An interesting press release from Trend Micro suggests that more UK entities are paying ransom than we might hear about in the media. The survey was conducted in August: London, September 7th, 2016 – The majority (74%) of UK organisations who haven’t experienced a ransomware attack remain bullish about the threat, claiming they would never…
Category: Malware
Noodles & Company sued by financial institutions over breach
The Denver Channel reports that Noodles & Company has been sued by financial institutions who allege that they suffered injury as a result of a databreach first reported in May – a breach they claim could have been avoided had Noodles & Company learned from all the hacks of other major retailers and deployed adequate security….
UK: Computer hackers demanded ransom payment from Derriford Hospital
Ransomware knows no geographic boundaries. Sam Blackledge reports on another case out of the UK: Computer hackers targeted Derriford Hospital and demanded a ransom payment to decrypt the infected devices, it has emerged. Trust bosses say the attack, revealed through a Freedom of Information request, was dealt with quickly and did not compromise any hospital information. “Plymouth Hospitals…
Hutton Hotel Notifies Customers of Payment Card Breach That Began in 2012
Noble House & Resorts wasn’t the only hospitality sector issuing a breach disclosure in the past 24 hours. Hutton Hotel also broke news of a payment card breach to its customers, but whereas Noble House’s breach began in April 2016, Hutton’s appears to have begun in 2012. NASHVILLE, Tenn., Sept. 2, 2016 /PRNewswire/ — Hutton Hotel values the relationship…
Noble House Hotels & Resorts updates breach disclosure as more properties identified as affected
Noble House & Resorts seems to have updated its disclosure concerning the payment card breach reported recently to include more properties and restaurants than they had known about at the time of their first public statement. At that time, the only property that they had confirmed as compromised was Ocean Key Resort & Spa. KIRKLAND, Wash., Sept. 2, 2016 /PRNewswire/…
Mr. Chow restaurants website hacked to distribute ransomware
Bradley Barth reports: If you thought too much MSG was the most dangerous thing about ordering Chinese food, consider this: the website for the upscale Mr. Chow restaurants has reportedly been compromised to deliver ransomware to visitors. According to a blog post by Malwarebytes, hackers injected pseudo-Darkleech malware directly into the website’s page, triggering a secondary ransomware infection via the Neutrino…