Sead Fadilpašić reports: HR software and payroll powerhouse SD Worx suffered a cyberattack last week, forcing it to shut down some of its IT systems. In a notification issued to potentially affected customers, SD Worx said it spotted malicious behavior in its networks and, so in order to isolate the threat, ceased operation of its systems for…
Category: Non-U.S.
Bits ‘n Pieces (Trozos y Piezas)
CL: Attack on multinational SONDA claimed by Medusa The Chilean IT multinational SONDA, which has a presence in 11 countries, has been placed on the leaks page of the threat actor Medusa Locker. Medusa’s leak site displays some file captures from different countries where this company operates. The proof includes an affidavit from SONDA Peru,…
Big Pharma-partnered Evotec on high alert after cyber attack takes systems offline
Max Bayer reports: German biotech Evotec is on high alert after a late-week cyber attack prompted the company to shut down its network. Evotec says that unusual activity was noticed on its IT systems on April 6, prompting the company to take its digital infrastructure offline. A forensic examination of the breach is underway to learn…
Thai authorities still looking for “9Near” (Updated)
The case of the “9Near” hacker continues to make the news in Thailand. The story began last month when someone offered to sell data on 55 million Thai citizens on BreachForums. Days later, and before there was any evidence of any sale, BreachForums was taken offline after police arrested the forum’s owner, “Pompompurin.” Not to…
NZZ has to shut down the newspaper production system after a cyber attack
APA/SDA reports: The “exceptional situation” is also associated with a reduction in the size of the print edition. According to media reports, the attackers are demanding a ransom for the blocked system. The “Neue Zürcher Zeitung” continues to struggle with problems two weeks after a cyber attack on its computers. The publisher shut down central…
Es: Clinic hackers threaten to destroy information about patients with infectious diseases
World Nation News reports the threat actors who attacked Hospital Clínic de Barcelona are threatening to release sensitive medical information on patients. In particular, they warned that “in the near future” they will publish information about patients with infectious diseases and information about the use of experimental drugs in the elderly that the Barcelona center…