On June 22, 2021, some Centinela Valley Union High School District computer systems were infected with malware that encrypted the data on those machines. We quickly identified and contained the malware, began to restore access to data, and launched an investigation with the assistance of a cybersecurity firm. What Information Was Involved? On July 8,…
Category: Malware
Will the REvil Story Finally be Over?
Victoria Kivilevich writes that even if REvil is gone, the trend is still to increasing ransomware attacks. In June 2021, the last month of REvil’s full-time activities, 205 victims were published on ransomware blogs and data leak sites. Meanwhile, in August 2021, a full month after the group’s disappearance, 248 victims were published on the…
A Rare Win in the Cat-and-Mouse Game of Ransomware
Nicole Perlroth reports: In a year rife with ransomware attacks, when cybercriminals have held the data of police departments, grocery and pharmacy chains, hospitals, pipelines and water treatment plants hostage with computer code, it was a win, rare in the scale of its success. For months, a team of security experts raced to help victims of a high-profile ransomware group quietly recover…
UK: Tesco website hacked and down for second day
Claire Gordon reports: One of the UK’s biggest supermarkets has been hit by hackers leaving its website and shopping app offline. The Tesco website is hacked and showing an error message for the second day running leaving people unable to fill their virtual trolleys, book delivery slots or amend existing orders. A spokesperson for the…
Swiss exhibitions organizer MCH Group hit by cyber-attack
Emma Woollacott reports: Swiss events organizer and marketing company MCH Group was hit by a malware attack on Wednesday (October 20), and says it is working to get systems up and running again. The company has more than 700 employees and runs around 90 exhibitions, including the Art Basel shows in Basel, Miami Beach, and Hong Kong,…
Tech Etch notifying employees of August ransomware incident
Today’s reminder that a business may also have a health plan for employees with protected health information. PLYMOUTH, Mass., Oct. 23, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Tech Etch, a trusted provider of critical components specializing in manufacturing precision-engineered thin metal components, flexible printed circuits, and EMI/RFI shielding, announced today that it will begin notifying current and former employees whose information…