Arjun Kharpal reports: The Chinese embassy in the U.S. said its Twitter account was hacked after it retweeted a baseless claim from President Donald Trump that the Democrats cheated in the election. Read more on CNBC, although the remainder of the report seems to be more about Trump and the election and less about the embassy’s Twitter…
Category: Non-U.S.
Air France-KLM victim of cyber attack – media
ABM FN-Dow Jones reports (translated): Hackers have tried to break into Air France-KLM. The NOS reported this on Thursday based on insiders. […] The attack appears to be intended to gather intelligence for a possible follow-up attack, NOS says on the basis of a confidential document. Read more on Beursgorilla.nl. h/t, @Chum1ng0
Norwegian DPA imposes administrative fine to Østfold HF Hospital
From EDPB on November 25: The Norwegian Data Protection Authority has decided on an administrative fee of NOK 750,000 to Østfold HF Hospital. The background is that in the period 2013-2019, the hospital stored report extracts from patient records outside the safe zone. The case started with a notice of personal data breach from the…
Thai securities trading firm goes offline after cyberattack
It seems that yet another group of threat actors are trying the double-extortion method, replete with trying to get media coverage. “ALTDOS,” as they call themselves, contacted a number of news outlets in Thailand and online news sites to announce that they had attacked CGSEC on December 4. “A large Thailand SET public listed company…
World’s largest manufacturer of machines and systems for solid wood processing hit in cyberattack.
Klaus T. Mende reports (translation): Michael Weinig AG in Tauberbischofsheim fell victim to an “organized cyber attack” over the weekend. This was confirmed by Andre Engert, press spokesman for the world’s largest manufacturer of machines and systems in solid wood processing. “The necessary steps were taken immediately and the attack was countered with fast, targeted…
European Medicines Agency claims victim of cyberattack (updated)
SudOuest.fr and AFP report (translation:) The European Medicines Agency (EMA), which is currently deliberating on the issuance of authorizations for several vaccines against Covid-19, declared itself the victim of a cyberattack on Wednesday. The Amsterdam-based agency said the incident was under investigation, without specifying when the attack took place. “The MEA was the object of a…