What we know so far: On or about April 24, 2022, SFERRA became aware of suspicious activity on its computer servers. The investigation found that certain files may have been subject to unauthorized access between April 14, 2022, and April 24, 2022. The impacted information varied by individual but may include name, address, date of birth,…
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LockBit claims ransomware attack on security giant Entrust
Lawrence Abrams reports: The LockBit ransomware gang has claimed responsibility for the June cyberattack on digital security giant Entrust. Last month, BleepingComputer broke the story that Entrust suffered a ransomware attack on June 18th, 2022. Starting in early June, Entrust had begun to tell customers that they suffered a cyberattack where data was stolen from internal systems….
Ar: Aceitera General Dehezas discloses ransomware attack
Argentinian agribusiness Aceitera General Deheza (AGD) was attacked on August 10. According to a statement the business made, the attackers asked for money to recover the data. The company issued the following statement to Region Del Mani: “Our company has detected an intrusion in its computer systems. It is for this reason that security protocols…
WestJet app data breach reveals other people’s personal information
Stephen Hunt reports: WestJet says it’s investigating a technical glitch on its app that allowed users to see other people’s profiles. CTV News first learned of the issue Wednesday afternoon from a viewer and a Twitter post that indicated that once you logged on to the airline’s app, you could see the personal information of…
Chile: Empresa Nacional Del Petroleo spared from financial losses in BEC attack by alert bank
ENAP (Empresa Nacional Del Petroleo), is a Chilean state-owned company engaged in the exploitation, production, refining, and marketing of oil and its derivatives. It reports administratively to the Ministry of Energy. As Nicolas Parra Tapia and Felipe Diaz Montero recently reported, well-known Nigerian cybercriminals had targeted ENAP in a wire transfer scheme. It was only…
Digital Ocean dumps Mailchimp after attack leaked customer email addresses
Simon Sharwood reports: Junior cloud Digital Ocean has revealed that some of its clients’ email addresses were exposed to attackers, thanks to an attack on email marketing service Mailchimp. This story starts last week when some of the blockheads in crypto-land noticed that email marketing service Mailchimp had suspended service for some of their fellow…