Heidi Mitchell reports: An increasing number of companies are looking at an innovative approach to deal with hackers that break into their computer networks. They lure cybercriminals into thinking they’re getting close to the good stuff—and then they trap them. That’s what Land O’Lakes, the suburban Minneapolis agricultural giant, is doing. Read more on WSJ.
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FireEye, a Top Cybersecurity Firm, Says It Was Hacked by a Nation-State
David E. Sanger and Nicole Perlroth report: For years, the cybersecurity firm FireEye has been the first call for government agencies and companies around the world who have been hacked by the most sophisticated attackers, or fear they might be. Now it looks like the hackers — in this case, evidence points to Russia’s intelligence agencies —…
Foxconn electronics giant hit by ransomware, $34 million ransom
Lawrence Abrams reports: Foxconn electronics giant suffered a ransomware attack at a Mexican facility over the Thanksgiving weekend, where attackers stole unencrypted files before encrypting devices. Foxconn is the largest electronics manufacturing company globally, with recorded revenue of $172 billion in 2019 and over 800,000 employees worldwide. Foxconn subsidiaries include Sharp Corporation, Innolux, FIH Mobile, and…
Flight Centre hackathon behind 2017 breach, exposed 6918 customers’ data
Ry Crozier reports: A 2017 data breach at Flight Centre occurred when passport and credit card numbers for 6918 customers were accidentally left in a dataset used by the participants of a hackathon. Details of the breach are revealed in a determination by the Australian Information Commissioner and Privacy Commissioner Angelene Falk that Flight Centre breached Australian…
Ca: SSQ and La Capitale sites paralyzed
Nora T. Lamontagne reports (translation): The computer failure which paralyzes the online services of SSQ Insurance and La Capitale Insurance since Friday morning is linked to a cyber attack, according to specialists. “We know from a good source that there are attacks in progress,” said Saturday evening Patrick Mathieu, co-founder of Hackfest, a festival of…
FR: The publisher Dedalus victim of a cyber attack
TIC Sante reports (translation): The publisher specializing in hospital IT Dedalus suffered a computer attack on December 2 at its Mérignac site, TICsanté learned on December 3. “All of our systems were shut down immediately and we isolated this site and cut off all network and internet access. We notified our customers this morning [Thursday,…