Schneier on Security

SEPTEMBER 30, 2020

Thus, the decision whether to pay or ignore a ransomware demand, seems less of a legal, and more of a practical, determination ­ almost like a cost-benefit analysis. The arguments for rendering a ransomware payment include: Payment is the least costly option; Payment is in the best interest of stakeholders (e.g.

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Security Affairs

JULY 8, 2021

The American multinational investment bank and financial services firm Morgan Stanley discloses a data breach caused by the hack of an Accellion FTA server of a third-party vendor. The hack of the FTA server took place in March, but the hacker had access to the data of Morgan Stanley customers in May.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 2, 2022

Chipmaker giant Nvidia confirmed a data breach after the recently disclosed security incident, proprietary information stolen. The chipmaker giant Nvidia was recentty victim of a ransomware attack that impacted some of its systems for two days. ” the LAPSU$ ransomware gang wrote on its Telegram change.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 4, 2020

A school district in North Carolina disclosed a data breach after having unencrypted files stolen during a SunCrypt Ransomware attack. The Haywood County School district in North Carolina has suffered a data breach after having unencrypted files stolen during a SunCrypt Ransomware attack. Pierluigi Paganini.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JANUARY 23, 2023

Play Ransomware gang is suspected to be behind the incident. NOTE- Play Ransomware aka PlayCrypt is a kind of file encrypting malware that was first identified in June 2022. Last year, the said group of criminals hacked into cloud service provider Rackspace, that happens to be the first renowned victim in their list of targets.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

Elbit Systems of America, a subsidiary of defense giant Elbit Systems, disclosed a data breach after Black Basta ransomware gang claimed to have hacked it. In late June, the Black Basta ransomware gang claimed to have hacked Elbit Systems of America, the extortion group added the name of the company to its Tor leak site.

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Data breaches Ransomware Hacking Encryption 85

Security Affairs

MARCH 23, 2021

Oil and gas giant Royal Dutch Shell (Shell) discloses a data breach resulting from the compromise of its Accellion File Transfer Appliance (FTA) file sharing service. Energy giant Shell disclosed a data breach resulting from the compromise of an Accellion File Transfer Appliance (FTA) used by the company. billion in 2020.

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Data breaches Hacking Cybercrime Cyber Attacks 123

Security Affairs

JULY 13, 2021

American clothing brand and retailer Guess discloses a data breach after the February ransomware attack and is notifying the affected customers. In February, American fashion brand Guess was hit by a ransomware attack, now the company is disclosing a data breach and is notifying affected customers.

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Retail Data breaches Ransomware Identity Theft 96

Security Affairs

JANUARY 4, 2021

At-home laboratory services provider Apex Laboratory discloses a ransomware attack and consequent data breach. The at-home laboratory services provider Apex Laboratory disclosed a ransomware attack, the hackers also stole some patient in the incident that took place on July 25, 2020. Apex Laboratory, Inc.

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Security Affairs

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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Security Affairs

JANUARY 1, 2024

The Cactus ransomware group claims to have hacked Coop, one of the largest retail and grocery providers in Sweden. The Cactus ransomware group claims to have hacked Coop and is threatening to disclose a huge amount of personal information, over 21 thousand directories. The stores are co-owned by 3.5

Retail 125

Retail Ransomware Encryption Hacking 125

Security Affairs

JANUARY 23, 2024

The Black Basta ransomware gang claimed to have hacked the UK water utility Southern Water, a major player in the UK water industry. The Black Basta ransomware group added Southern Water to the list of victims on its Tor data leak site and threatened to leak the stolen data on February 29, 2024.

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Hacking Encryption Ransomware Insurance 116

Security Affairs

OCTOBER 2, 2022

Another US defense contractor suffered a data breach, the BlackCat ransomware gang claims to have hacked NJVC. The ALPHV/BlackCat ransomware gang claims to have breached the IT firm NJVC , which supports the federal government and the United States Department of Defense. SecurityAffairs – hacking, NJVC).

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Security Affairs

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. ” reads the notice of data breach.

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Data breaches Ransomware Identity Theft Advertising 95

Security Affairs

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 gang also published a sample as proof of the stolen data. Stats for 2022 in the link.

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Ransomware Healthcare Data breaches Cyber Attacks 123

Centraleyes

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has recently released staggering figures revealing a significant increase in healthcare data breaches affecting 88 million Americans in 2023 alone. Even more alarming is that data was successfully encrypted in 75% of these incidents.

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Healthcare Data breaches Ransomware Cyber threats 52

Security Affairs

JANUARY 8, 2024

Documents belonging to the Swiss Air Force were leaked on the dark web after the US security company Ultra Intelligence & Communications suffered a data breach. “According to this and other leaked documents, the Department of Defence purchased technology for the Air Force’s encrypted communications. .

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Hacking Data breaches Ransomware Manufacturing 111

Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 29, 2020

RailWorks Corporation, one of the leading railroad track and transit system providers in North America, disclosed a ransomware attack. RailWorks Corporation, one of the leading providers of rail infrastructure solutions in North America, disclosed a ransomware attack. ” reads the data breach notice issued by the company. .

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Data breaches Ransomware Advertising Encryption 106

Security Affairs

OCTOBER 10, 2020

Carnival Corporation, the world’s largest cruise line operator, has confirmed a data breach as a result of the august ransomware attack. Carnival Corporation, the world’s largest cruise line operator, has confirmed a data breach as a result of the ransomware attack that took place in August.

