January 5 2021 — On behalf of President Trump, the National Security Council staff has stood up a task force construct known as the Cyber Unified Coordination Group (UCG), composed of the FBI, CISA, and ODNI with support from NSA, to coordinate the investigation and remediation of this significant cyber incident involving federal government networks….
Category: Business Sector
Ho Mobile offers to replace 2.5m SIM cards after hackers snag user details
Oisin Sweeney reports a follow-up to a previously noted Ho Mobile breach: On Monday (January 4th) the Vodafone owned company confirmed a massive data breach and is now taking the unprecedented step of offering to replace the SIM cards of all 2.5 million affected customers. Read more on EuroWeekly.
Belgian consultancy Finalyse emerges unscathed from ransomware attack
Pieterjan Van Leemputten reports that one of Avaddon’s victims successfully aborted a ransomware attack and was able to restore from backup. And worse for the attackers, Finalyse reportedly isn’t concerned about the 98 GB Avaddon claims to have exfiltrated. The attackers posted a screencap of the directory to pressure Finalyse, but it seems to have…
Dickey’s Barbecue Pit provides an update on its breach
On October 15, Gemini Advisory reported that the Joker’s Stash dark web marketplace had uploaded its then-latest breach, titled “BLAZINGSUN.” Gemini Advisory determined that the compromised point of purchase (CPP) was Dickey’s Barbecue Pit, a US-based restaurant franchise. Gemini reported on their findings here, and in their annual write-up, they reported that while Joker’s Stash…
TransLink warns staff hackers accessed personal banking information in cyberattack
Sean Boynton & Jordan Armstrong report: TransLink staff have been told that a cyberattack early this month accessed personal banking information and other files, and is advising employees to sign up for credit monitoring. In an internal email to employees at Coast Mountain Bus Company (CMBC) obtained by Global News Wednesday, staff were told the…
Auto services firm Inchcape hit by Windows Ransomexx ransomware
Sam Varghese reports: Automotive services provider Inchcape Australia appears to have been compromised by the Windows Ransomexx ransomware, with the cyber criminals who hit the company leaking some data that they stole, on the dark web. Read more on ITwire. Sam details all the attempts they made to get in touch with the company to…