The following is the text of an email reportedly sent to TU students. It was submitted anonymously to DataBreaches.net: Dear Students, The Tallaght campus has been subjected to a significant ransomware attack on our entire on-site ICT systems. The disruption to services occurred early on Thursday morning and the cause later identified as a ransomware…
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National College of Ireland hit by ransomware attack
The National College of Ireland disclosed a cyberattack on April 3. Here is their most recent update: 6th April Update: Please note that all classes, assessments and induction sessions planned from today Tuesday 6th until this Thursday 8th April inclusive have been postponed and will be rescheduled for a later date. The college will issue a…
Brown University hit by cyberattack, some systems still offline
Sergiu Gatlan reports: Brown University, a private US research university, had to disable systems and cut connections to the data center after suffering a cyberattack on Tuesday. The Ivy League school’s IT staff said the attack focused on the university’s Windows-based devices and asked faculty and staff to switch to computers running other operating systems,…
As ransomware stalks the manufacturing sector, victims are still keeping quiet
Sean Lyngaas reports: Halvor Molland was asleep on a brisk night in Oslo, Norway’s capital, two years ago when his phone rang around 3 a.m. The computer servers of Norsk Hydro, the global aluminum producer where Molland is senior vice president for communications, had seized up as a crippling ransomware infection spread through the company’s networks….
J&B Importers falls victim to a ransomware attack
Bicycle Retailer reports: JBI was the victim of a ransomware attack Thursday, shutting down the global wholesale distributor’s website. A representative at JBI told BRAIN none of its customers’ business information was affected because that information is stored off-site. Read more on Bicycle Retailer. h/t, @Chum1ng0
Canadian retailer Home Hardware hit by ransomware
Howard Solomon reports: One of the country’s biggest privately-held dealer-owned hardware retailers has acknowledged it was hit by ransomware, with the threat group promising to start releasing copied data today, April 2. Home Hardware Stores Ltd., with over 1,050 stores under the Home Hardware, Home Building Centre, and Home Furniture banners, acknowledged to ITWorldCanada.com an attack…