Alexander Martin reports: Water for People, a nonprofit that aims to improve access to clean water for people whose health is threatened by a lack of it for drinking and sanitation, is the latest organization to have been hit by ransomware criminals. The ransomware-as-a-service gang Medusa listed Water for People on its darknet site Thursday…
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Ransomware attack targets global Lutheran group
YLE reports: The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) has fallen victim to cyber extortion, Finnish news agency STT reports on Sunday. The Finnish Evangelical Lutheran Church is one of the largest members of the LWF, a global Lutheran organisation. Earlier this month perpetrators carried out ransomware attacks on the federation and released screenshots of the captured…
Labor hit by major government data breach, millions of files stolen from key departments
Dylan Caporn reports: Labor has admitted it suffered Australia’s largest-ever government data breach, with key intelligence, defence and economic departments falling victim after millions of files were stolen from Australia’s largest commercial law firm. After months of questioning, officials finally revealed late last year that 62 government departments including Australia Post, the Departments of Prime…
‘Asia’s best hacker’ caught
Nillicent Bautista reports: A man previously dubbed “Asia’s best hacker” was arrested in Las Piñas for allegedly targeting foreigners in his illegal online activities, the National Capital Region Police Office (NCRPO) said yesterday. An NCRPO report obtained by The STAR showed that NCRPO operatives searched the house of Edgar Silvano Jr., 47, in Barangay Talon Dos at…
Pharma Giant Alkem Laboratories Faces Security Breach, Rs 52 Crores at Stake
Sharad Natani reports: Pharmaceutical giant Alkem Laboratories confirmed Friday that a cybersecurity incident led to a fraudulent transfer of Rs 52 crore from one of its subsidiaries. While the company maintained the impact was minimal and confined to a specific incident, the disclosure raises concerns about vulnerabilities in India’s pharmaceutical sector to cyberattacks. Without revealing…
Ransomware wrecks Paraguay’s largest telco
I’ve said it before, and I’ll say it again: If you’re not subscribed to Catalin Cimpanu’s Risky Business Newsletter, you’re missing out. From the newsletter: A ransomware attack has wreaked havoc inside the network of Tigo, the largest mobile operator and internet service provider in Paraguay. The incident took place last Thursday, January 4, and…