So it may not be just 76,000 email addresses… Ax Sharma reports: Offices of multiple Japanese agencies were breached via Fujitsu’s “ProjectWEB” information sharing tool. Fujitsu states that attackers gained unauthorized access to projects that used ProjectWEB, and stole some customer data. It is not yet clear if this breach occurred because of a vulnerability exploit, or a…
Category: Non-U.S.
Canada Post informs 44 large business customers of data breach affecting 950K customers
Jackie Dunham reports: Canada Post has informed 44 of its large business customers that information relating to more than 950,000 customers was compromised after one of its suppliers fell victim to a malware attack late last week. On Wednesday, the postal agency announced that Commport Communications, an electronic data interchange solution supplier, had notified them…
NZ: New Zealand, hacker attack: Zeppelin ransomware blocks patient care at Waikato DHB
Marco A. De Felice writes: More than a week after the May 18 cyber attack, the computer systems of the Waikato District Health Board (Waikato DHB) have not yet been restored. Some scheduled surgeries in DHB’s five hospitals have been postponed, while non-urgent cases are postponed until all IT systems are back in operation. From…
A former DarkSide listing shows up on REvil’s leak site
On May 15, Chum1ng0 reported that German furniture retailer Möbelstadt Sommerlad had been hit by DarkSide threat actors. By then DarkSide’s leak site was down and it had not been possible to confirm whether DarkSide had ever listed the retailer as a victim or dumped any proof of claim, but given the time frame of…
Russia’s FSB reports ‘unprecedented’ hacking campaign aimed at government agencies
Reuters reports: Foreign hackers compromised Russian federal agencies in a digital espionage campaign that Russian officials described as unprecedented in scope and sophistication. The little-noticed report – published this month by Russia’s FSB security service and Rostelecom-Solar, the cybersecurity arm of telecoms company Rostelecom (RTKM.MM) – provides an unusually detailed look at a purportedly state-backed cyber spying…
Japanese Ministry Loses 76,000 Email Addresses In Government Data Breach – Reports
Muhammad Irfan reports: MOSCOW (UrduPoint News / Sputnik – 26th May, 2021) Hackers have stolen at least 76,000 email addresses from Japan’s Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism in a government data leak, NHK reported on Wednesday. According to the Japanese broadcaster, criminals used the ProjectWEB information-sharing software. Read more on UrduPoint.