Security Affairs

MAY 16, 2024

Electronic prescription provider MediSecure in Australia suffered a ransomware attack likely originate from a third-party vendor. The company was forced to shut down its website and phone lines following a cyber attack, but it did not mention a ransomware attack. ” reported ABC. million customers.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 14, 2024

The ransomware attack that hit the systems of Nissan Oceania in December 2023 impacted roughly 100,000 individuals. The company did not share details about the attack or its scope, but a few weeks later the Akira ransomware group claimed to have stolen 100 GB of information from the company.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 26, 2023

Japanese watchmaker Seiko revealed that the attack that suffered earlier this year was carried out by the Black Cat ransomware gang. On August 10, 2023, the Japanese maker of watches Seiko disclosed a data breach following a cyber attack. This unauthorized access was the result of a ransomware attack.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 21, 2021

The US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) released guidance on how to prevent data breaches resulting from ransomware attacks. The guidance aims at helping government and private sector organizations in preventing such kinds of incidents. softwa re company Kaseya. softwa re company Kaseya.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 17, 2021

Colonial Pipeline discloses a data breach of the personal information of thousands of individuals after the ransomware attack that took place in May 2021. Colonial Pipeline has started notifying more than 5000 people that had their personal information compromised after a ransomware attack that took place in May.

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Krebs on Security

MARCH 5, 2024

healthcare giant Change Healthcare has made a $22 million extortion payment to the infamous BlackCat ransomware group (a.k.a. BlackCat is known as a “ransomware-as-service” collective, meaning they rely on freelancers or affiliates to infect new networks with their ransomware. There are indications that U.S.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 26, 2023

Pôle emploi, the French government employment agency suffered a data breach that impacted 10 million individuals. The French government employment agency Pôle emploi suffered a data breach and is notifying 10 million individuals impacted by the security breach.

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Heimadal Security

OCTOBER 14, 2021

The Australian Government has approved a massive investment of AU $1.67 billion) across 10 years to mitigate the threat posed by data breaches through Australia’s Cyber Security Strategy 2020, which includes a ransomware strategy. billion (USD $1.23 Whether it […].

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 27, 2020

Canon finally confirmed that it has suffered a ransomware attack in early August that resulted in the theft of data from its servers. Canon has finally confirmed that it was the victim of a ransomware attack in early August and that the threat actors also stole data from its servers. ” reads the statement.

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Identity IQ

DECEMBER 20, 2023

2023: A Year of Record-Breaking Data Breaches IdentityIQ This past year has been an eye-opening year in the realm of digital security. Data breaches reached an all-time high, leaving a trail of identity theft cases. Microsoft Cloud Email Breach: A major Microsoft cloud email breach affected U.S.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 2, 2023

In 2022, ransomware attacks targeted 105 state or municipal governments or agencies in the US, reads a report published by Emsisoft. Below are the attacks reported by Emsisoft: 105 local governments. ” The ransomware attack against local governments resulted in data theft in at least 27 of the 105 incidents (26 percent).

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Security Affairs

MARCH 8, 2024

The ransomware attack on Xplain impacted tens of thousands Federal government files, said the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) of Switzerland. The National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) published a data analysis report on the data breach resulting from the ransomware attack on the IT services provider Xplain.

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SecureWorld News

MARCH 24, 2022

Now, headlines about ransomware, cyberattacks, and data breaches pour into social media feeds as steady as a river flows. SecureWorld News takes a look at some of the largest data breaches to ever occur. Top 10 most significant data breaches. Yahoo data breach (2013).

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 23, 2024

The Australian government announced sanctions for a member of the REvil ransomware group for the Medibank hack that occurred in 2022. The Australian government announced sanctions for Aleksandr Gennadievich Ermakov (aka GustaveDore, aiiis_ermak, blade_runner, JimJones), a Russian national who is a member of the REvil ransomware group.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 12, 2023

The State of Maine disclosed a data breach that impacted about 1.3 The Government organization disclosed a data breach that impacted about 1.3 The State of Maine has set up a call center to help people determine if their data was involved, citizens can call (877) 618-3659 (Monday to Friday, 9 AM to 9 PM ET).

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

The Better Outcomes Registry & Network (BORN), the Ontario birth registry disclosed a data breach affecting some 3.4 The BORN funded by the government of Ontario disclosed a data breach that impacts some 3.4 Compromised data included the services people received and their demographic information.

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Security Affairs

MAY 19, 2024

Eight Names of Ransomware Actors Revealed, So What? records on Chinese users Charges and Seizures Brought in Fraud Scheme Aimed at Denying Revenue for Workers Associated with North Korea U.S.

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Graham Cluley

MAY 19, 2023

A joint alert has been issued by US government agencies, advising organisations of the steps they should take to mitigate the threat posed by BianLian ransomware attacks.

