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FEBRUARY 28, 2020

A Lincoln health care company has been targeted by crooks, no patient data has been compromised during the cyber attack. NRC Health recently disclosed that it was hit by a ransomware attack that took place on February 11. Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->.

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FEBRUARY 20, 2020

S ome operations at INA Group, Croatia’s biggest oil company, and its largest petrol station chain were disrupted by a cyber attack. A ransomware attack has disrupted operations at INA Group, Croatia’s biggest oil company, and its largest petrol station chain. “Market supply is secure. .”

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OCTOBER 23, 2020

French IT outsourcer Sopra Steria hit by ‘cyberattack’, Ryuk ransomware suspected. French IT outsourcer Sopra Steria has been hit by a ransomware attack, while the company did not reveal the family of malware that infected its systems, local media speculate the involvement of the Ryuk ransomware. “A

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JULY 31, 2019

A wave of cyber attacks hit schools of Louisiana ahead of year’s beginning that is planned for the next week. Phone lines and email systems at Tangipahoa schools shut down, along with some offices, were shut down by cyber attacks on Monday. ” The schools of Louisiana were infected with malware or ransomware. .

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MAY 8, 2020

The Ruhr University Bochum (RUB), German, announced today that it was forced to shut down parts of its central IT infrastructure due to a cyber attack that took place overnight, between May 6 and May 7. Please vote Security Affairs for European Cybersecurity Blogger Awards – VOTE FOR YOUR WINNERS [link]. Pierluigi Paganini.

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SEPTEMBER 20, 2020

National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) has issued an alert about a surge in ransomware attacks targeting education institutions. National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC), has issued an alert about a surge in ransomware attacks against education institutions. ” reads the advisory.

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OCTOBER 1, 2019

Demant, a leading international hearing health care company, expects to incur losses of up to $95 million following a ransomware attack. We are therefore talking about figures that come into the list of the most important losses caused by cyber attacks. SecurityAffairs – Demant, ransomware). Pierluigi Paganini.

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APRIL 2, 2020

Microsoft is warning dozens of hospitals of the risks of ransomware attacks due to insecure VPN devices and gateways exposed online. Recently Microsoft has published details about human-operated ransomware attacks that targeted organizations in various industries. ” reads the post published by Microsoft.

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JUNE 14, 2020

Systems at Australian beverages company Lion were infected with a ransomware that disrupted to manufacturing processes and customer service. Systems at Australian beverages company Lion were infected with a ransomware, the security breach caused the disruption of manufacturing processes and customer service. Pierluigi Paganini.

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NOVEMBER 12, 2019

On S unday , the Mexican state-owned oil company Petróleos Mexicanos (Pemex) was infected with the DoppelPaymer ransomware. On Sunday, a piece of the DoppelPaymer ransomware infected systems of the Mexican state-owned oil company Petróleos Mexicanos (Pemex) taking down part of its network. Source BleepingComputer. Pierluigi Paganini.

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MAY 17, 2020

Elexon, a middleman in the UK power grid network, recently reported it was hit by a cyber attack. Elexon , a middleman in the UK power grid network, was the victim of a cyber attack, the incident impacted only affected the internal IT network, including the company’s email server, and employee laptops.

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OCTOBER 30, 2020

Wyckoff Heights Medical Center in Brooklyn and the University of Vermont Health Network are the last victims of the Ryuk ransomware operators. The government agencies receive information about imminent attacks, threat actors are using the TrickBot botnet to deliver the infamous ransomware to the infected systems.

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SEPTEMBER 30, 2020

The Swiss watchmaker giant Swatch Group shut down its systems over the weekend because it was the victim of a cyber attack. Swiss watchmaker Swatch Group shut down its IT systems in response to a cyber attack that hit its infrastructure over the weekend. SecurityAffairs – hacking, ransomware). Pierluigi Paganini.

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APRIL 22, 2020

The City of Torrance of the Los Angeles metropolitan area, California, is the last victim of the DoppelPaymer Ransomware, hackers also stole its data. On Sunday, the computer systems in the city of Torrance suffered a cyber attack that interrupted access to email accounts and server functions. ” reported Bleeping Computer.

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JULY 6, 2020

Systems at Xchanging, a subsidiary of Global IT services and solutions provider DXC Technology was hit by ransomware over the weekend. Global IT services and solutions provider DXC Technology disclosed a ransomware attack that infected systems at its Xchanging subsidiary. Pierluigi Paganini. SecurityAffairs – hacking, DXC).

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JUNE 18, 2020

In April the information technologies services giant Cognizant Technology suffered a ransomware attack, now it has confirmed also a data breach. In April the information technologies services giant Cognizant Technology was hit by Maze Ransomware operators. SecurityAffairs – Cognizant, Maze ransomware).

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JUNE 2, 2020

The REvil/Sodinokibi ransomware operators have leaked the files allegedly stolen from the UK power grid middleman Elexon. In May Elexon , a middleman in the UK power grid network, was the victim of a cyber attack, its systems have been infected with the Sodinokibi ransomware. Pierluigi Paganini.

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JANUARY 1, 2023

Personal health information of 42M Americans leaked between 2016 and 2021 Malvertising campaign MasquerAds abuses Google Ads New Linux malware targets WordPress sites by exploiting 30 bugs NETGEAR fixes a severe bug in its routers. Patch it asap!

