Security Affairs

JANUARY 3, 2022

Which are the cyber attacks of 2021 that had the major impact on organizations worldwide in terms of financial losses and disruption of the operations? According to Bloomberg , CNA Financial opted to pay the ransom two weeks after the security breach because it was not able to restore its operations.

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AUGUST 3, 2022

First news is about a cyber attack on two energy companies operating in Luxembourg. According to the web, two energy firms Creos and Enovos, both business units of Encevo Group, were targeted by a ransomware attack on the night of July 22 this year. Third is the news related to ransomware.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

The cyber attack that hit the cleaning products manufacturer Clorox in August is still affecting the supply of the products to customers. In response to the cyber attack, the company has taken some of its systems offline while it was implementing additional “protections and hardening measures to further secure them”.

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NOVEMBER 7, 2023

Iran-linked Agonizing Serpens group has been targeting Israeli organizations with destructive cyber attacks since January. personally identifiable information (PII) and intellectual property) and then deploy various wipers to cover the tracks. The tool sqlextractor (binary name sql.net4.exe)

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 28, 2022

The chief executive of insurance giant Zurich warns that cyber attacks, rather than natural catastrophes, will become uninsurable. Mario Greco, chief executive of insurer giant Zurich, has warned that cyber attacks will become soon “uninsurable.”. These people can severely disrupt our lives.” Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 30, 2024

Energy management and industrial automation firm Schneider Electric suffered a data breach after a Cactus ransomware attack. BleepingComputer first reported the attack that hit the Sustainability Business division of the company on January 17th. The Cactus ransomware relies on multiple legitimate tools (e.g.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 18, 2022

The fire and rescue service in the state of Victoria (FRV), Australia, has shut down its network after a cyber attack launched by “an external third party.” . “Preliminary investigations confirm this has been a cyber-attack by an external third party and that FRV systems are impacted.” Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 12, 2023

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.

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DECEMBER 18, 2023

ransomware attack on the Italian cloud service provider Westpole disrupted multiple services of local and government organizations and municipalities. A cyber attack hit on December 8, 2023 the Italian cloud service provider Westpole, which is specialized in digital services for public administration.

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FEBRUARY 22, 2022

American worldwide logistics and freight forwarding company Expeditors International shuts down global operations after cyber attack. 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.

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OCTOBER 15, 2023

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. The group is known to have a role for its affiliated that prohibits attacking healthcare organizations.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 28, 2024

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 ransomware attack. “A ransom cyber-attack hit the KCATA early Tuesday, January 23.

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DECEMBER 22, 2023

The Akira ransomware group announced it had breached the network of Nissan Australia, the Australian branch of the car maker giant. The Akira ransomware gang claimed to have breached Nissan Australia and to have stolen around 100GB of files from the carmaker giant. “We’ve obtained 100 GB of data of Nissan Australia. .”

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FEBRUARY 19, 2024

The Cactus ransomware gang claims the theft of 1.5TB of data from the Energy management and industrial automation firm Schneider Electric. The Cactus ransomware group claims responsibility for pilfering 1.5TB of data from the Energy management and industrial automation giant Schneider Electric.

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DECEMBER 15, 2023

Resecurity has uncovered a meaningful link between three major ransomware groups, BianLian, White Rabbit, and Mario Ransomware. Resecurity’s HUNTER (HUMINT) unit spotted the BianLian , White Rabbit , and Mario ransomware gangs collaborating in a joint extortion campaign targeting publicly-traded financial services firms.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 2, 2021

France-based dairy giant Lactalis announced that it was hit by a cyber attack, but claimed that it had found no evidence of a data breach. The company did not provide details about the type of attack, but some experts speculate the company has been hit by ransomware. SecurityAffairs – hacking, cyber attack).

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JANUARY 9, 2024

The LockBit ransomware gang claimed responsibility for the cyber attack on the Capital Health hospital network. The LockBit ransomware operation has claimed responsibility for the cyberattack that hit the Capital Health hospital network in November 2023.

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JUNE 27, 2020

The France Télévisions group announced yesterday that it was hit by a cyber attack, targeting one of its broadcasting sites. The France Télévisions group announced Friday that it was the victim of a cyber attack that targeted one of its broadcasting sites. According to the group, the attack did not impact its antennae.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 28, 2023

A Lockbit ransomware attack against the German hospital network Katholische Hospitalvereinigung Ostwestfalen (KHO) caused service disruptions at three hospitals. The security incident could have a serious impact on the local population due to the interruption of the medical emergencies.

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DECEMBER 29, 2021

A cyber attack hit Norwegian media company Amedia on Tuesday and forced it to shut down multiple systems. Amedia , one of the largest media companies in Norway, was hit by a “serious” cyber attack and was forced to shut down its computer systems. The media company informed the local authorities.

