Update and Correction: Last night, DataBreaches.net reported that Netwalker threat actors claimed to have attacked Chubb Fire and Security. My reporting created more confusion than clarity, so I am removing the post altogether. Let me try to be clearer: Chubb Insurance has nothing to do with the current claims by Netwalker threat actors. Netwalker claims…
Category: Malware
Ransomware Threat Actors Dump Data on Clark County School District Employees and Students
Tawnell D. Hobbs reports: A hacker published documents containing Social Security numbers, student grades and other private information stolen from a large public-school district in Las Vegas after officials refused a ransom demanded in return for unlocking district computer servers. The illegal release late last week of sensitive information from the Clark County School District…
Fr: CMA CGM confirms ransomware attack
Cichen Shen and James Baker report: CMA CGM, the French container line, is working to reverse the impact of a ransomware attack that has shut down many of its online services. The cyber attack was launched using Ragnar Locker, a data encryption malware that has affected companies elsewhere. It is similar to an incident involving…
Major U.S. hospital system hit by ransomware
Kevin Collier reports: A major hospital chain has been hit by what appears to be one of the largest medical cyberattacks in United States history. Computer systems for Universal Health Services, which has more than 400 locations, primarily in the U.S., began to fail over the weekend, and some hospitals have had to resort to filing…
Ru: Group of persons charged with creating, using, and distributing thousands of copies of malicious computer program in 2017-2018
The following is a google-supplied translation of a press release issued by the Main Directorate of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia for the North Caucasus Federal District on September 26: The investigative part of the Main Directorate of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia for the North Caucasus Federal District completed the…
Hackers Have Infiltrated Many of Washington State’s Agencies
Kartikay Mehrotra and Dina Bass report: Hackers have launched a sprawling, multifaceted cyber-attack against the state of Washington, according to two people familiar with the matter. The attack infested many of the state’s agencies with sophisticated malware, including one type known as Trickbot, according to the two people, who requested anonymity because they aren’t authorized…