Intel 471 released a new article today that is significant for shining some light into some otherwise murky areas. They write, in part: Intel 471 has been tracking over 25 different ransomware-as-a-service crews over the past year, ranging from well-known groups that have become synonymous with ransomware, to newly-formed variants that have risen from the…
City of Saint John hit by ‘significant’ cyber attack
CBC reports that one of my favorite Canadian locales has been hit by a cyberattack. There’s been a “significant” cyber attack against the City of Saint John, according to a news release from the municipality on Sunday evening. The city’s 911 communication system is working, but other services such as online payments systems, email and…
Commentary: ‘You may be hacked’ and other things doctors should tell you
Maximilian Kiener is Research Fellow in Philosophy at the University of Oxford. And while I have been blogging about the need to promptly disclose to patients when patient data has been acquired or dumped by threat actors, Kiener has been writing about the need for doctors to expand our concept of what constitutes the kind…
Egregor ransomware causes printers to spit out ransom notes
In a somewhat novel approach to ensuring that their victim knows they have been hacked and their systems locked up, the Egregor threat actors sent messages to some Cencosud stores. Some video was shared on Twitter by @Irlenys: El #ransomware que le pegó a Cencosud es #Egregor. La ransom note empezó a salir en las…
Hacker shares 3.2 million Pluto TV accounts for free on forum
Lawrence Abrams reports on one a number of newly dumped databases this past week: A hacker is sharing what they state are 3.2 million Pluto TV user records that were stolen during a data breach. Pluto TV is an Internet television service that lets you stream free TV shows with advertisements. The service has over 28 million…
Seine-Saint-Denis. Cyberattack at Bondy town hall: a complaint has been filed
Maëlys Dolbois reports: Since Thursday, November 12, 2020, the City of Bondy (Seine-Saint-Denis ) has been fully mobilized against a cyberattack affecting municipal services. “Our services are undergoing a massive cyber attack which renders a large part of the city’s IT equipment inoperative. In particular, e-mail boxes are affected, ”said the City. Read more on Actu. h/t, @Chum1ng0