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Change Healthcare data breach impacted over 100 million people

Security Affairs

On February 21, a cyber attack disrupted IT operation of the healthcare organization, more than 100 Change Healthcare applications were impacted. According to the Associated Press, UnitedHealth booked $1.1 A month later, a second ransomware gang, the RansomHub group, also attempted to extort the healthcare company.

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Change Healthcare data breach exposed the private data of over half the U.S.

Security Affairs

On February 21, a cyber attack disrupted IT operation of the healthcare organization, and more than 100 Change Healthcare applications were impacted. According to the Associated Press, UnitedHealth booked $1.1 A month later, a second ransomware gang, the RansomHub group, also attempted to extort the healthcare company.

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Spotlight on Cybersecurity Leaders: Richard Staynings

SecureWorld News

I guess my writing in a notebook illuminated by little more than a candle upriver in a longhouse in the Borneo jungle, or in a mountain cabin in the Himalayas was good training for the books and papers I write today, though perhaps not as exciting. Q : What are you going to do when you eventually retire? A : Not sure I ever will really.

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Boston Public Library hit by Cyber Attack

CyberSecurity Insiders

Boston Public Library (BPL) branches based in Massachusetts have been witnessing a digital disruption since Wednesday last week, all because of a cyber attack. Prima facie has revealed that the incident could be of Ransomware genre as most of the affected systems are locked down from access and an official conformation is awaited!

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Cyber Attack on IHG Disrupts Hotel Booking System | Concerns on Private Data Leakage

Appknox

IHG Hotels & Resorts, the hotel group that owns the Holiday Inn and Intercontinental brands, experienced a cyber attack in the first week of September.

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Toyota halts production because of Cyber Attack

CyberSecurity Insiders

Toyota has halted the production of cars in 14 of its Japanese plants due to computer systems malfunctioning and suppliers suspect that the disruption could have been caused because of a cyber attack of ransomware variant. Hino Motors and Daihatsu, the business units of Toyota, have remained silent on the details of attack.

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Australia entities suffer Cyber Attacks and QUAD update

CyberSecurity Insiders

The Guardian’s Australian staff were targeted in a sophisticated cyber attack that led to the leak of personal information of 140 current and former staff members. Crypto Locker Virus is suspected to be behind the incident and almost all booking systems were hit by a ransom demanding malware.