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Update to Maze’s ransomware attack on Hammersmith Medicines Research

Posted on May 1, 2020 by Dissent

On March 21, this site reported that Maze Team had attacked Hammersmith Medicines Research (HMR) in London — a clinical testing firm that conducts early Phase 1 and Phase 2 pharmacological tests. Maze had attacked and locked up their data on March 14, but HMR was reportedly able to quickly restore their ability to function and…

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“Government” hackers cracked the mail of dignitaries of Estonia

Posted on May 1, 2020 by Dissent

The following is a Google translation of a story that appears on securitylab.ru: For hacking, it was enough for the victim to open a malicious email; no other action was required on her part. Government-sponsored hackers exploited the zero-day vulnerability in the Estonian email service Mail.ee and hacked the accounts of a number of dignitaries….

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Tom Tugendhat, MP for Tonbridge and Malling says he has been hacked

Posted on May 1, 2020 by Dissent

Katie Heslop reports: An MP and vocal critic of the Chinese government has claimed a “pretty sophisticated” hacker is trying to impersonate him. In a tweet yesterday, Tom Tugendhat, MP for Tonbridge and Malling, said: “If you receive an email claiming to be from me – please check and do NOT open attachments unless you’re sure. A pretty…

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Ca: NTPC website apparently hijacked in what looks like a ransomware attack

Posted on April 30, 2020 by Dissent

Walter Strong reports: The Northwest Territories Power Corporation’s (NTPC) website went down Thursday afternoon, but some pages show what appears to be a ransomware message from unknown hackers. Some visitors to the website myntpc.ntpc.com were greeted with a text page that begins with: “Hi! Your files are encrypted by Netwalker.” Read more on CBC.ca

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Personal data of thousands of “Figaro” readers exposed on a server

Posted on April 30, 2020 by Dissent

The following is a Google translation of a story in Le Monde by Damien Leloupe: A large volume of data, including personal data of subscribers and subscribers to the Figaro site , remained accessible for several months online without protection, reveals a report by the computer security company Safety Detective , published Thursday, April 30. The Safety Detective team discovered…

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UK: Nine million logs of Brits’ road journeys spill onto the internet from password-less number-plate camera dashboard

Posted on April 30, 2020 by Dissent

Gareth Corfield reports: In a blunder described as “astonishing and worrying,” Sheffield City Council’s automatic number-plate recognition (ANPR) system exposed to the internet 8.6 million records of road journeys made by thousands of people, The Register can reveal. Read more on The Register.

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