Sekhmet ransomware operators claim to have hit an international IT firm, Excis, “very hard.” The attack reportedly occurred on May 30, and the threat actors are pressing hard to get the firm to pay an undisclosed amount of ransom. The attack was revealed yesterday on Sekhmet’s website. We are sharing a big part of their…
Category: Malware
NJ: Systems returning after computer hack in Bernards Township
The Bernardsville News reports: Most computer operations have been restored, including the township’s website, after the May 11 “ransomeware attack” on municipal computers by unknown hackers. On Monday, June 1, Mayor James Baldassare Jr. told this newspaper that operations were returning to normal. Read more on The Bernardsville News.
Internal Data Stolen, Leaked, in REvil Attack on Electricity Market’s Elexon
CBR reports: Cyber criminals using the REvil/Sodinokibi ransomware stole internal data during a May 11 attack on Elexon — the organisation that helps balance and settle the UK’s electricity market — and have now posted it online in a bid to pressure the organisation into paying a ransom. Read more on Computer Business Reviews.
Ransomware Attack Kidnaps Austrian City
Felipe Eraon reports: Malware team, NetWalker, launched a ransomware attack against the Austrian village of Weiz. This attack affected the public service system and leaked some of the stolen data from building applications and inspections. According to the cybersecurity firm, Panda Security, hackers managed to penetrate the village’s public network through phishing emails related to the…
Ransomware attack targets Nipissing First Nation
Michael Lee reports: Nipissing First Nation (NFN) has confirmed it was the victim of a ransomware attack earlier this month that affected the administration’s computers and server. The First Nation provided an update about the attack in the June issue of its monthly newsletter Enkamgak. According to the statement, administration discovered the attack May 8….
Fake Aarogya Setu apps carrying spyware spotted
Romita Majumdar reports: … SonicWall Labs Threats research team found fake Aarogya Setu apps carrying spyware, which is capable of making phone calls, recording audio, send SMS, take pictures and record videos from the camera. If the user deletes Aarogya Setu app from the device by long pressing the icon > uninstall method, only the…