Lindsay Clark reports: Several UK NHS ambulance organizations have been struggling to record patient data and pass it to other providers following a cyber-attack aimed at health software company Ortivus. In a statement, the Sweden-headquartered software vendor said it was subject to a cyber-attack on July 18 which hit UK customer systems within its hosted datacenter…
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Yamaha confirms cyberattack after multiple ransomware gangs claim attacks
Jonathan Greig reports: Yamaha’s Canadian music division confirmed that it recently dealt with a cyberattack after two different ransomware groups claimed to have attacked the company. The Yamaha Corporation — different from the spun-off motorcycle division — is a Japanese manufacturing giant producing musical instruments and audio equipment. It is considered the world’s largest producer…
Norway says Ivanti zero-day was used to hack govt IT systems
Sergiu Gatlan reports: The Norwegian National Security Authority (NSM) has confirmed that attackers used a zero-day vulnerability in Ivanti’s Endpoint Manager Mobile (EPMM) solution to breach a software platform used by 12 ministries in the country. The Norwegian Security and Service Organization (DSS) said on Monday that the cyberattack did not affect Norway’s Prime Minister’s Office, the…
Norwegian ministries hit by cyberattack
The Norwegian Government Security and Service Organisation (DSS) has detected a cyber-attack on the ICT platform used by 12 ministries. The matter is currently being investigated by the police. “We are taking this incident very seriously. The Norwegian Government Security and Service Organisation (DSS) is cooperating closely with the National Security Authority (NSM) and the…
How we tried to book a train ticket and ended up with a databreach with 245,000 records
To celebrate Franco-German friendship, German Transport Minister Wissing and his French counterpart Beaune came up with something special: 30,000 free Interrail tickets per country for travel in Germany and France for young adults between 18 and 27. Codename: “Passe France Allemagne” However, many things went wrong when the Interrail passes were distributed. In the following, we want…
Recycling giant TOMRA pulls systems offline following ‘extensive cyberattack’
Paul Kunert reports: Norwegian mining and recycling giant TOMRA says it has isolated tech systems as it deals with an “extensive cyberattack.” TOMRA has multiple divisions that focus on areas including waste and recycling solutions, metal sorting systems, mining machine systems and food sorting equipment. It turned over $1.2 billion in calendar 2022. Read more…