Sergiu Gatlan reports: Attackers using the Ragnar Locker ransomware have encrypted the systems of Portuguese multinational energy giant Energias de Portugal (EDP) and are now asking for a 1580 BTC ransom ($10.9M or €9.9M). EDP Group is one of the largest European operators in the energy sector (gas and electricity) and the world’s 4th largest producer of wind…
Category: Malware
Ransomware attacks lock 2 Manitoba law firms out of computer systems
Sean Kavanagh reports: Work at two Manitoba law firms is at a virtual standstill after cyber attacks left staff without access to their computer systems, locking out digital files, emails and data backups. Read more on CBC.ca.
Personal Touch and Crossroads Technologies sued after Maze Team attack
As reported by TopClassActions: A former patient says that home health provider Personal Touch failed to protect patients and customers from a ransomware attack on their computerized records. The hospital ransomware class action lawsuit was filed by plaintiff Lugenia Booker, who says that her personal information was included in the computer records of Personal Touch Holding…
New Wiper Malware impersonates security researchers as prank
Lawrence Abrams reports: A malware distributor has decided to play a nasty prank by locking victim’s computers before they can start Windows and then blaming the infection on two well-known and respected security researchers. […] When locked out, the PC will display a message stating that they were infected by Vitali Kremez and MalwareHunterTeam, who…
San Francisco Intl Airport discloses data breach after hack
Sergiu Gatlan reports: San Francisco International Airport (SFO) disclosed a data breach after two of its websites, SFOConnect.com and SFOConstruction.com, were hacked during March 2020. According to a notice of data breach sent to all SFO Airport commission employees via an internal memo, the attackers may have gained access to the login credentials of users registered on the two…
Suspecting Cyber Attack, Mediterranean Shipping Company Reports Network Outage – Update
Mike Schuler reports: Mediterranean Shipping Company says it has experienced a network outage and it cannot rule out the possibility of a cyber attack, the company said Friday. The outage began in one of MSC’s data centers in Geneva, Switzerland and the company shut down its servers in response. In an update late Friday, the…