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Finland warns of Akira ransomware wiping NAS and tape backup devices

Posted on January 11, 2024 by Dissent

Bill Toulas reports: The Finish National Cybersecurity Center (NCSC-FI) is informing of increased Akira ransomware activity in December, targeting companies in the country and wiping backups. The agency says that the threat actor’s attacks accounted for six out of the seven cases of ransomware incidents reported last month. Wiping the backups amplifies the damage of the attack and allows…

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UK CISO’s are cowing to ransomware demands more than you think, here’s why they shouldn’t pay up

Posted on January 11, 2024 by Dissent

Emma Woollacott reports: One-third of UK-based CISOs have confessed to paying ransomware groups millions of dollars in recent years in a bid to alleviate the impact of an attack, according to new research. Analysis from security firm Trellix found four-in-ten UK CISOs have managed a ransomware attack in the last five years – and in…

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Politically motivated hacks: Moscow ISP hit in response to Kyivstar cyberattack; Taiwan bombarded with cyberattacks ahead of election

Posted on January 11, 2024 by Dissent

Politically motivated hacks continue. Two current examples outside of the U.S.: James Pearson and Tom Balmforth report: Hackers linked to Ukraine’s main spy agency have breached computer systems at a Moscow-based internet provider in retaliation for a Russian cyber attack against Ukrainian telecom giant Kyivstar, a source with direct knowledge of the operation told Reuters…

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How 50% of telco Orange Spain’s traffic got hijacked — a weak password

Posted on January 7, 2024 by Dissent

Kevin Beaumont explains: So here’s a funny story. Earlier today, I noticed Orange Spain had an outage, caused by what appeared to be a BGP hijack: […] So, how did it happen? The threat actor accessed Orange’s RIPE account. RIPE look after internet IP addresses, basically the phone book of the internet. From their RIPE…

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Personal, pregnancy details of Midwives of Windsor patients breached

Posted on January 6, 2024 by Dissent

CBC reports: A data breach involving email has exposed the personal and pregnancy information of an unknown number of clients of the Midwives of Windsor, CBC News has learned. The breach was reported to Ontario’s Information and Privacy Commissioner months before it was disclosed to clients of the practice. Read more at CBC.

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Swedish Retail and Grocery Provider Coop Hit by Cactus Ransomware Gang

Posted on January 5, 2024 by Dissent

Pierluigi Paganini reports: Coop is one of the largest retail and grocery providers in Sweden, with approximately 800 stores across the country. The stores are co-owned by 3.5 million members in 29 consumer associations. All surplus that is created in the business goes back to the members or is reinvested in the business, which creates a…

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