Bill Toulas reports: The Cuba ransomware gang has claimed responsibility for this month’s cyberattack on The Philadelphia Inquirer, which temporarily disrupted the newspaper’s distribution and disrupted some business operations. The Philadelphia Inquirer is Philadelphia’s largest (by circulation) newspaper. It is the third-longest continuously operating daily newspaper in the U.S., founded in 1829, and it has…
Category: Malware
UK: Dorchester school’s IT system struck by ransomware attack
Faye Tryhorn reports: A Dorchester school’s been hit by a cyber attack, with hackers demanding a ransom. The Thomas Hardye School’s IT systems and website went down on Sunday night (21st May) with the problem discovered before lessons started on Monday morning. The school remains open, with teaching adapted as needed, and exams continuing as…
After ransomware attack, state’s second-largest health insurer says patient data were stolen
Jessica Bartlett reports: The second-largest health insurer in Massachusetts said that patient data had been copied and taken from its systems during a recent data breach and that it is notifying patients that their information may have been compromised. Point32Health, which is the parent company of Tufts Health Plan and Harvard Pilgrim Health Care, has been actively…
Insurance Information Bureau Of India Hit by Ransomware Attack: Hackers Demand $250,000 As Ransom
Sharad Natani reports: In a shocking turn of events, the Insurance Information Bureau of India (IIB) fell victim to a ransomware attack on April 2, 2023. The attack left nearly 30 server systems encrypted, rendering the agency’s data inaccessible. Initially, IIB officials chose to keep the attack under wraps. However, as the severity of the…
CommonSpirit expects to recover most of its $160M cyberattack costs
Nick Thomas reports: Chicago-based CommonSpirit, one of the largest nonprofit health systems in the nation, upped its current estimate of losses stemming from a cyberattack in October to $160 million when it released first-quarter results May 15. The original cost amount was estimated at $150 million. The better news is that the 143-hospital system is confident of…
Following Lockbit Ransomware Hacking, BSI Fires Director of IT and Risk Management
Ruetir reports: PT Bank Syariah Indonesia Tbk or BSI at the Annual General Meeting of Shareholders (AGMS) in Jakarta, Monday (22/5/2023) decided to appoint a new Director of Information Technology (IT) and Director of Risk Management, namely Saladin D. Effendi and Grandhis Helmi H. . Previously, the Director of Information Technology (IT) was held by…