Teiss reports: In a press conference held on October 31st, Takeshi Shimazu, the head of Osaka General Medical Centre, said that the ransomware attack temporarily disrupted the facility’s electronic medical record system. The hospital’s officials said that while the medical centre’s Sumiyoshi Ward is still performing emergency operations, it has stopped providing outpatient care and…
Category: Malware
Black Basta ransomware gang linked to the FIN7 hacking group
Bill Toulas reports: Security researchers at Sentinel Labs have uncovered evidence that links the Black Basta ransomware gang to the financially motivated hacking group FIN7, also known as “Carbanak.” When analyzing tools used by the ransomware gang in attacks, the researchers found signs that a developer for FIN7 has also authored the EDR (Endpoint Detection…
LockBit repeats ‘PR stunt’ as Thales ransomware investigation claims no breach
Rory Bathgate reports: An investigation by Thales has found no evidence that the LockBit ransomware organistion successfully attacked its systems, following threats by the group to post stolen company data on hacker forums. On Tuesday, the French multinational publicly stated that it had seen posts on the dark web by ransomware group LockBit 3.0, claiming to have stolen data…
World leaders make fresh vows to fight global ransomware threat
Martin Matishak reports: A coalition of government cybersecurity leaders from nearly 40 countries on Tuesday reaffirmed to work together to stamp out ransomware attacks, launching several new efforts meant to better combat the rising global threat. “We commit to work together to prioritize disruption targets to leverage the breadth of authorities and tools available to…
Europe’s Biggest Copper Producer Hit by Cyber-Attack
Phil Muncaster reports: The world’s second largest copper producer has been hit by a cyber-attack which forced IT systems offline. Hamburg-headquartered Aurubis revealed in a brief statement that the attack struck on Friday evening. “This was apparently part of a larger attack on the metals and mining industry,” it said. “As a result, numerous systems at Aurubis…
NY: Fulton data breach compromised personal data of thousands
Eddie Velazquez reports: The data breach discovered last November at Fulton City Police compromised the personal data of 28,282 people, according to a government data breach notice. Information breached as a result of what the city of Fulton calls a “data event” could include individuals’ name, Social Security numbers, identification numbers, and personal financial account…