The Charles André group, headquartered in Montélimar, would have been the target of a cyberattack, Le Dauphiné Libéré learned on Monday February 22 from several corroborating sources. (Translated from Le Dauphine, which reports the firm has not responded to inquiries asking whether this was a ransomware attack). h/t, @Chum1ng0
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India second only to Japan in Asia Pacic in cyberattacks faced in 2020
Economic Times reports: India was second only to Japan in Asia Pacic in number of cyberattacks faced in 2020, accounting for 7% of all attacks in the region, according to an IBM report released on Wednesday. Finance and insurance emerged as the most vulnerable sectors, followed by manufacturing and professional services, according to the 2021…
Jamaica’s Amber Group fixes second JamCOVID security lapse
Zack Whittaker reports: Amber Group has fixed a second security lapse that exposed private keys and passwords for the government’s JamCOVID app and website. A security researcher told TechCrunch on Sunday that the Amber Group left a file on the JamCOVID website by mistake, which contained passwords that would have granted access to the backend…
Fears grow data hacked from Reserve Bank may be leaked by CLOP ransomware group
Tom Pullar-Strecker reports: A ransomware gang appears to be releasing confidential data obtained from the hack of customers of US software company Accellion, raising fears that New Zealand banks may be next to have data exposed. The Reserve Bank admitted it had been subject to a serious data breach in January, which occurred when a…
AO: Ministry of Finance suffers cyber attack
Translation of Portuguese article: The technological platform to support the activities of the Ministry of Finance, with access to emails and shared folders, was the target of a cyber attack on Thursday, with unidentified origins and motivations, according to a statement from the institution. Despite the situation, it reassures that salary processing services and revenue…
Finnish IT Giant Hit with Ransomware Cyberattack
All Tech reports: A big Finnish IT service provider has been hit with a ransomware attack that has compelled the corporation to turn off some products and services and infrastructure in a disruption to shoppers, while it usually takes restoration steps. Norwegian business enterprise journal E24 claimed the attack on Espoo, Finland-primarily based TietoEVRY on…