The Catholic Hospital Association of East Westphalia, is a network of six hospitals: the Franziskus Hospital Bielefeld, the Sankt Elisabeth Hospital Gütersloh, the Sankt Lucia Hospital in Harsewinkel, the Marienhospital Oelde, the Mathilden Hospital Herford and the Sankt Vinzenz Hospital Rheda-Wiedenbrück. As seen on the health system’s website at KHO.de: IT system failure after cyber…
Category: Malware
Abdali Hospital Cyberattack: Hackers Demand 10 BTC Ransom After Breach
Samiksha Jain reports: The hackers, who go by the name Rhysida, posted a cryptic message that read, “6 days 23:46:53.” This ominous countdown suggests a looming threat, possibly indicating the time remaining for potential buyers to bid on exclusive and sensitive data. The hackers, known for their brazen tactics, are offering the data for sale at…
A Lump of Coal: Users Report Getting DMCA Notices After Downloading Leaked Wolverine Build
Bobby Anhalt reports: Users who downloaded the Marvel’s Wolverine leaked play build reportedly received DMCAs from their internet service providers. Insomniac Games is the most recent high-profile casualty of malicious ransomware attacks in the gaming industry. Unfortunately, the cyberattack resulted in well over a terabyte of information being leaked to the public. In addition to an early…
Au: St Vincent’s unable to confirm if medical records stolen
Jess Malcolm and Greg Brown report: One of Australia’s largest health networks that was the target of a cyber security breach has no idea whether hackers stole private medical data almost a week after the attack. St Vincent’s hospital on Monday confirmed it did not know whether sensitive health records had been taken, sparking concern the…
Action against digital skimming reveals 443 compromised online merchants
Europol, law enforcement authorities from 17 countries and the European Union Agency for Cybersecurity (ENISA) have joined forces with the private sector partners, including Group-IB and Sansec, to fight digital skimming attacks. With the support of national Computer Security Incident Response Teams (CSIRT), the two-month action has enabled Europol and its partners to notify 443…
Clay County, Minnesota discloses ransomware attack in October
On December 22, Clay County published a notice on its website about a ransomware attack in October. According to its notice, on October 27, 2023, the county determined that its network had been impacted by a ransomware attack between October 23 and 26. The attack affected the electronic document management system (“CaseWorks”) hosted by Clay…