Kartikay Mehrotra and William Turton report: CNA Financial Corp., among the largest insurance companies in the U.S., paid $40 million in late March to regain control of its network after a ransomware attack, according to people with knowledge of the attack. The Chicago-based company paid the hackers about two weeks after a trove of company…
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FSB NKTsKI: Foreign ‘cyber mercenaries’ breached Russian federal agencies
Catalin Cimpanu reports: Foreign hackers have breached and stolen information from Russian federal executive bodies, the Russian government said in a report published last week. The attacks were identified in 2020. They were detailed in a joint report authored by Rostelecom-Solar, a cybersecurity division of Russian telecom giant Rostelecom, and the National Coordination Center for…
Social Security Data Breach Exposes Virtually All Indonesians to Digital Fraud Risks
That feeling when your government notifies you that your data are being given away on Raid Forums…. A suspected breach of Indonesia’s social security data has put virtually all Indonesians exposed to digital attacks and frauds, authorities and digital security experts warned on Friday. The Communication and Information Technology Ministry said that it has suspected personal records…
Toyota rear-ended by twin cyber attacks that left ransomware-shaped dents
Simon Sharwood reports: Toyota has admitted to a pair of cyber-attacks. The first hit the European operations of its subsidiary Daihatsu Diesel Company, a Toyota-owned company entity that designs engines. In a statement [PDF] dated May 16th, Daihatsu said it “experienced a problem in accessing its file server in the internal system on 14 May 2021.” “After…
WI: Ransomware attack responsible for internet issues at Tigerton schools
Landen Moore reports: A sophisticated ransomware attack limited the Tigerton School District’s ability to access certain systems. Superintendent Kelley Strike provided the update in an email to FOX 11 on Tuesday. The update comes one day after students returned to the classroom following a five-day weekend over a computer network disruption. Read more on Fox11.
U.S. Government Seeks Information About Victims Of December 2017 EtherDelta Hack
U.S. Government Seeks Information About Victims Of December 2017 EtherDelta Hack Conspiracy to defraud victims of cryptocurrency exchange platform resulted in theft of at least $1.4 million, prompting government to call for victims to come forward May 20 – SAN FRANCISCO – The Office of the United States Attorney and the United States Secret Service…