The Hindu reports: “State-sponsored” Chinese hacker groups had targeted various Indian power centres, the Union Power Ministry said on Monday, but added that these groups have been thwarted after government cyber agencies warned it about their activities. While the government refused to confirm or deny a New York Times report, based on a U.S. cyber…
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Crypto firm Tether says it won’t pay $24 million ransom after being threatened with document leak
Graham Cluley writes: Controversial cryptocurrency developer Tether says it will not give in to extortionists who are demanding a 500 Bitcoin ransom payment (currently worth approximately US $24 million). According to a series of tweets posted by the blockchain and cryptocurrency organisation this weekend, it received a ransom demand on Sunday, warning that if payment was not…
Caffitaly impacted by cyberattack on a supplier
Communicaffe reports (translation): MILAN – A cyber attack by hackers targeted the logistics of the capsules of one of the most important Italian and international manufacturers. This is the Caffitaly of Gaggio Montano (Bologna) on the Bolognese Apennines. So in recent days there has been a shortage of Caffitaly capsules. The reason is obvious: there were logistical problems…
FR: Lactalis discloses it was the victim of a cyberattack
France Bleu reports (translation): The agri-food group Lactalis, based in Laval (Mayenne) is now part of the long list of companies victims of cyberattacks. The group announced in a short press release on Friday that a ” malicious third party [sought to break into ” their servers. ” We immediately took measures to contain this attack and we notified…
One of the biggest Android VPNs hacked? Data of 21 million users from 3 Android VPNs put for sale online
A user on a popular hacker forum is selling three databases that purportedly contain user credentials and device data stolen from three different Android VPN services – SuperVPN, GeckoVPN, and ChatVPN – with 21 million user records being sold in total. Read more on CyberNews.com. The seller, who has been a member of the forum…
The Jones Day dump contains prescription drug records. Who’s notifying those patients of the breach?
By now, many are aware that Jones Day, a giant law firm, had some of its files stolen due to vulnerabilities in the standalone file transfer administration system by Accellion. Jones Day is one of dozens of Accellion clients that have found themselves investigating and dealing with breaches affecting their businesses and clients. The Jones…