Zack Whittaker reports: The U.S. government has stepped up its hunt for six Russian intelligence officers, best known as the state-backed hacking group dubbed “Sandworm,” by offering a $10 million bounty for information that identifies or locates its members. The Sandworm hackers — who work for a division of Russia’s GRU, the country’s military intelligence division — are known…
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Ph: BSP sanctions BDO, UBP over December hacking incident
CNN Philippines reports: The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) on Thursday announced it will sanction BDO Unibank and the Union Bank of the Philippines over the hundreds of unauthorized bank transfers last December. The BSP said its monetary board arrived at the decision following the conclusion of its investigation into the hacking incident. CNN Philippines…
Coca-Cola investigates hackers’ claims of breach and data theft
Bill Toulas reported this yesterday: Coca-Cola, the world’s largest soft drinks maker, has confirmed in a statement to BleepingComputer that it is aware of the reports about a cyberattack on its network and is currently investigating the claims. The American beverage giant has started to investigate after the Stormous gang said that it successfully breached some…
FL: St. Mary’s and Good Samaritan hospitals suffered hack, company says
Andrew Lofholm reports: Good Samaritan and the St. Mary’s Medical Center in West Palm Beach are among the Tenet-owned hospitals around the country that were hacked recently, crippling their phone and computer systems. CBS12 News broke the story last Thursday when the company reported it was experiencing some sort of “network outage.” Nurses told CBS12 News they…
Iranian Hackers Claim They’ve Hit the Bank of Israel – but ‘No Proof,’ Cyber Authority Says
Oded Yaron reports: A group of hackers purportedly linked to Iran said on Monday that they had succeeded in hacking into the system used to transfer money between Israeli banks and through it entered into people’s personal accounts. However, Israel’s National Cyber Directorate and the Bank of Israel, which operates the network, said they found…
New York dental insurer reports phishing incident, French hospital group hit in ransomware incident
Healthplex, Inc. in New York provides dental insurance plans. On November 24, 2021, an employee reportedly fell for a phishing attempt. As a result, the insurer notified 76,262 of their insured members whose personal information may have been impacted. They do not make clear whether their investigation confirmed access and exfiltration or just access, so…