Catalin Cimpanu reports: The operators of the Shade (Troldesh) ransomware have shut down over the weekend and, as a sign of goodwill, have released more than 750,000 decryption keys that past victims can now use to decrypt their files. Security researchers from Kaspersky Lab have confirmed the validity of the leaked keys and are now working on creating a…
Category: Malware
Zaha Hadid Architects held to ransom by cyberhacker
Will Ing reports: A computer hacker has attempted to extort money from Zaha Hadid Architects (ZHA) after breaking into its servers and stealing confidential information The practice was attacked by ransomware – a type of malicious software – which remotely accessed a computer at its London office earlier this month. ZHA alerted police on Tuesday…
CO: Parkview Medical Center confirms cyber attack
Jake Gadon reports that Parkview Medical Center in Pueblo, Colorado was the target of a cyber attack on Tuesday, April 21st. As of April 24, the IT systems were still out, and as of this morning, there is still a notice on the center’s home page that says: Parkview Medical Center is currently experiencing a…
Danish Agro’s computer systems hacked
Jane Byrne reports: Agribusiness group, Danish Agro, was the target of a ransomware attack on Sunday, April 19. Read more on FeedNavigator.
(Updated): DoppelPaymer ransomware attackers claim to have attacked Torrance, California
The DoppleLeaks site where DoppelPaymer ransomware attackers list victims who have not paid their ransom demands was updated this afternoon to includeTorrance, California as a victim. There is nothing on Torrance’s web site about any attack and the city’s social media team did not reply immediately to an inquiry from DataBreaches.net has asking them if…
CISI payment breach leaves members vulnerable to fraud
Robbie Lawther reports: The Chartered Institute for Securities and Investments (CISI) has confirmed that some of its members may have had their financial information stolen after “malicious code” was inserted on its website. It comes after the professional body was made aware that members were noticing fraudulent activity on their credit/debit cards after a payment…