For a while yesterday afternoon, Vinny Troia of NightLion Security and DataViper.io appeared to lose control of tweets in his @VinnyTroia account. After a number of tweets made it clear that @Pompompur_in was able to tweet from the account at will, Troia tweeted: I am officially impressed and confused. There is no way someone hacked…
Category: Breach Incidents
Cyberinsurance giant AXA hit by ransomware attack after saying it would stop covering ransom payments
Graham Cluley sets the stage nicely: Ouch. One week after the French branch of cyberinsurance giant AXA said that it would no longer be writing policies to cover ransomware payments, the company’s operations in Thailand, Malaysia, Hong Kong, and the Phillippines have reportedly been hit… by a ransomware attack. Read more on GrahamCluley.com. Consistent with their…
De: Darkside threat actors attempted to extort Möbelstadt Sommerlad
Möbelstadt Sommerlad is a retail furniture store in Germany. This week, its managing director, Frank Sommerlad, disclosed that they had been the victim of a ransomware attack and extortion attempt. Marc Schäfer reports Sommerlad’s statement (machine translation): “We got away with it with a black eye,” says Frank Sommerlad, managing director of the R. Sommerlad GmbH…
Apex America hit by Sodinokibi ransomware
Apex America describes itself as a leading Digital Customer Experience services company in Latin America that partners with more than 50 global brands. It has operational centers in 14 locations in Latin America. That’s how they describes themselves. The threat actors known as REvil (Sodinokibi) describe them as targets who have so far refused to pay…
BR: Rede Bahia suffers a cyberattack and reported databreach
Rede Bahia, a Brazilian business conglomerate with16 multimedia vehicles focused on Bahia and Bahian people, was hit with a ransomware attack that impacted its functioning. As of today, the firm is still working to restore all functioning. Notices about the breach were sent internally to employees, and posted publicly to others. Translation of the internal…
Gary, Indiana targeted by ransomware attack
Riley Chloe reports that Gary, Indiana is trying to recover from a ransomware attack. All of its servers are now being restored and rebuilt. The FBI and the Department of Homeland Security were both alerted and a city spokesperson says they’re still investigating if anyone’s personal information was stolen. “If we discover that any information…