Latestly reports: Unknown hackers attacked the checkpoints of the PickPoint online order delivery service in Russia’s capital Moscow. The reports about the cyber attack surfaced on Friday. According to reports, the doors of PickPoint checkpoints began to open automatically. Read more on Latestly.com. h/t, @Chum1ng0
Category: Malware
Shirbit declines to pay hackers as it faces further threats of leaked documents, increased ransom
This is like watching a train wreck…. i24News reports: Cyberattack hackers said they’d leak more of the company’s data if it failed to pay $1 million bitcoin ransom. Israel’s Shirbit insurance company, which has reportedly been the victim of an extensive data breach carried out by the Black Shadow group, refused to meet a 9…
AT: Cyber attack causes chaos in the Braunau town hall
Mario Zeko reports (translation): “The IT servers of the municipality of Braunau am Inn were the target of a hacker attack,” confirmed Mayor Johannes Waidbacher (ÖVP) and city office director Andreas Reiter of the “Krone” yesterday. Who is behind the attack is just as unclear as the details of the crime. “The responsible authorities were informed…
NL: ‘Nightmare’ for the municipality of Hof van Twente: all computer systems down due to a cyber attack
deVolkskrant reports (translated): Municipality of Hof van Twente has fallen victim to a cyber attack. All computer systems of the municipality were shut down by the attack, the data stored on the servers was destroyed. This also includes privacy-sensitive information from residents, according to the municipality. It is unclear who the perpetrators are and what the motive may…
Firm that built NHS Nightingale Hospital hit by cyber attack
Charlotte Regen reports: A Walsall construction business has fallen victim to a cybersecurity attack. RMD Kwikform, said it is investigating the security breach, which happened in November. Read more on BirminghamLive. The threat actors known as REvil (Sodinokibi) claim “Absolutely all servers and working computers of the company are hacked and encrypted. There was a…
Police arrest two in data theft cyberattack on Leonardo defense corp
Lawrence Abrams reports: Italian police have arrested two people allegedly for using malware to steal 10 GB of confidential data and military secrets from defense company Leonardo S.p.A. Leonardo is one of the world’s largest defense contractors, with 30% of the company owned by the Italian Ministry of Economy and Finance. Read more on BleepingComputer.