Dorine Goth reports (translation): A few weeks after Bondy ( Seine-Saint-Denis ), the city of Pantin would in turn be the victim of a cyberattack . “On a city scale, I must first tell you that our computer servers have probably been the subject of a cyber-attack attempt like other cities (Bondy, Charleville Mézières, Bayonne) before us. », Announced Friday December 11, 2020 Bertrand Kern , the…
Category: Non-U.S.
UK: One security incident affects more than half of East Devon Council, another affects home sales in Hackney
BBC reports: Members of a Devon district council suffered a significant data breach when more than half had passwords made available online to other councillors. Thirty-seven of 60 East Devon District Council members were affected by the breach at the start of November, a full council meeting has heard. Swift action was taken to rectify…
Huber & Suhner victim of cyber attack, production stands still
Swiss iTMagazine reports (translated): The industrial company Huber & Suhner from Herisau was the victim of a cyber attack. All of the company’s production facilities are currently closed worldwide. Read more on Swiss itMagazine. The attack was first reported on fuw.ch h/t, @Chum1ng0
Promutuel Assurance’s IT systems disabled by cyberattack
Lyle Adriano reports: Promutuel Assurance has been the target of a cyberattack that made the company’s critical IT systems unavailable for use. The insurer said in a release that as soon as the incident was brought to its attention on Saturday it quickly had a team of experts conduct an in-depth investigation to find out…
Court denies bail for two Malaysians facing US cybercrime charges, pending extradition
The Star reports: KUALA LUMPUR (Bernama): Two Malaysian men who are wanted by the US Justice Department for alleged money laundering and cybercrimes in the country will remain in prison until their extradition application is heard by the Sessions Court next week. This followed the decision of the High Court here Tuesday (Dec 15) to…
DE: Symrise impacted by ransomware attack
Symrise, a German manufacturer of flavors and fragrances used in products, has reportedly been the victim of a ransomware attack. The attack was reported by Handelsblatt, and brought to our attention by @Chum1ng0. Unfortunately Google translate is giving me a bit of a headache with this one. That said, I do not see any ransom…