As previously reported, the South Pacific archipelago Vanuatu announced in early November that they had been hit with a ransomware attack that pretty much stranded the islands. Almost one month later, the islands had not recovered. On December 24, RansomHouse threat actors added the government of Vanuatu to their leak site, claiming to have locked…
Category: Malware
Queensland University of Technology shuts IT systems after being hit by ransomware attack by Royal Team
Lillian Rangiah reports: A cyber attack at Queensland’s second-largest university has caused campus printers to spit out ransomware notes in bulk. The Queensland University of Technology has shut down multiple IT systems as a precaution. QUT Vice-Chancellor Professor Margaret Sheil said her own printer was among those affected this morning. Read more at ABC (AU)
Bits ‘n Pieces (Trozos y Piezas)
MX: Attack on Financiera Reyes Claimed by LockBit3.0 On December 12, Financiera Reyes was added to the leak site of LockBit3.0. No proof was provided, however. Finding no notice on the financial institution’s social media sites or web site, DataBreaches contacted Financiera Reyes on December 12 to ask them to confirm or deny any incident….
Claimant to Maintain Anonymity in English High Court Cyber Attack Case
Hunton Andrews Kurth writes: On December 20, 2022, the English High Court has granted the victim of a cyber attack a permanent injunction against cyber attackers whilst the victim organization maintains its anonymity. Generally, a claimant’s identity is public in English court proceedings. Injunctions can be made against unknown and unidentifiable defendants enabling them to…
SickKids reports ‘cybersecurity incident’ affecting some phone lines and web pages
The Canadian Press reports: Toronto’s Hospital for Sick Children says it’s responding to a “cybersecurity incident” affecting some of its phone lines, web pages and clinical systems. The hospital says all patient care continues and there is currently no evidence that personal health information has been compromised. SickKids says it called the hospital code for…
Morley Companies data breach $4.3M class action settlement
Top Class Actions reports: Morley Companies Inc. has set aside $4.3 million to settle a class action lawsuit following a ransomware attack that compromised data from its clients and customers. The settlement class, which has been directly notified of the settlement, is defined as U.S. residents whose data was compromised during the data incident the…