RTBF reports (translation): This weekend, hackers managed to render data on local servers unusable. In a statement, Albert Mabille, the mayor of Floreffe, said: On Saturday we noticed that there was a problem and then we filed a complaint directly with the police. We also requested the support of specialized services. They have not been stolen…
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JP: Capcom confirms no credit card information was accessed during ransomware attack
Marie Dealessandri has an update to a ransomware incident involving Japanese gaming giant Capcom that was reported last year. The firm published its fourth update and a very detailed one. As Dealessandri reports: In a long statement on its website, the Japanese publisher indicated that its “internal systems are near to completely restored” and that it’s…
UK: Arup staff hit by cyberhacker attack at payroll provider
This one had first been reported on April 7 by Richard Waite: Engineering and architecture giant Arup has become the latest victim of a ransomware cyber attack […] According to data breach specialist CEL Solicitors, Arup employees had their personal details, including bank details, address and name, compromised following the attack. It says it has…
FR: Morières-lès-Avignon, Douai, Würth France suffer cyber attacks
Le Dauphiné reports (translated): Like Isle-sur-la-Sorgue, this Friday, hackers also targeted the computer system of the City of Morières-lès-Avignon. A complaint has not yet been filed but the gendarmes of the Avignon company are aware of this malicious act. In the other case, unnamed threat actors had demanded 500,000 euros for the decryption key — the same…
IT: USL Umbria2, a healthcare facility, attacked with ransomware
The following is a translation of a report by Ruetir: IT attack on the IT systems of the USU Umbria 2 whose malfunctions have been detected since Sunday morning. Investigations by the Terni postal police are underway. In particular, the presence of viruses was found which, in addition to the corporate network, also affected part…
IT: Gino Group car dealership notifies customers of ransomware attack
Matteo Borgetto reports (translation): «Dear Customer, on 7 April 2021 we unfortunately discovered that our systems had been attacked by unknown hackers. We therefore immediately appointed a specialized company, in order to try to solve the problem and to limit the damage as much as possible ». The letter, via e-mail, was sent to thousands…