Siddharth Shankar reports that HDFC Bank has denied any reports of a data leak or breach, despite the fact that data allegedly from them is being made freely available on a popular forum: One of the largest private sector banks in India, HDFC Bank, has allegedly fallen victim to a data breach. A user on…
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ES: Cyberattack at l’Hospital Clínic has affected laboratory, pharmacy, and emergency services (updated)
Translation: A ransomware-type computer attack at the Hospital Clínic de Barcelona affects the center’s Laboratory, Pharmacy and emergency services. […] The Clinic has reported that they have coordinated with Salut and the other hospitals in the city to attend to emergencies, medical transport and urgent codes (such as strokes or heart attacks). At the moment, patients already admitted have…
Germany and Ukraine hit two high-value ransomware targets
On 28 February 2023, the German Regional Police (Landeskriminalamt Nordrhein-Westfalen) and the Ukrainian National Police (Націона́льна полі́ція Украї́ни), with support from Europol, the Dutch Police (Politie) and the United States Federal Bureau of Investigations, targeted suspected core members of the criminal group responsible for carrying out large-scale cyberattacks with the DoppelPaymer ransomware. This ransomware appeared…
Alleged security breach leaves millions of dollars missing from Flutterwave accounts
Tage Kene-Okafor reports: Last month, Flutterwave, Africa’s largest startup by private valuation, was involved in a hack that resulted in over ₦2.9 billion (~$4.2 million) missing from its accounts, according to local tech publication Techpoint Africa. According to the documents seen by the publication and reviewed by TechCrunch, unknown actors transferred the funds across 28 accounts…
Bits ‘n Pieces (Trozos y Piezas)
ES: Stormous claims attack on Zurcal The Zurcal group, which belongs to the energy saving and efficiency sector, has been named by Stormous Ransomware in its Telegram channel. The attack was posted on February 24 with images showing invoices and plans. Stormous gave the victim one week to respond. In a subsequent post, Stormous added…
Za: Businessman convicted of Experian data breach skips sentencing, court issues warrant for his arrest
Jeanette Chabalala reports: A man who was convicted of fraudulently obtaining the personal data of millions of South Africans is a wanted man after he skipped his sentencing. Karabo Phungula failed to appear in the Specialised Commercial Crimes Court, sitting in the Palm Ridge Magistrate’s Court, for his sentencing on Wednesday. It was the second…