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Data breaches Ransomware Advertising Technology 112

Security Affairs

MAY 12, 2024

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Data breaches VPN Hacking Banking 80

Security Affairs

MAY 8, 2023

Western Digital is notifying its customers of a data breach that exposed their sensitive personal information, the incident took place in March. In March 2022, Western Digital was hit by a ransomware attack and in response to the incident, it shut down several of its services.

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Data breaches Backups Ransomware Wireless 77

Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 12, 2023

The group claims to theft of more than 400GB of data, including internal files, patient medical images, and also employee email communications. 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.

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Ransomware Healthcare Encryption Cyber Attacks 125

Security Affairs

JULY 1, 2020

Xerox Corporation is the last victim of the Maze ransomware operators, hackers have encrypted its files and threaten of releasing them. Maze ransomware operators have breached the systems of the Xerox Corporation and stolen files before encrypting them. SecurityAffairs – hacking, Maze Ransomware operators).

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Krebs on Security

FEBRUARY 16, 2022

The ICRC said the hacked servers contained data relating to the organization’s Restoring Family Links services, which works to reconnect people separated by war, violence, migration and other causes. .” In their online statement about the hack (updated on Feb. Image: Ke-la.com. ” Update, 2:00 p.m.,

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Hacking Ransomware Media Accountability 243

CyberSecurity Insiders

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

Family Medical Center (FMC) of Michigan, a healthcare center supported by government funding, was targeted by a ransomware attack in July this year. Preliminary inquires revealed that the hackers could have accessed patient info and some medical research work along with the financial credit data.

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Healthcare Ransomware Data breaches Encryption 129

Krebs on Security

DECEMBER 16, 2019

As if the scourge of ransomware wasn’t bad enough already: Several prominent purveyors of ransomware have signaled they plan to start publishing data stolen from victims who refuse to pay up. The message displayed at the top of the Maze Ransomware public shaming site. Follow the news!”

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Ransomware Data breaches Healthcare Cybercrime 218

Krebs on Security

OCTOBER 28, 2020

In March 2020, KrebsOnSecurity alerted Swedish security giant Gunnebo Group that hackers had broken into its network and sold the access to a criminal group which specializes in deploying ransomware. Reached by phone today, Jansson said he quit the company in August, right around the time Gunnebo disclosed the thwarted ransomware attack.

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Hacking Ransomware Banking Accountability 343

Hacker Combat

JULY 16, 2021

World-renowned fashion retailer; Guess confirmed over the course of the past week that some of its clients had their confidential data compromised in a brutal ransomware attack that the fashion giant first noted in February of this year. The company goes on to say that it first noted the attack on the 19 th of February.

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Data breaches Retail Ransomware Hacking 113

Security Boulevard

SEPTEMBER 26, 2022

Cost of a Machine Identity Data Breach with Yahoo! Consequences from the Yahoo Data Breach. Though it’s easy to focus on the cost of a data breach, the ramifications of Yahoo!’s s breach were vast and equally as destructive. accounts and other important data were targeted, Yahoo! billion to $4.48

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Data breaches Digital transformation Cyber Attacks Encryption 69

Security Affairs

JUNE 16, 2023

British multinational oil and gas company Shell has confirmed that it has suffered a ransomware attack conducted by the Clop group. The Clop ransomware gang claims to have hacked hundreds of companies by exploiting the above issue. ALL MEDIA SPEAKING ABOUT THIS ARE DO WHAT ALWAYS THEY DO. PROVIDE LITTLE TRUTH IN A BIG LIE.

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Ransomware Data breaches Penetration Testing Government 90

CyberSecurity Insiders

JULY 11, 2022

A Financial service offering company to healthcare industry has admitted that a ransomware attack on its data firm could have led to a data breach affecting over 600 healthcare establishments. The second news is related to BlackCat Ransomware, which has doubled up its ransom demand in recent times.

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Ransomware Healthcare Data breaches Financial Services 114

Security Affairs

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. Over 7 terabytes of medical confidentiality data valued at $250,000.

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Ransomware Healthcare Encryption Cyber Attacks 103

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 ransomware gang hit the KHO on Christmas Eve and gained access to specifically encrypted data, the organization revealed in a statement published on its website.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 9, 2023

This week, the Japanese pharmaceutical giant Eisai has taken its systems offline in response to a ransomware attack. “A ransomware incident that encrypted some of Eisai Group’s servers was detected late night on Saturday, June 3, Japan time. The company also notified law enforcement.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 3, 2022

Semikron, a German-based independent manufacturer of power semiconductor components, suffered a ransomware cyberattck. As part of this attack, the perpetrators have claimed to have exfiltrated data from our system. Whether this is the case and which data are concerned is currently subject to investigation.”

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Security Affairs

MAY 22, 2023

Satellite TV giant Dish Network disclosed a data breach after the February ransomware attack and started notifying impacted individuals. In early February, the company admitted that the outage was caused by a ransomware attack. In early February, the company admitted that the outage was caused by a ransomware attack.

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Ransomware Data breaches Identity Theft Backups 82

Security Affairs

JULY 21, 2020

Cloud software provider Blackbaud revealed to have paid crooks to decrypt its data following a ransomware attack that took place in May 2020. Last week, the company disclosed that it was a victim of a ransomware attack in May 2020. “In May of 2020, we discovered and stopped a ransomware attack.”

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