Frank O’Laughlin reports: An investigation is underway after a payroll-related cyberattack led to “unauthorized access” to online payroll accounts and direct deposit information of some state workers, Massachusetts Comptroller William McNamara announced Wednesday night. The Commonwealth is investigating the breach as an apparent “credential harvesting campaign” involving the state’s HR/CMS Employee Self-Service Time and Attendance…
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Ukrainian court sentences hackers who carried out over 5,000 cyberattacks for Russia
Dmytro Basmat reports: Ukrainian court has sentenced in absentia two members of the Russian security service-backed (FSB) hacker group “Armageddon” for having carried out more than 5,000 cyberattacks against Ukrainian institutions and critical infrastructure, Ukraine’s State Security Service (SBU) said on Oct. 8. Russian hackers have regularly targeted various Ukrainian government institutions as well as businesses with…
Russian hackers attack websites of Belgian institutions
Eli Stoanova reports: Russian hackers have attacked the websites of the Senate of the Federal Parliament of Belgium, as well as the electronic pages of the local authority in the southern Belgian region of Wallonia, the administration of the Wallonia-Brussels region and the municipality of Antwerp, local media reported, as quoted by BTA. It is…
Russian state media company hit by unprecedented cyberattack, Kremlin says
Thomson Reuters reports: Russian state media company VGTRK has been targeted in an unprecedented cyberattack, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Monday, saying that specialists were working hard to determine who was responsible. VGTRK, which owns and operates Russia’s main national TV channels and a slew of regional channels and radio stations, said earlier on…
Malware attack on State Data Center in India puts some citizen services at a standstill
CSO reports: India’s hill state of Uttarakhand’s entire IT infrastructure came to a standstill on Friday after malware was detected on systems at the State Data Center. The shutdown impacted several critical services, including government websites, the Chief Minister’s helpline, and land registration services. Officials, suspecting a cyberattack, launched an investigation into the breach, while…
Cyberattack hits Wayne County government; services affected as hacker demands ransom
Ross Jones reports: Wayne County government fell victim to a cyberattack Wednesday, according to sources, bringing some services to a standstill. It was not clear Wednesday who was behind the hack, but a source says the hacker made a financial demand of the county through ransomware. “The county information technology team is aware of a…