Rajeesh Khanna reports: On October 3, ransomware infected the Bank of Brasilia, a government-controlled bank in Brazil. The hackers wanted 50 BTC in exchange for not releasing customer data. Local news outlet Tecmundo claims that a hacker identified as “Crydat” contacted them, demanding payment of 5.2 million Brazilian reais by October 6 at 15:00. In…
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Lloyd’s of London reboots its network
Nick Farrell reports: Mega-UK insurer Lloyd’s of London fixed a possible cyberattack by turning off its network and turning it on again. Lloyd’s detected unusual activity on its network and it was investigating the issue. While it did, it reset the Lloyd’s network and systems and blocked external connectivity has been turned off, including Lloyd’s delegated…
Saskatoon gynecology clinic hit with ransomware attack: report
Rory MacLean reports: A ransomware attack on a Saskatoon obstetrics and gynecology clinic left the personal health information of up to 20,000 patients in the hands of malicious hackers, according to the province’s privacy watchdog. In a report issued in September, Privacy Commissioner Ronald Kruzeniski said the attack targeting Saskatoon Obstetric and Gynecologic Consultants resulted…
Revenge telecom hacking by DESORDEN Group; third attack threatened
DESORDEN Group has added a new transparency demand to their attacks against Malaysian entities: victims must disclose the breach publicly if they have not paid the attackers. If the victim doesn’t disclose and Malaysian media does not report the incident, Malaysia should expect more breaches. The added demands arose after DESORDEN claimed they spent hours…
Albania weighed invoking NATO’s Article 5 over Iranian cyberattack
Maggie Miller reports: Albania was hit by cyberattacks earlier this year so debilitating that the government considered invoking a NATO declaration that could have pulled all member states into confrontation with Iran, Prime Minister Edi Rama said. It would have been the first time a NATO member state used a cyberattack to invoke Article Five…
Sydney teenager charged after allegedly blackmailing 93 Optus customers affected by data breach
Jake Lapham reports: A 19-year-old Sydney man has been charged after allegedly using information obtained during last month’s Optus data breach to blackmail people. It is alleged the man threatened 93 customers via text messages, saying he would use their details to commit financial crimes unless they paid $2,000. No customers paid the money. Australian…