NZ Herald reports: The Government won’t pay a ransom to those behind the Waikato DHB cyber attack which crashed the board’s entire system last Tuesday. A group claiming to be responsible for the cyber attack claimed today that it had accessed confidential patient notes, staff details and financial information. Health Minister Andrew Little said he was…
Category: Breach Incidents
Phoenix chiropractic practice offline after ransomware attack
Spine & Disc Medical Center in Phoenix, Arizona is a chiropractic practice. They have apparently been the victims of a ransomware attack by Avaddon threat actors, who added them to their leak site and dumped some data as proof of claims. It is not clear how much data the threat actors may have exfiltrated. The…
Ch: Siegfried affected by attack on its IT systems
Siegfried pharmaceutical published a statement on its web site on May 23: The Siegfried Group’s IT network has become the target of a malware attack. The company immediately initiated extensive measures to ensure the safety of its employees and facilities at all times and to avert further damage. The root cause has been identified and the…
Domino’s India hack: new developments
There are new developments in the Domino’s India breach first disclosed last month. Zee reports: Domino’s India has become a victim of a major data leak as more than 18 crore orders’ data has been put up on dark web for sale as a searchable database, allowing hackers to track and trace users from their…
Toyota rear-ended by twin cyber attacks that left ransomware-shaped dents
Simon Sharwood reports: Toyota has admitted to a pair of cyber-attacks. The first hit the European operations of its subsidiary Daihatsu Diesel Company, a Toyota-owned company entity that designs engines. In a statement [PDF] dated May 16th, Daihatsu said it “experienced a problem in accessing its file server in the internal system on 14 May 2021.” “After…
WI: Ransomware attack responsible for internet issues at Tigerton schools
Landen Moore reports: A sophisticated ransomware attack limited the Tigerton School District’s ability to access certain systems. Superintendent Kelley Strike provided the update in an email to FOX 11 on Tuesday. The update comes one day after students returned to the classroom following a five-day weekend over a computer network disruption. Read more on Fox11.