Apinya Wipatayotin reports: The director of Saraburi Hospital on Wednesday confirmed the hospital computer system had been attacked with ransomware, but said no demand for money was received. Patients were being advised to bring their own medical records and old medicine packaging with them if they visit the hospital. Read more on Bangkok Post. h/t,…
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Netwalker ransomware hits Pakistan’s largest private power utility
Lawrence Abrams reports: K-Electric, the sole electricity provider for Karachi, Pakistan, has suffered a Netwalker ransomware attack that led to the disruption of billing and online services. K-Electric is Pakistan’s largest power supplier, serving 2.5 million customers and employing over 10 thousand people. Read more on BleepingComputer. h/t, @chum1ng0
Philippines Police Nab Four Nigerians For Allegedly Hacking, Siphoning Funds From Bank
The Tide reports: The Philippines National Bureau of Investigation, yesterday, arrested four Nigerian nationals in Muntinlupa City of the country for alleged involvement in an international syndicate that hacks and siphons funds from banks. According to the NBI, the fraudsters’ transactions were traced when they hacked a system of one Philippine bank, where at least…
A data fail left banks and councils exposed by a quick Google search
Henry Dyer reports: Private details relating to more than 50,000 letters sent out by banks and local authorities were indexed by Google after a London-based outsourcing firm left its system hopelessly exposed. Details about everything from insolvency to final reminders of unpaid council tax and mortgage holidays were left available for anyone to view since…
Chilean bank shuts down all branches following ransomware attack
There’s an update to the situation with Banco Estado, noted previously on this site. Catalin Cimpanu reports: BancoEstado, one of Chile’s three biggest banks, was forced to shut down all branches on Monday following a ransomware attack that took place over the weekend. “Our branches will not be operational and will remain closed today,” the…
Israel’s Tower Semi halts some operations after cyber attack
Ari Rabinovitch reports: Israeli chip manufacturer Tower Semiconductor (TSEM.TA) said on Sunday some of its systems were hit by a cyber attack and as a result it was putting on hold some servers and manufacturing operations. “Tower has notified relevant authorities, and is working closely with law enforcement organizations and with a leading team of…