Lawrence Abrams reports: The new PayloadBIN ransomware has been attributed to the Evil Corp cybercrime gang, rebranding to evade sanctions imposed by the US Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC). The Evil Corp gang, also known as Indrik Spider and the Dridex gang, started as an affiliate for the ZeuS botnet. Over time,…
Category: Malware
Au: NSW Health confirms data breached due to Accellion breach
Asha Barbaschow reports: “Following the NSW government’s advice earlier this year around a world-wide cyber attack that included NSW government agencies, NSW Health is notifying people whose data may have been accessed in the global Accellion cyber attack,” it said in a statement. The state entity said medical records in public hospitals were not affected…
Azusa officials hid 2018 cyber attack, used insurance to pay $65K ransom to hackers
Scott Schwebke reports: In the aftermath of a disclosure that sensitive Azusa Police Department records had been hacked by criminals, city officials now acknowledge they experienced another costly ransomware attack that they hid from the public for nearly two years. In the fall of 2018, the city, through its cybersecurity insurance carrier, paid $65,000 ransom…
Capcom Facing $12 Million Lawsuit For Allegedly Using Artist’s Photos Without Permission
Remember in November, 2020 when Japanese gaming giant Capcom fell victim to a ransomware attack? The Ragnar_Locker threat actors demanded $11 million ransom, and when the firm didn’t pay, they started dumping data. Capcom’s updates on the incident noted that approximately 15,000 people had their personal information involved, but no credit card information was involved….
Fr: Produits de Revêtement du Bâtiment hit by cyberattack
Philippe Rey-Gorez reports that Produits de Revêtement du Bâtiment has been hit by a cyberattack (machine translation): A cyber-attack affected the company Vendée PRB during the night from Friday to Saturday. The company, located in Les Achards, near Les Sables d’Olonne, specializes in the production of facade coatings for buildings. It is also known for…
EpsilonRed ransomware group hits one of India’s financial software powerhouses
Catalin Cimpanu reports: Nucleus Software Exports, an Indian company that provides lending software to banks and retail stores, has suffered a major ransomware attack that crippled some of its internal networks and encrypted sensitive business information. The incident took place last Sunday, on May 30, according to a document the company filed on Tuesday with…