The following is a machine translation of a statement on Bauhaus’s site. Bauhaus is a chain of home construction goods. Last updated June 22, at 11.27 BAUHAUS stays open despite serious hacker attacks BAUHAUS was subjected to a serious hacker attack over the weekend. This means that we work at high pressure to be able to service…
Category: Non-U.S.
New Australian bill would force companies to disclose ransomware payments
Catalin Cimpanu reports: Australian lawmakers have filed on Monday a new bill that would mandate that local companies inform the Australian Cyber Security Centre (ACSC) of their intention to pay a ransomware gang. The Ransomware Payments Bill 2021 was put forward today by Tim Watts, Australia’s Shadow Assistant Minister for Cyber Security, and comes after Australian companies…
N.Korean Hackers Target S.Korean Submarine Data
Yu Yong-weon reports: Suspected North Korean hackers last year stole a vast cache of data from Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering, which is manufacturing a new 3,000-ton submarine for the Navy. Read more on Chosun. In related news, Kim So-hyun reports that NK hackers attacked South Korean atomic energy think tank. Source: The Korea Herald.
JP: Sports Club NAS and Concrete Manufacturer Ito Yogyo Both Report Ransomware Incidents
Two Japanese firms have recently disclosed ransomware incidents. Sports Club NAS, a Daiwa House Group subsidiary, issued the following statement (machine translated): Apology and report of unauthorized access to our server. Membership management operated in some of our stores (9 stores in total) on April 2, 2021 due to unauthorized access to our server (hereinafter…
Norway says Chinese group APT31 is behind catastrophic 2018 government hack
Catalin Cimpanu reports: Norway’s police secret service said this week that APT31, a cyber-espionage group operating on behalf of China, was responsible for a 2018 breach of the government’s IT network. According to the Norwegian Police Security Service (PST), the 2018 hack was as bad as it could get. “The investigation revealed that the actor…
Ca: Hackers steal data from 2,300 people at CIUSSS de l’Est de Montréal
Logan Leo reports: The pandemic was devastating, CIUSSS de l’Est-de-l’Île-de-Montréal recovers from computer attack, which slows down operations. This cyber attack started in late May and we noticed it on June 3rd, Related to the founding Deputy Director General Jean-Francois Fortin Verriolt. Microsoft and the Department of Health’s Cyber Defense team successfully stopped the attackers on…