Srinivas Kodali has a commentary that begins: Indian software service companies are some of the most profitable entities in the world. They provide technology solutions that power Fortune 500 companies and governments across the world, but is their code always secure? The answer is never a simple binary response but more complex in the real…
Category: Non-U.S.
Jm: South East Regional Health Authority victim of ransomware attack
The Jamaica Gleaner reports that the South East Regional Health Authority (SERHA) had been hit by a cyberattack that affected some information and communications technology and other services to the public. Junior Opposition Spokesperson on Science and Technology Omar Newell has since called for the disclosure of more details of the breach, such as whether,…
NCSC: Russian and Iranian hackers targeting UK politicians, journalists
John Leonard reports: NCSC, the cyber security arm of GCHQ, has issued an advisory warning about the targeting of media and political organisations by hackers from Russia and Iran. The groups mentioned, SEABORGIUM from Russia and TA453 (alias APT42 and Charming Kitten) from Iran, are believed to be associated with the governments of those countries….
Bloke allegedly stole, sold private info belonging to ‘tens of millions’ globally
Jessica Lyons Hardcastle reports: A man suspected of stealing personal data belonging to tens of millions of people worldwide and selling that info on cybercrime forums has been arrested by Dutch police. The 25-year-old now faces charges of violating data privacy and computer trespassing laws, and laundering cryptocurrency valued at around $491,000, according to media…
Australian man given two-year jail sentence for $69K phishing scams
Eileen Yu reports: An Australian man has been sentenced to jail for more than two years over an SMS phishing scam, during which he stole AU$100,000 ($69,751) and targeted 450 victims. The Sydney Local Court found the man guilty of various cybercrime offences, including obtaining and supplying data with intent to commit a computer offence….
Court records were lost in debilitating Vanuatu cyber attack
There’s another update to the crippling ransomware attack the archipelago of Vanuatu suffered months ago. RNZ reports: The Vanuatu Chief Justice has confirmed that court records were lost in the ransomware attack on government agency computer systems late last year. Vincent Lunabek said the courts were able to save some offline data concerning the registration…