On December 9, the European Medicines Agency reported that it had been a victim of a cyberattack. The announcement was of significant concern because EMA was considering was issuing authorizations for several COVID-19 vaccines. The next day, Pfizer announced that some documents it had submitted to EMA as part of that process had been involved…
Category: Malware
Ca: Olympia House notifying patients about ransomware attack discovered in early August
On August 10, DataBreaches.net reported that Olympia House, an alcohol rehabilitation and drug treatment center in Petaluma, California had apparently been attacked by NetWalker ransomware threat actors but had not responded to an inquiry by this site. By November 9, Olympia House still had not posted any statement on their site or press release, and…
In 2020, COVID-19 also impacted the carding market
It’s always nice when trends make sense. And it’s even nicer when professionals watch and analyze those trends for us. In a report released this morning, Gemini Advisory looked at the carding market in 2020 and how the pandemic does correlate with a significantly decreased demand for Card Present (CP) data on the dark web…
FR: City of Pantin likely a victim of a ransomware attack
Dorine Goth reports (translation): A few weeks after Bondy ( Seine-Saint-Denis ), the city of Pantin would in turn be the victim of a cyberattack . “On a city scale, I must first tell you that our computer servers have probably been the subject of a cyber-attack attempt like other cities (Bondy, Charleville Mézières, Bayonne) before us. », Announced Friday December 11, 2020 Bertrand Kern , the…
Threat actors attack diagnostic laboratories in Virginia and New York
Attacks on hospitals by ransomware threat actors continue to make headlines, as do attempts to hack laboratories or entities involved in COVID-19 related research. Attacks on diagnostic laboratories without an obvious COVID-19 connection tend to garner fewer headlines but should be of no less concern, as the ability to diagnose health conditions correctly is a…
Regulatory Crackdown on Ransomware
Seetha Ramachandran, Nolan Goldberg and Hena M. Vora of Proskauer write: It is increasingly common for Ransomware attacks to be associated with large sophisticated cyber-criminal organizations, with a central entity providing the tools, training, and ability to collect ransoms and sending its “associates” out to cause harm. As long as victims continue to pay ransoms, Ransomware…