Tara Seals reports: An estimated 100,000 customers of Razer, a purveyor of high-end gaming gear ranging from laptops to apparel, have had their private info exposed, according to a researcher. Security consultant Bob Diachenko ran across a misconfigured Elasticsearch cloud cluster that exposed a segment of Razer’s infrastructure to the public internet, for anyone to…
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Equinix data center giant hit by Netwalker Ransomware, $4.5M ransom
Lawrence Abrams reports: Data center and colocation giant Equinix has been hit with a Netwalker ransomware attack where threat actors are demanding $4.5 million for a decryptor and to prevent the release of stolen data. Read more on BleepingComputer, who was able to get a statement from Equinix confirming the attack. h/t, @Chum1ng0
SegurCaixa Adeslas activates its contingency plan due to a ransomware attack
Europa Press reports that the insurance company has activated its incident response plan in the wake of a ransomware attack. The following is a translation: SegurCaixa Adeslas activates its contingency plan due to a ransomware attack SegurCaixa Adeslas has activated its contingency plan after having suffered a ransomware attack on its computer systems, the company…
Netwalker ransomware hits Pakistan’s largest private power utility
Lawrence Abrams reports: K-Electric, the sole electricity provider for Karachi, Pakistan, has suffered a Netwalker ransomware attack that led to the disruption of billing and online services. K-Electric is Pakistan’s largest power supplier, serving 2.5 million customers and employing over 10 thousand people. Read more on BleepingComputer. h/t, @chum1ng0
A data fail left banks and councils exposed by a quick Google search
Henry Dyer reports: Private details relating to more than 50,000 letters sent out by banks and local authorities were indexed by Google after a London-based outsourcing firm left its system hopelessly exposed. Details about everything from insolvency to final reminders of unpaid council tax and mortgage holidays were left available for anyone to view since…
Israel’s Tower Semi halts some operations after cyber attack
Ari Rabinovitch reports: Israeli chip manufacturer Tower Semiconductor (TSEM.TA) said on Sunday some of its systems were hit by a cyber attack and as a result it was putting on hold some servers and manufacturing operations. “Tower has notified relevant authorities, and is working closely with law enforcement organizations and with a leading team of…