Duncan Riley reports: French telecommunications company Orange S.A. has been targeted by a ransomware attack with data stolen. First reported July 16 by Bleeping Computer, the ransomware attack targeted Orange’s Business Services division, which offers enterprise solutions such as remote support, virtual workstations, system security, cloud backups and cloud hosting. Read more on SiliconAngle.
Category: Malware
Columbia College Chicago to notify ransomware victims
Kendall Polidori reports: Nearly seven weeks after Columbia became the victim of a ransomware attack, the college provided details about how it would assist members of the college community whose data may have been compromised. A Friday, July 17 collegewide email from Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Jerry Tarrer and Associate Vice President and Chief…
Alabama dental provider beats claims over 2019 ransomware attack
Sara Merken reports on a lawsuit stemming from a ransomware attack last year that potentially impacted almost 400,000 patients: A federal judge in Alabama dismissed a proposed class action against a major provider of dental services for children in the state that suffered a ransomware attack last year, concluding the plaintiffs lacked standing. U.S. District…
Inside REvil Extortionist “Machine”: Predictive Insights
A new paper by AdvIntel is out, and it looks at the psychology of REvil, something that it obviously of great interest to me: We have investigated REvil’s discourse and behavior by applying the methodologies and concepts of criminal psychology to identify the group’s unique characteristics revealed by their recent involvement in large, ethically questionable…
Citrix denies dark web claim of network compromise and ransomware attack
Simon Sharwood reports: Citrix has taken the unusual step of rebutting dark web discourse that alleges its networks have been compromised. A Wednesday post penned by CISO Fermin J. Serna says the company is aware of “threat intelligence report circulated concerning claims made on the dark web by a threat actor alleging compromise of the Citrix network,…
SEC’s OCIE Issues Ransomware Risk Alert
Kate Hanniford of Alston & Bird writes: On July 10, the SEC’s Office of Compliance Inspections and Examinations (OCIE) issued a Risk Alert noting the increasing sophistication of ransomware attacks on SEC registrants and service providers to SEC registrants. The Risk Alert is notable for its encouragement of financial services market participants more broadly and not just…