Simon Sharwood reports: Toyota has admitted to a pair of cyber-attacks. The first hit the European operations of its subsidiary Daihatsu Diesel Company, a Toyota-owned company entity that designs engines. In a statement [PDF] dated May 16th, Daihatsu said it “experienced a problem in accessing its file server in the internal system on 14 May 2021.” “After…
WI: Ransomware attack responsible for internet issues at Tigerton schools
Landen Moore reports: A sophisticated ransomware attack limited the Tigerton School District’s ability to access certain systems. Superintendent Kelley Strike provided the update in an email to FOX 11 on Tuesday. The update comes one day after students returned to the classroom following a five-day weekend over a computer network disruption. Read more on Fox11.
U.S. Government Seeks Information About Victims Of December 2017 EtherDelta Hack
U.S. Government Seeks Information About Victims Of December 2017 EtherDelta Hack Conspiracy to defraud victims of cryptocurrency exchange platform resulted in theft of at least $1.4 million, prompting government to call for victims to come forward May 20 – SAN FRANCISCO – The Office of the United States Attorney and the United States Secret Service…
Cz: National library reports outage due to cyberattack
Last month, DataBreaches.net reported an attack on the municipality of Olomouc in the Czech Republic. This month, we report an attack on Národní knihovna ČR, the national library of the Czech Republic. CTK of iDNES reports that it was the target of an overnight cyber attack. Threat actors: attacked the lending system. After the attack was…
TX: Betenbough Homes target of Sodinokibi threat actors
The Sodinokibi (“REvil”) threat actors have added Betenbough Homes to their dark web leak site where they post files from victims who have not paid their extortion demands. In the case of Betenbough, the attack was just added today to REvil’s site, but the breach occurred on May 3. The most recent statement from the…
Ca: Accused Netwalker affiliate facing extradition on ransomware charges denied release
Matthew Kupfer reports that Sébastien Vachon-Desjardins has been denied release while he awaits his extradition hearing. According to a document from the RCMP, authorities seized hundreds of thousands of dollars from Vachon-Desjardins’s home and safety deposit boxes after his arrest, while also discovering a cryptocurrency wallet with contents valued at about $50 million. Read more on…