The education sector has long been recognized as a relatively easy target for criminals. Now Colchester Institute in the U.K. has fallen prey to a cyberattack. The attack was first announced on April 29, but had occurred earlier in the week. In their first statement, posted on their web site, the school wrote As soon…
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Fr: Baclesse cuts its Internet connection to prevent the spread of a computer worm
The Centre François Baclesse is one of three proton therapy centers for fighting cancer in France. This week, they also had to fight the results of a cyberattack by heartless criminals. Thankfully, their recent investment in improving their cybersecurity seems to have paid off. On April 28, the center issued the following statement on their…
Fr: Ardennes: Invicta Group at a standstill since Monday after a cyber attack
Invicta is a French company specializing in wood heating. Lylian Casier reports that the Invicta Group has suffered a cyberattack of unknown origin. According to the testimony of an employee, it would have occurred on Sunday, since it was at this time that the staff was alerted to the temporary stoppage of work by an…
It: BCC Roma suffers cyberattack impacting 188 branches
Banco di Credito Cooperativo (BCC Roma) is one of the largest cooperative credit banks in Italy. Now Andrea Greco reports that operations at 188 branches have been impacted by a cyberattack. BCC has posted a notice reassuring customers that although operations may be slower, the branches are operational (translation): We inform our customers that the…
IT: Hacker attack on pharmaceutical company Zambon
Federica Bigardi reports that Zambon , an Italian pharmaceutical firm, suffered a cyber attack (translation): The attack was identified and quickly isolated from Zambon’s information systems, which as a precautionary measure suspended activities at the Vicenza plant employing 217 people. Production was stopped for 5 days while the IT department investigated and resolved the attack…
Fr: Savoie: Bourg-Saint-Maurice town hall is the target of a cyber-attack
A cyber-attack on the servers of the city of Bourg-Saint-Maurice took place this past weekend. Servers currently affected are those of tourism, Haute Tarentaise, and Séez. Le Dauphiné reports that the cybersecurity firm assisting with the investigation and recovery has found no theft of personal data (at least so far), but everything is encrypted. Although…