Reuters reports: Italian police have placed four people under house arrest including Leonardo Maria Del Vecchio, son of the late billionaire founder of Luxottica, as part of a probe into alleged illegal access to state databases, a source said on Saturday. A lawyer for Leonardo Maria Del Vecchio said he was “eagerly awaiting the completion…
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Iranian Cyber Actors’ Brute Force and Credential Access Activity Compromises Critical Infrastructure Organizations
From CISA, Alert Code: AA24-290A Summary The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), the National Security Agency (NSA), the Communications Security Establishment Canada (CSE), the Australian Federal Police (AFP), and Australian Signals Directorate’s Australian Cyber Security Centre (ASD’s ACSC) are releasing this joint Cybersecurity Advisory to warn network defenders…
People charged up to $1,800 for water bill following Apex cyberattack
Elaina Athans reports from Apex, North Carolina: People have been coming to Apex Town Hall in droves to challenge their water bills, and Mayor Jacques Gilbert is encouraging residents to do exactly that. Some in the town known as ‘The Peak of Good Living’ are getting bills equivalent to a mortgage payment. More than $1,800 was…
Ransomware Attack on Uttarakhand State Data Center Disrupts Services; Authorities Initiate Probe
APAC News Network reports: A ransomware attack on the Uttarakhand State Data Center forced several government websites and services offline, affecting critical functions like police case filings and treasury operations. The attack happened within a quick 10-minute window, and the hackers left a ransom note on the State’s IT servers. Instead of paying the ransom,…
Payroll-related cyberattack led to breach of Mass. state workers’ information, comptroller says
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…
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…