It seems I missed an announcement that another North Carolina community college got hit with ransomware (or is this the mysterious listing I saw briefly on a dedicated leak site but it was gone before I could note the name and details?). In any event, on August 24, Piedmont Community College (PCC) in North Carolina…
Category: Malware
Sodinokibi ransomware group hits the Hanover Chamber of Crafts
The following is a Google translation of the Hanover Chamber of Crafts’ statement: Hanover, October 26, 2020 . Despite high IT security according to international standards, the networks of the Hanover Chamber of Crafts at all four locations as well as the wholly owned subsidiary Projekt- und Servicegesellschaft were hit by an extortionate Trojan from the group…
Update: St. Lawrence Health confirms ransomware attack
Yesterday, this site suggested that reports coming out of the St. Lawrence Health System sounded like a ransomware attack. The system has subsequently confirmed that computers at Canton-Potsdam, Massena and Gouverneur hospitals were hit with ransomware, which the system describes as a never-before seen variant of Ryuk ransomware. Hospital officials also claim that it appears that…
An Interview with “UNKN” Sheds Light on REvil’s Operations & Future Victims
Yelisey Boguslavskiy writes: On October 23, 2020, a Russian-speaking tech blog YouTube channel “Russian OSINT” published an interview with one of the representatives of the REvil ransomware syndicate – “UNKN”/”Unknown”. A twenty-minute interview covers important subjects such as victims, tactics, and strategies employed by REvil. While some of the information shared by UNKN has already…
NY State confirms cyberattack at St. Lawrence County hospitals
Jeff Cole reports: The New York State Department of Health confirms there has been a cyberattack within the St. Lawrence Health System, which operates Canton-Potsdam and Gouverneur hospitals. Ambulances were being diverted and computer systems were down — at least at some point. This sounds like a ransomware attack but the health system has not…
AU: Isentia hit by cyber attack
Justin Hendry reports: Media monitoring provider Isentia has suffered a “cyber security incident” that is affecting its flagship intelligence and insights service. The company said in a financial filing on Tuesday that it is “urgently investigating” the incident, which is “disrupting services within its SaaS platform Mediaportal”. Read more on iTnews. h/t, @Chum1ng0