The ISERBA Group is a property maintenance firm (plumbing, heating, electricity, carpentry, etc.). An undated notice on their web site indicates that they have been the victim of a cyber attack. Machine Translation: Our IT services were hacked during the weekend. For security reasons, we are not reachable at the moment and our accesses are…
Category: Malware
Ch: Siegfried affected by attack on its IT systems
Siegfried pharmaceutical published a statement on its web site on May 23: The Siegfried Group’s IT network has become the target of a malware attack. The company immediately initiated extensive measures to ensure the safety of its employees and facilities at all times and to avert further damage. The root cause has been identified and the…
TPG confirms data on dark web belongs to its customer
John Davidson reports: TPG Telecom has confirmed that data freely available to download on the dark web belongs to one of its customers, following a cyber security breach of TPG’s servers in April. The 5 gigabyte download, available at no charge on at least one dark web site, comes from one of the customers of…
UK: Customers hit as ransomware incident blacks out Doncaster insurance firm
We were so busy watching the Colonial Pipeline situation here that we appear to have missed a ransomware incident in the U.K. of note. It started typically enough, with the Doncaster Free Press reporting on May 14 that One Call Insurance had been hit the previous day, and customers were unable to reach the firm….
Bizarro banking malware targets 70 banks in Europe and South America
Ionut Ilascu reports: A banking trojan named Bizarro that originates from Brazil has crossed the borders and started to target customers of 70 banks in Europe and South America. Once landed on a Windows system, the malware can force users into entering banking credentials and uses social engineering to steal two-factor authentication codes. Read more…
Some incidents reported in France this week
Some incidents that were reported in France this week: The University of Franche-Comté reported what L’Est Républicain described as a major attack n May 14. Some users received emails with malicious attachments. There does not seem to be any follow-up or notice on the university’s page, so it’s not clear how major this really was…