Gemini Advisory has released a paper that makes the point that in 2020, it may be best to view ransomware incident costs as part of the cost of doing business. And with more people working from home these days, there is an increased risk of security incidents, as threat actors may be able to relatively…
Category: Breach Incidents
AU: HealthEngine ordered to pay $2.9m for ‘misleading conduct’
Matt Woodley reports: The settlement saw HealthEngine admit to providing non-clinical personal information – such as names, dates of birth, phone numbers and email addresses – to nine different third-party private health insurance brokers without properly informing consumers. This arrangement earned the online medical booking platform more than $1.8 million over a period of four…
FritzFrog and Lucifer Monero malware botnets putting more at risk
Jai Pratap reports: According to a study by Guardicore Labs, a Monero malware botnet known as FritzFrog has been deployed to ten millions of IP addresses. The malware has largely targeted governmental offices, educational institutions, medical centers, banks, and telecommunication companies, installing a Monero mining app known as XMRig. The study explains that FritzFrog uses a brute-force…
UK: Man charged with cyber crime – Milton Keynes
The South East Regional Organised Crime Unit (SEROCU) reports that a man has been charged with cyber crime offences. Liam Keenan, aged 20, of Century Avenue, Milton Keynes, was charged on 12 August 2020 with the following: Between 14 January and 13 March he committed unauthorised acts with intent to impair operation of or prevent…
Germany’s military-run transport fleet hacked
DW reports: Germany’s Bundestag administration and federal parliamentarians were told Friday that unknown hackers had infiltrated the FuhrparkService (BWFU) transport fleet, reported the Sunday newspaper BamS (Bild am Sonntag). “Last week, there was an attack on the company’s IT network by an as yet unidentified external party,” Germany’s defense ministry added on Saturday. Read more on…
North Korean Hacking Group Attacks Israeli Defense Industry
Ronen Bergman and Nicole Perlroth report: Israel claimed Wednesday that it had thwarted a cyberattack by a North Korea-linked hacking group on its classified defense industry. The Defense Ministry said the attack was deflected “in real time” and that there was no “harm or disruption” to its computer systems. However, security researchers at ClearSky, the international cybersecurity…