The following is a Google machine translation of a post by Italy’s data protection regulator. It strikes me yet again how entities covered by the GDPR get fined for poor or inadequate security practices that should — but generally do not — incur monetary penalties here: Sanction by the Privacy Guarantor of 30,000 euros to a…
Category: Malware
In the throes of bankruptcy and hit by a ransomware attack, Akumin still unable to provide many diagnostic services to patients
On October 18, WFLX reported that Akumin was turning away patients after an apparent ransomware attack. The attack was potentially very concerning because Akumin provides medical scans and radiology services for about 1,000 hospitals and health systems in 48 states, although it is headquartered in Florida. Akumin first noticed suspicious activity on Oct. 11 and…
University of Tokyo PC Infected with Malware in July 2022; Possible Leak of Students’ Addresses, Grades
The Yomiuri Shimbun reports: A computer at the University of Tokyo had been infected with malware, possibly leaking up to 4,341 files containing addresses and grades of students from the academic years of 2003 to 2022, the university said Tuesday. The PC belonged to the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, the College of Arts…
PA: Hopewell Area School District says network disruption was caused by ransomware attack
Kalea Gunderson reports: The Hopewell Area School District was the target of a “sophisticated ransomware attack.” How it happened remains under investigation, but the key concern in any cyberattack is data In a statement, Superintendent Dr. Jeff Beltz said the district has been working with outside specialists to investigate the cause of the attack and…
Ragnar Locker ransomware gang taken down by international police swoop — Europol
The announcement from Europol we’ve been waiting for: This week, law enforcement and judicial authorities from eleven countries delivered a major blow to one of the most dangerous ransomware operations of recent years. This action, coordinated at international level by Europol and Eurojust, targeted the Ragnar Locker ransomware group. The group were responsible for numerous…
France frees the two biggest Spanish hackers
The following is from a machine translation of an article by Luis F. Duran that appeared at El Mundo on October 18: Last Thursday, French Justice released two Spanish hackers, aged 26 and 28, arrested last summer on charges of attacking 26 French companies from which they supposedly demanded million-dollar ransoms. After the investigation and the…