Raphael Satter and Christopher Bing have a somewhat mind-boggling update to the SolarWinds hack – a hack that will be remembered as one of the biggest and most concerning hacks of 2020. And it’s only likely to get worse for SolarWinds, whose stock already dropped significantly. We know that companies can recover from breaches and…
Category: Business Sector
Huber & Suhner victim of cyber attack, production stands still
Swiss iTMagazine reports (translated): The industrial company Huber & Suhner from Herisau was the victim of a cyber attack. All of the company’s production facilities are currently closed worldwide. Read more on Swiss itMagazine. The attack was first reported on fuw.ch h/t, @Chum1ng0
Promutuel Assurance’s IT systems disabled by cyberattack
Lyle Adriano reports: Promutuel Assurance has been the target of a cyberattack that made the company’s critical IT systems unavailable for use. The insurer said in a release that as soon as the incident was brought to its attention on Saturday it quickly had a team of experts conduct an in-depth investigation to find out…
Data Protection Commission announces decision in Twitter inquiry
15th December 2020 The Data Protection Commission (DPC) has today announced a conclusion to a GDPR investigation it conducted into Twitter International Company. The DPC’s investigation commenced in January, 2019 following receipt of a breach notification from Twitter and the DPC has found that Twitter infringed Article 33(1) and 33(5) of the GDPR in terms…
DE: Symrise impacted by ransomware attack
Symrise, a German manufacturer of flavors and fragrances used in products, has reportedly been the victim of a ransomware attack. The attack was reported by Handelsblatt, and brought to our attention by @Chum1ng0. Unfortunately Google translate is giving me a bit of a headache with this one. That said, I do not see any ransom…
Norwegian Cruise Company Hurtigruten Experiences Cyber Attack
Hospitality Ireland reports; Norwegian cruise company Hurtigruten experienced a cyber attack on Monday December 14, which caused several key systems are to go down, the company said in a statement. No “Material Financial Effect” Expected The company, which operates ferries along the Norwegian coast as well as cruises in the Arctic and Antarctic in normal times, said that…