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South African telecom provider Cell C disclosed a data breach following a cyberattack

Security Affairs

The company founded in 2001 offers prepaid and postpaid mobile plans, data bundles and internet services, fiber broadband, roaming and international calling, SIM-only plans and device deals. The ransomware group has since leaked the stolen data on its dark web leak site. Ransomware attacks on U.S.

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Ransomware attack on New York Law Department

CyberSecurity Insiders

And sources confirm that the disruption was caused by file-encrypting malware i.e. ransomware and it might take some time for the department to pull back the operations to normalcy. The post Ransomware attack on New York Law Department appeared first on Cybersecurity Insiders.

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Steel sheet giant Hoa Sen Group hacked by Maze ransomware operators

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Experts at threat intelligence firm Cyble came across a post published by Maze ransomware operators claiming to have breached the steel sheet giant Hoa Sen Group. The Hoa Sen Group (HSG) was founded in the year 2001, it has 7,100 employees across all its 343 companies and has been earning annual revenue of around $1.18

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How DMARC Can Protect Against Ransomware

eSecurity Planet

Now it may have an even more important role to play: preventing ransomware attacks. Rampant Ransomware Attacks. Ransomware attacks have been surging in 2021, with the highest-profile one the Colonial Pipeline attack that nearly shut down the U.S. Many ransomware attacks seem brutal, cruel, and deceptive.

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Email Provider VFEmail Suffers ‘Catastrophic’ Hack

Krebs on Security

Founded in 2001 and based in Milwaukee, Wisc., Attacks that seek to completely destroy data and servers without any warning or extortion demand are not as common as, say, ransomware infestations , but when they do occur they can be devastating (the 2014 Sony Pictures hack and the still-unsolved 2016 assault on U.S.-based

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Lockbit ransomware gang claims to have breached the Italian Revenue Agency

Security Affairs

The ransomware group Lockbit claims to have stolen 78 GB of files from the Italian Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate). The ransomware gang Lockbit claims to have hacked the Italian Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) and added the government agency to the list of victims reported on its dark web leak site. 300 of 1999. .

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Pharmaceutical giant Cencora discloses a data breach

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formerly known as AmerisourceBergen, is an American drug wholesale company and a contract research organization that was formed by the merger of Bergen Brunswig and AmeriSource in 2001. The company did not provide details about the attack, it’s unclear if Cencora was hit by a ransomware attack. Cencora, Inc. The Company had $238.6