CBS Chicago reports: Illinois State Police announced Wednesday that they have arrested a former Elgin Mental Health Center employee on identity theft charges. Kayla Brown, 25, of Country Club Hills, has been charged with a total of four felony counts of identity theft. She is an employee of the Illinois Department of Human Services, which…
Thai securities trading firm goes offline after cyberattack
It seems that yet another group of threat actors are trying the double-extortion method, replete with trying to get media coverage. “ALTDOS,” as they call themselves, contacted a number of news outlets in Thailand and online news sites to announce that they had attacked CGSEC on December 4. “A large Thailand SET public listed company…
Cyberattack cost UVM Medical Center $1.5 million a day
Kate Jickling reports: The October cyberattack cost the University of Vermont Medical Center $1.5 million a day in increased expenses and lost revenue, hospital president Stephen Leffler said Tuesday. That “back of the envelope” calculation doesn’t include the cost of getting the system back up and running, he told reporters. Forty-two days have elapsed since…
Individual Pleads Guilty to Participating in Internet-of-Things Cyberattack in 2016
There’s an update to a case previously reported on this site in 2016. From the U.S. Department of Justice: An individual, formerly a juvenile, pleaded guilty to committing acts of federal juvenile delinquency in relation to a cyberattack that caused massive disruption to the Internet in October 2016. Acting Assistant Attorney General Brian C. Rabbitt…
World’s largest manufacturer of machines and systems for solid wood processing hit in cyberattack.
Klaus T. Mende reports (translation): Michael Weinig AG in Tauberbischofsheim fell victim to an “organized cyber attack” over the weekend. This was confirmed by Andre Engert, press spokesman for the world’s largest manufacturer of machines and systems in solid wood processing. “The necessary steps were taken immediately and the attack was countered with fast, targeted…
Ransomware Attack Causing Major Outages to City and County Services
On December 6, TXK reported: A ransomeware (sic) cyber attack has struck city computers causing outages across Bowie and Miller Counties. According to Bowie County 202nd District Court Judge John Tidwell, “the computers at the Courthouse and BiState have been shut down today along with other agencies.” Read more on TXK Today. Today, Texarkana posted…