021

A Cyber Attack on one of the technology suppliers to Canada Post has reportedly resulted in the leak of information of more than 950,000 customers. Note- In November last year, Innovapost, a business subsidiary of Canada Post was also hit by ransomware.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 23, 2024

A cyber attack on Leicester City Council resulted in certain street lights remaining illuminated all day and severely impacted the council’s operations The Leicester City Council suffered a cyber attack that severely impacted the authority’s services in March and led to the leak of confidential documents.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

APRIL 27, 2021

Gyrodata that offers technology services to mining companies was hit by a ransomware cyberattack early this year. A statement released by the company states that the Gyrodata servers were hit by a file-encrypting malware spread by REvil ransomware group and a portion of data was accessed and stolen by the hacker/s. .

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SecureWorld News

OCTOBER 13, 2020

FBI sting reveals a ransomware gang is bribing employees to help launch cyber attacks against their own employers. Details of a foiled ransomware attack.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

FBI has issued a formal alert on unpatched medical devices and says that these are extremely vulnerable to cyber attacks because of outdated software. Hackers are often in search of such flaws to launch cyber attacks like spyware or espionage related tools.

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