ET reports: Breaching cyber security a malware attack on 100 computers of the National Informatics Centre (NIC) was reported on Friday. The government’s nodal agency NIC is responsible for securing critical cyber-infrastructure in the country and comes under the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY). Read more on ET.
Category: Malware
Anglicare Sydney being held to ransom over sensitive data stolen from computer system
Ursala Malone reports: Anglicare Sydney has confirmed that it is being held to ransom over a large amount of potentially sensitive information that has been stolen from its computer system. The not-for-profit organisation holds records on adoption and foster care as well as counselling and mental health services. Read more on ABC (AU). The organization…
TX: School district reaches out to FBI following cyberattack
KRIS-TV reports: Administrators with the Skidmore-Tynan Independent School District reported they have reached out to the Federal Bureau of Investigation following a cyberattack. School administrators said they were victims of a cyberattack Tuesday afternoon. “(We have) given the FBI everything they need to investigate the incident,” school officials said. Read more on KRIS-TV. h/t, @Chum1ng0
Ontario nurses’ regulatory body investigating ‘cyber security incident’
Kate Dubinski reports: The College of Nurses of Ontario (CNO) has been dealing with a “cyber security incident” that may have compromised the personal information of its almost 200,000 members, CBC News has learned. The name of the college and some of the information hackers say they have access to appears on a website associated with…
Did ransomware threat actors hit a German medical clinic by mistake? Either way, someone died as a result.
It was our nightmare realized: a medical center was completely paralyzed by a ransomware attack and someone died as a result (SEE UPDATE2 below for correction on that). As of last week, the University Clinic in Düsseldorf reported that it was in a state of emergency. Operations had been canceled, and ambulances had to be…
NY: Floral Park-Bellerose school district hit with ransomware attack
Elliott Weld reports: Floral Park-Bellerose school district officials announced at their Board of Education meeting Monday that the district’s computer system had been infected with a type of malware known as “ransomware,” impeding its progress in delivering virtual education to students. Read more on The Island Now. The report does not indicate what type of…