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APRIL 6, 2022

.” 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 ransomware attack. In November another manufacturer of wind turbines was hit by a cyber attack, it was the Danish wind turbine giant Vestas Wind Systems.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 10, 2023

Rhysida Ransomware group added three more US hospitals to the list of victims on its Tor leak site after the PROSPECT MEDICAL attack. Recently the Rhysida ransomware group made the headlines because it announced the hack of Prospect Medical Holdings and the theft of sensitive information from the organization.

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DECEMBER 13, 2023

A Joint Committee on the National Security Strategy (JCNSS) warns of the high risk of a catastrophic ransomware attack on the UK government. The British government is accused of failing to mitigate the risk of ransomware attacks. said Dame Margaret Beckett, the chair of the JCNSS. Beckett added.

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AUGUST 6, 2021

Taiwanese manufacturer and distributor of computer hardware GIGABYTE was a victim of the RansomEXX ransomware gang. RansomEXX ransomware gang hit the Taiwanese manufacturer and distributor of computer hardware GIGABYTE and claims to have stolen 112GB of data. ” states the Chinese news site United Daily News. and some others.”

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SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

This week the Rhysida ransomware group claimed the hack of the Kuwait Ministry of Finance and added it to its Tor leak site. Last week a ransomware attack hit the Government of Kuwait, the attack took place on September 18 and the government experts immediately started the incident response procedures to block the threat.

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NOVEMBER 9, 2020

The Taiwanese electronics manufacture Compal suffered a ransomware attack over the weekend, media blames the DoppelPaymer ransomware gang. Compal suffered a ransomware attack over the weekend, a screenshot of the ransom note shared by the employees of the company is circulating online. Source ZDNet.

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DECEMBER 16, 2023

The Hunters International ransomware gang claims to have hacked the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center (Fred Hutch). Another healthcare organization suffered a ransomware attack, the Hunters International ransomware gang claims to have hacked the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center (Fred Hutch). Who is Hunters International?

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MARCH 6, 2023

Hospital Clinic de Barcelona, one of the main hospitals in the Spanish city, suffered a cyber attack that crippled its computer system. On Sunday, a ransomware attack hit the Hospital Clinic de Barcelona, one of the main hospitals of the Catalan city. ” states the Associated Press. .

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 27, 2021

. “In internal emails seen by BleepingComputer, IKEA is warning employees of an ongoing reply-chain phishing cyber-attack targeting internal mailboxes. “There is an ongoing cyber-attack that is targeting Inter IKEA mailboxes. ” reports BleepingComputer. Source Bleeping Computer. Pierluigi Paganini.

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MAY 3, 2024

LockBit ransomware operators have published sensitive data allegedly stolen from the Simone Veil hospital in Cannes. In April, a cyber attack hit the Hospital Simone Veil in Cannes (CHC-SV), impacting medical procedures and forcing personnel to return to pen and paper.

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JUNE 10, 2023

The statement doesn’t provide details about the attack, however, BleepingComputer reported that it has learned that the University was victim of a ransomware attack.

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APRIL 18, 2024

The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) has initiated an investigation into an alleged ransomware attack and the subsequent theft of data. The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) is investigating an alleged ransomware attack that resulted in data theft. ” reads the statement published by the Agency.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

LockBit ransomware group breached two hospitals, the Carthage Area Hospital and the Clayton-Hepburn Medical Center in New York. The Lockbit ransomware group claims to have hacked two major hospitals, the Carthage Area Hospital and Claxton-Hepburn Medical Center. Other ransomware attacks recently hit US hospitals.

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NOVEMBER 13, 2023

The LockBit ransomware group published data allegedly stolen from the aerospace giant Boeing in a recent attack. At the end of October, the Lockbit ransomware group added Boeing to the list of victims on its Tor leak site. The attack targeted elements of the parts and distribution business run by its global services division.

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AUGUST 21, 2023

The BlackCat/ALPHV ransomware group claims to have hacked the Japanese maker of watches Seiko and added the company to its data leak site. On August 10, 2023, the Japanese maker of watches Seiko disclosed a data breach following a cyber attack.

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DECEMBER 15, 2020

Norwegian cruise company Hurtigruten disclosed a cyber attack that impacted its entire worldwide digital infrastructure. The Norwegian cruise company Hurtigruten announced its entire worldwide digital infrastructure was the victim of a cyber attack. ” “The attack seems to be a so-called ransomware.”

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MARCH 12, 2021

Researchers warn of a surge in cyber attacks against Microsoft Exchange servers exploiting the recently disclosed ProxyLogon vulnerabilities. Microsoft researchers also spotted a ransomware gangs that is exploiting ProxyLogon flaws to spread a piece of malware tracked as DearCry. and also as DearCry. Pierluigi Paganini.

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