Natasha Kumar reports: A gang of cyber hackers posted on the dark web confidential documents from Promutuel Insurance. The company, which has around 630,000 customers, is still paralyzed a month after a cyberattack. Our Investigation Office noted the publication of these data on a site of the group of hackers DopplePaymer (sic) in the hidden internet (dark web),…
Category: Malware
Ultrapar, attacked on Monday, operates under a contingency regime
CISO Advisor reports (translation): Ultrapar, the parent company of Grupo Ultra, sent CVM today a communication of relevant fact to report a cyber incident. The company says that yesterday it was attacked, without offering other details, and that “preventively interrupted some systems”. There is still no information on the dark web that a ransomware operator has…
Cyberattack on European Medicines Agency – update 4
There is an update to the attack on the European Medicines Agency reported last month. In a statement issued yesterday, EMA writes: The ongoing investigation of the cyberattack on EMA revealed that some of the unlawfully accessed documents related to COVID-19 medicines and vaccines belonging to third parties have been leaked on the internet. Necessary…
National Board of Certified Counselors, Inc. – Notice of Data Breach
The National Board for Certified Counselors (“NBCC”) today is providing information about a recent event that may impact the privacy of some personal data related to individuals associated with NBCC. What Happened? On September 7, 2020, National Board of Certified Counselors, Inc. (“NBCC”) became aware of unusual activity on its network. NBCC conducted an immediate investigation and…
PA: Clearfield Co. Hit by Cyberattack
Jessica Shirey reports: A cyberattack infected all of Clearfield County’s servers and 15 percent of its computers over the weekend. Commissioner John A. Sobel, board chairman, Tony Scotto and Dave Glass issued the following public statement Tuesday: “Clearfield County recently detected and is responding to malware activity on its computer network. As soon as we…
This Android malware claims to give hackers full control of your smartphone
Danny Palmer reports: A new combination of two older types of malware, which provides hackers with access to almost everything a user does on an Android smartphone, is up for sale on underground forums for as little as $29.99 – providing even low-level cyber criminals with the ability to steal sensitive personal data. The ‘Rogue’…