Earlier this week, OpIndia reported: After Facebook and Mobikwik, hackers have claimed to got access to another major tech giant in India. As per two posts by hackers on a hackers’ forum, they have gained access to Tata Communications servers. In the posts, the hackers are offering backdoor entry to anyone who is willing to…
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IT: Asti DOCG consortium targeted by hackers
The Consortium for the Promotion of Asti has a mission: to promote the value of Asti DOCG and Moscato d’Asti wines — in Italy and in the world. Elisabetta Testa reports that they have suffered an attack (translation): The attack, which affected the servers of an external company, resulted in the temporary suspension of the…
Cyber attacks on the municipalities of Brescia, Caselle Torinese and Rho: first stolen data published
Marco A. De Felice has an update on some Italian municipalities hit by DoppelPaymer ransomware. This site has previously reported that Brescia and Rho had been hit, but now De Felice reports that DoppelPaymer operators have started dumping data from Brescia, Caselle Torinese, and Rho: The three municipalities decide not to pay the ransom requested…
CH: Griesser AG victim of ransomware attack
A Swiss firm that manufactures sun protection window treatments such as blinds, shutters, and awnings has fallen prey to a ransomware attack. Stefan Borkert reports that Griesser AG is currently only reachable by phone and email. (translation): One or more unknown perpetrators attacked the servers of Aadorfer Griesser AG in Switzerland with ransomware, a so-called…
Ca: Data Breach Class Actions: Canadian Courts Taking a Harder Look
Brent J. Arnold and Alexanda Psellas of Gowling WLG write: The recent Ontario decision in Karasik v. Yahoo! Inc.,[1] suggests that while many plaintiffs’ lawyers anticipated a future of massive payouts for data breach class actions in Canada, recent court decisions predict a different course. The beginning of what may be an emerging consensus across provinces and…
IT: Threat actors attack ATC website, demand ransom
Alessia Gaglianese reports (translation): The Turin Territorial Housing Agency (ATC) website has been hacked. The criminals demanded a ransom of $ 700,000. It was the agency’s IT technicians who discovered that something was wrong with the telematic system. According to the first reconstructions, these are professional foreign hackers. Read more: sicurezza.net According to its web…