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NOVEMBER 6, 2020

This week, Brazil’s Superior Court of Justice has temporarily shut down its operation following a ransomware attack during judgment sessions. The presidency of the court has already called the Federal Police to investigate the cyber attack.” “It was basically a ransomware attack .

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DECEMBER 24, 2019

The FBI has issued a warning to the private industry of cyber attacks involving the LockerGoga and MegaCortex Ransomware. The FBI is warning the private industry of cyber attacks involving the LockerGoga and MegaCortex Ransomware. Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->.

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JUNE 13, 2019

Malware infections could be devastating for production environments, a ransomware infection halts production operations for days at airplane parts manufacturer ASCO. A ransomware attack has paralyzed the production in ASCO plants across several countries worldwide. SecurityAffairs – ASCO, ransomware).

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APRIL 8, 2020

On March 21, the Maze ransomware operators published some of the stolen files on their “leak site,” after the refusal of the research firm of paying the ransom. Stolen data included the personal information for volunteers who surnames begin with D, G, I, or J. “We have no intention of paying. Source BleepingComputer.

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DECEMBER 27, 2019

A new ransomware attack made the headlines, Maastricht University (UM) confirmed that the malware encrypted all its Windows systems on December 23. Maastricht University (UM) announced ransomware infected almost all of its Windows systems on Monday, December 23. ” reads the notice published by the UM. Pierluigi Paganini.

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MAY 7, 2020

Snake Ransomware operators launched a new campaign that has infected numerous companies worldwide including an health care organization. The operators behind the Snake Ransomware have launched a new campaign that targeted companies worldwide and that infected at least one organization in the healthcare industry over the last few days.

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AUGUST 4, 2020

NetWalker ransomware operators continue to be very active, according to McAfee the cybercrime gang has earned more than $25 million since March 2020. McAfee researchers believe that the NetWalker ransomware operators continue to be very active, the gang is believed to have earned more than $25 million since March 2020.

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SEPTEMBER 22, 2020

The investigation of German authorities on the recent attack on the Dusseldorf hospital reveals the possible involvement of Russian hackers. Now, in an update to lawmakers shared this week, prosecutors revealed that the malware family that hit the German hospital was the infamous Doppelpaymer ransomware.

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OCTOBER 17, 2019

M6, one of France’s biggest TV channels, hit by ransomware. The M6 Group, the largest France private multimedia group, was the victim of ransomware over the weekend. According to the French newspaper L’Express , the ransomware attack only impacted landlines and e-mail. Pierluigi Paganini.

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MAY 27, 2022

. “The FBI is informing academic partners of identified US college and university credentials advertised for sale on online criminal marketplaces and publically accessible forums. Crooks obtain the information by conducting spear-phishing and ransomware attacks, or other means.

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OCTOBER 8, 2023

Every week the best security articles from Security Affairs are free for you in your email box. QakBot threat actors are still operational after the August takedown Ransomware attack on MGM Resorts costs $110 Million Cybersecurity, why a hotline number could be important?

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JANUARY 22, 2020

System supporting libraries in Volusia County were hit by a cyber attack, the incident took down 600 computers at Volusia County Public Library (VCPL) branches. The attack started around 7 AM on January 9, 2020. Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. ” Source BleepingComputer.

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SEPTEMBER 22, 2020

The Italian eyewear and eyecare giant Luxottica has reportedly suffered a cyber attack that disrupted its operations in Italy and China. Security experts believe that threat actor exploited the above flaw to infect the systems at the company with ransomware. Luxottica Group S.p.A. Pierluigi Paganini.

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JUNE 29, 2020

Australian beverage company Lion announced that it has found no evidence that hackers have stolen information from its systems. The Australian brewery and dairy conglomerate Lion suffered two cyber attacks in a few days this month. Unfortunately, this is consistent with these types of ransomware attacks,”.

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MARCH 21, 2024

Creeping cyber risk grabbing global headlines Ransomware keeps reminding us of the strong connection between a cybersecurity incident and financial loss. CNN reports that ransomware victims in the US healthcare sector say they’re “haemorrhaging money”, as disruption affects their daily operations.

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OCTOBER 25, 2019

A new ransomware attack made the headlines, this time the victim is the City of Johannesburg municipality. A ransomware attack infected systems at the City of Johannesburg municipality shutting down the website, the e-services platform, and the billing system (SAP ISU and CRM). ” states the Times Live.

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NOVEMBER 4, 2020

The company published a notice on its site warning visitors that emails and document requests will not be answered due to the cyber attack that impacted its email systems. The attack, though, has not “affected connections for playing the company’s games online or access to its various websites.”

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JUNE 21, 2020

Every week the best security articles from Security Affairs free for you in your email box. Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. Copyright (C) 2014 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. authorities sanction six Nigerian nationals for BEC and Romance Fraud.

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OCTOBER 15, 2020

Bookstore giant Barnes & Noble has disclosed a cyber attack and that the threat actors have exposed the customers’ data. ” BleepingComputer confirmed that the company was hit by a cyber attack on October 10th, 2020, and cited as a source an email sent to customers late Wednesday night that is has seen.

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