It’s not really news that attackers may attack over a weekend when there are fewer IT people working to detect and respond to attacks. That’s also true for ransomware attacks. Read the government’s new advisory and see if you can implement or prepare better for the possibility of a ransomware attack. Immediate Actions You Can…
Category: Malware
Switzerland: Citizen and municipality data published on Darknet
MRT reports: At the end of May, the municipal administration of the tranquil town of Rolle in French-speaking Switzerland was the victim of a cyber attack. This became known to the public recently through research on the news portal watson.ch. The result of the attack: The data of all residents and other documents have been…
Cybercriminals are holding schools ransom for billions and some are paying up
R. Dallon Adams reports: In recent months, a slew of cyberattacks hamstrung domestic meat and petroleum production and also set off a few alarms at a Florida water treatment facility. With companies willing to shell out big bucks to bring their companies back online and risk further fallout, it’s becoming increasingly clear that no sector…
Beaumont Health notifies patients of Accellion breach
Friday, August 27, 2021 On February 5, 2021, Goodwin Procter LLP (“Goodwin”) notified Beaumont Health (“Beaumont”) of a security incident at Accellion, a third-party vendor whose File Transfer software was used by Goodwin for large file transfers on behalf of clients, including Beaumont. Goodwin received some personal and protected health information from Beaumont in connection…
Bangkok Air confirms passenger PII leak after ransomware attack
Catalin Cimpanu reports: Bangkok Airways, the second oldest and the third biggest airline company in Thailand, has admitted last week that hackers stole passenger information during a security breach following a ransomware attack. The airline confirmed the breach in a press release last Thursday, a day after a ransomware gang known as LockBit posted a message…
DuPage Medical Group notifying 600,000 patients that their personal information may have been compromised in cyberattack
Lisa Schencker reports: DuPage Medical Group is notifying 600,000 patients that their personal information may have been compromised during a July cyberattack. DuPage Medical Group, which is the state’s largest independent physicians group, experienced a computer and phone outage that lasted nearly a week in mid-July. The group worked with cyber-forensic specialists to investigate the incident and…