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Arthur J. Gallagher targeted in ransomware attack

Posted on September 29, 2020 by Dissent

Matt Sheehan reports: International insurance brokerage firm Arthur J. Gallagher & Co has confirmed that it was the target of a ransomware attack on September 26th. The firm said the incident impacted a “limited portion” of its internal systems, and does not expect it to have a material impact on its operations or financial condition….

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Swatch shuts down some technology systems after cyberattack

Posted on September 29, 2020 by Dissent

Brenna Hughes Neghaiwi reports: Swatch Group UHR.S shut down some of its technology systems after detecting a cyberattack over the weekend, the world’s biggest watchmaker said on Tuesday. “Swatch Group confirms that it has identified clear signs of a developing cyber-attack on some of its IT systems during the weekend,” the company said in an emailed…

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The Cyber-Avengers Protecting Hospitals From Ransomware

Posted on September 29, 2020 by Dissent

Sonner Kehrt has an article on CTI that begins: It was early February when Ohad Zaidenberg first started noticing malicious emails and files disguised as information about Covid. He’s a cyber intelligence researcher based in Israel, and they were the sort of schemes he encountered all the time—benign-looking messages that trick people into giving someone network…

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No, Netwalker didn’t attack Chubb Insurance — or Chubb Fire and Security

Posted on September 28, 2020 by Dissent

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…

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Ransomware Threat Actors Dump Data on Clark County School District Employees and Students

Posted on September 28, 2020 by Dissent

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…

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Fr: CMA CGM confirms ransomware attack

Posted on September 28, 2020 by Dissent

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…

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