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Bleeping Computer

JANUARY 23, 2024

The Australian government has announced sanctions for Aleksandr Gennadievich Ermakov, a Russian national considered responsible for the 2022 Medibank hack and a member of the REvil ransomware group. [.]

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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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Malwarebytes

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

The US Marshals Service (USMS) says it's suffered a ransomware attack in which a threat actor managed to get hold of sensitive information about staff and fugitives. As with most ransomware attacks nowadays, the attacker also exfiltrated data before starting the encryption routine. Detect intrusions.

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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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CyberSecurity Insiders

DECEMBER 9, 2021

Personal details of nearly 80,000 employees have leaked to hackers, says a spokesperson from the South Australia government. All government employees have been asked to take precautionary measures by keeping a tab of their recent bank statements and changing their passwords of their online banking accounts.

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Security Boulevard

MARCH 10, 2023

The post ‘Extraordinary, Egregious’ Data Breach at House and Senate appeared first on Security Boulevard. Capitol Trouble: Senators, representatives and staffers suffer PII leak. Could it finally kickstart some action?

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Security Affairs

JUNE 11, 2023

The Play ransomware attack suffered by the IT services provider Xplain also impacted the national railway company of Switzerland (FSS) and the canton of Aargau. The authorities of the canton of Aargau also confirmed the data breach. The attack is not linked to the XPlay ransomware attack.

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Bleeping Computer

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

The Better Outcomes Registry & Network (BORN), a healthcare organization funded by the government of Ontario, has announced that it is among the victims of Clop ransomware's MOVEit hacking spree. [.]

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Security Affairs

MARCH 13, 2024

Threat actors behind the ransomware attacks that hit Stanford University in 2023 gained access to 27,000 people. Stanford University confirmed that threat actors behind the September 2023 ransomware attack had access to 27,000 people. The Akira ransomware gang claimed the theft of 430 GB of data from the university’s systems.

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SecureWorld News

JUNE 15, 2023

Verizon has released its 2023 Data Breach Investigations Report (DBIR), the 16th annual publication providing an analysis of real-world data breaches and security incidents. This year, Verizon analyzed 16,312 security incidents and 5,199 confirmed data breaches. So what did they find?

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Bleeping Computer

OCTOBER 13, 2021

Australia's Minister for Home Affairs has announced the "Australian Government's Ransomware Action Plan," which is a set of new measures the country will adopt in an attempt to tackle the rising threat. [.].

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SecureWorld News

OCTOBER 13, 2023

Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has initiated an investigation into Progress Software regarding the high-profile MOVEit data breach incident that unfolded earlier this year. The incident, tracked as CVE-2023-34362 , was exploited by the notorious Cl0p ransomware group , a Russian-speaking cybercrime gang.

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Malwarebytes

JUNE 9, 2022

So, if you download a malicious file on your local device, there’s a route from there to your business’ cloud—where it can access, infect, and encrypt company data. This kind of ransomware attack is also known as “Ransomcloud”. Given this, it’s not surprising that there have been many cloud storage data breaches in recent years.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

OCTOBER 26, 2022

Australian Clinical Labs has made an official statement that it was targeted by a sophisticated cyber attack almost 8 months ago and now the stolen data is being sold on the dark web. The post Australian Clinical Labs data leaked through data breach appeared first on Cybersecurity Insiders.

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Krebs on Security

MAY 11, 2021

The FBI confirmed this week that a relatively new ransomware group known as DarkSide is responsible for an attack that caused Colonial Pipeline to shut down 5,550 miles of pipe , stranding countless barrels of gasoline, diesel and jet fuel on the Gulf Coast. victim that earns $15 billion in annual revenue. Image: colpipe.com.

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The Last Watchdog

MARCH 10, 2022

Despite the tremendous amount of money these companies have invested in cybersecurity, the reality is that ransomware attacks, enormous data breaches, and the negative impact these criminal activities are causing continue to make headlines. The lesson here is that knowing one’s data and where it lives is paramount.

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Digital Guardian

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

A recent spike in ransomware has prompted dozens of countries to agree to stop paying ransoms. Meanwhile, the FTC is amending its data breach reporting rules, CISA may be seeing budget cuts, and a high-profile CISO was charged with fraud. Catch up on it all in this week's Friday Five!

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Krebs on Security

MAY 31, 2022

Costa Rica’s national health service was hacked sometime earlier this morning by a Russian ransomware group known as Hive. The intrusion comes just weeks after Costa Rican President Rodrigo Chaves declared a state of emergency in response to a data ransom attack from a different Russian ransomware gang — Conti.

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SecureWorld News

DECEMBER 29, 2020

Now headlines about ransomware, cyberattacks and data breaches pour into social media feeds at a steady drumbeat. SecureWorld now takes a look at some of the largest data breaches to ever occur. Top 10 most significant data breaches. Yahoo data breach (2013). Equifax data breach (2017).

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