Deccan Chronicle reports: A high alert has been sounded in view of possible attacks on as many as 12,000 Central and state government websites by Indonesian hackers. CERT-In issued an ‘Urgent- High Alert’ warning all Central and state agencies and departments to be alert and report any such incidents to them immediately. Read more at…
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Cyberattack cost Ontario town $1.3M, including $290k in Bitcoin ransom
Galen Simmons reports: A cyberattack on the Town of St. Marys that encrypted municipal systems and stole sensitive data cost the local government roughly $1.3 million, including a $290,000 Bitcoin ransom payment made to the hackers, officials have revealed. Two days after the town’s computer systems were crippled in the July 20, 2022, ransomware attack,…
Push to ban ransomware payments following Australia’s biggest cyberattack
Luke Huigsloot reports: The Australian government is being pushed to ban the payment of cyber ransoms, usually demanded in cryptocurrency, following a local business suffering a mass data breach and subsequent ransom demand. […] The Australian government’s lead cybersecurity agency, the Australian Cyber Security Centre (ACSC), currently recommends that victims of ransomware attacks never pay…
Hacked: Russian GRU officer wanted by the FBI, leader of the hacker group APT 28
Inform Napalm reports: Ukrainian hacktivist team Cyber Resistance hacked the email of Lieutenant Colonel Sergey Alexandrovich Morgachev, an officer of the Russian Main Intelligence Directorate of the General Staff of the Russian Army (GRU), leader of the Russian hacker group APT 28, consisting of officers of the 85th Main Special Service Center of the GRU, military unit…
SD Worx forced to pause operations following cyberattack
Sead Fadilpašić reports: HR software and payroll powerhouse SD Worx suffered a cyberattack last week, forcing it to shut down some of its IT systems. In a notification issued to potentially affected customers, SD Worx said it spotted malicious behavior in its networks and, so in order to isolate the threat, ceased operation of its systems for…
Bits ‘n Pieces (Trozos y Piezas)
CL: Attack on multinational SONDA claimed by Medusa The Chilean IT multinational SONDA, which has a presence in 11 countries, has been placed on the leaks page of the threat actor Medusa Locker. Medusa’s leak site displays some file captures from different countries where this company operates. The proof includes an affidavit from SONDA Peru,…