Mario Zeko reports (translation): “The IT servers of the municipality of Braunau am Inn were the target of a hacker attack,” confirmed Mayor Johannes Waidbacher (ÖVP) and city office director Andreas Reiter of the “Krone” yesterday. Who is behind the attack is just as unclear as the details of the crime. “The responsible authorities were informed…
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NL: ‘Nightmare’ for the municipality of Hof van Twente: all computer systems down due to a cyber attack
deVolkskrant reports (translated): Municipality of Hof van Twente has fallen victim to a cyber attack. All computer systems of the municipality were shut down by the attack, the data stored on the servers was destroyed. This also includes privacy-sensitive information from residents, according to the municipality. It is unclear who the perpetrators are and what the motive may…
Firm that built NHS Nightingale Hospital hit by cyber attack
Charlotte Regen reports: A Walsall construction business has fallen victim to a cybersecurity attack. RMD Kwikform, said it is investigating the security breach, which happened in November. Read more on BirminghamLive. The threat actors known as REvil (Sodinokibi) claim “Absolutely all servers and working computers of the company are hacked and encrypted. There was a…
Police arrest two in data theft cyberattack on Leonardo defense corp
Lawrence Abrams reports: Italian police have arrested two people allegedly for using malware to steal 10 GB of confidential data and military secrets from defense company Leonardo S.p.A. Leonardo is one of the world’s largest defense contractors, with 30% of the company owned by the Italian Ministry of Economy and Finance. Read more on BleepingComputer.
UK: Probe into data breach at Highland Perthshire resort after details of 2,400 members leaked online
Jamie Buchan reports: Bosses at a Perthshire holiday resort have been accused of an “inexcusable” security breach after posting the personal emails and phone numbers of more than 2,400 members on their website. The Loch Rannoch Highland Club, which counts former Tory leader Sir Iain Duncan Smith amongst its visitors, was reported to data protection…
IT: Radio Azzurra hit by cyberattack, ransom demand
Luca Mattioli reports (translated): Yes, the virus has also hit… “Radio Azzurra”. We are certainly not talking about Covid, but much more simply – so to speak – of a real cyber attack that the historic Novara radio station was the victim of yesterday. «In forty-five years of activity I have seen many – admits…