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LockBit gang demands a $70 million ransom to the semiconductor manufacturing giant TSMC

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The LockBit ransomware gang claims to have hacked Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC). The LockBit ransomware group this week claimed to have hacked the Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company ( TSMC ) and $70 million ransom. In August 2018, a malware infected systems at several Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co.

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Cleaning Products manufacturer Clorox Company took some systems offline after a cyberattack

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Cleaning products manufacturer Clorox Company announced that it has taken some systems offline in response to a cyberattack. The Clorox Company has identified unauthorized activity on some of its Information Technology (IT) systems.

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Space and defense tech maker Exail Technologies exposes database access

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Exail Technologies, a high-tech manufacturer whose clients include the US Coast Guard, exposed sensitive company data that could’ve enabled attackers to access its databases. Exail, a French high-tech industrial group, left exposed a publicly accessible environment (.env)

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NTT Research Names Matthew Ireland Chief Information Security Officer

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a division of NTT (TYO:9432), today announced that it has named Matthew Ireland Chief Information Security Officer (CISO). Most recently a consulting Practice Manager and Executive Security Strategist at NTT Ltd., Most recently a consulting Practice Manager and Executive Security Strategist at NTT Ltd.,

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Sierra Wireless halted production at its manufacturing sites due to ransomware attack

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Sierra Wireless is a Canadian multinational wireless communications equipment designer and manufacturer headquartered in Richmond, British Columbia, Canada. Sierra Wireless announced it has halted its production at manufacturing facilities due to the ransomware attack, it is currently working to restart the production “soon.”.

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BlackMatter ransomware gang hit Technology giant Olympus

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Technology giant Olympus announced it was the victim of a ransomware attack and is currently investigating the extent of the incident. Japan-headquartered Olympus manufactures optical and digital reprography technology for the medical and life sciences industries. Follow me on Twitter: @securityaffairs and Facebook.

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Technology giant Konica Minolta hit by a ransomware attack

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A ransomware attack has impacted the services at the business technology giant Konica Minolta for almost a week, the attack took place at the end of July. Konica Minolta is a Japanese multinational technology company headquartered in Marunouchi, Chiyoda, Tokyo, with offices in 49 countries worldwide. Pierluigi Paganini.