Kitchen and furniture seller De Mandemakers Groep (DMG) has fallen victim to hackers. They managed to block a large part of the IT systems. DMG has reported the incident to the police and reported the incident to the Dutch Data Protection Authority. Cybersecurity company Fox-IT is helping the company with the settlement of the attack and strengthening the…
Category: Malware
FL: inmates filing lawsuit after data breach
Rochelle Alleyne reports a follow up to a breach not previously noted on this site: Hacked. That was the headline back in April when it came to the 20th judicial Public Defender’s Office. A document on the agency’s website, says private information linked to more than half a million staff members and clients was potentially exposed. The…
NY: Cyber attack at Massena Central School under investigation
Jimmy Lawton reports: Federal law enforcement agencies are investigating a cyber attack at Massena Central School that occurred June 22. Superintendent Pat Brady said the incident caused a disruption in the district’s network and impacted certain systems. “Importantly, to protect the integrity of the Massena Central School District system, access to the platform and surrounding…
Still think you can negotiate with REvil and get your files back? Read this first.
The government and professionals involved in ransomware incident response have often advised victims not to pay the ransom because even if you pay, you may not get your data back, and you may not get your data deleted by criminals who pinky swear that they will delete it. Then, too, they may pinky swear that…
JP: Japan Airport Refueling Co. discloses ransomware incident; refueling work not impacted
Security NEXT reports that Japan Airport Refueling, which provides aircraft refueling services, experienced a ransomware attack. A machine translation of the report says, in part, that the company’s internal network failed in the early morning of June 21. Investigation confirmed that it was a ransomware attack, and the company received a ransom demand to decrypt…
CISA’s CSET Tool Sets Sights on Ransomware Threat
CISA has released a new module in its Cyber Security Evaluation Tool (CSET): the Ransomware Readiness Assessment (RRA). CSET is a desktop software tool that guides network defenders through a step-by-step process to evaluate their cybersecurity practices on their networks. CSET—applicable to both information technology (IT) and industrial control system (ICS) networks—enables users to perform…