Catalin Cimpanu reports: More than 100 smart irrigation systems were left exposed online without a password last month, allowing anyone to access and tamper with water irrigation programs for crops, tree plantations, cities, and building complexes. The exposed irrigation systems were discovered by Security Joes, a small boutique security firm based in Israel. Read more on…
AU: Isentia hit by cyber attack
Justin Hendry reports: Media monitoring provider Isentia has suffered a “cyber security incident” that is affecting its flagship intelligence and insights service. The company said in a financial filing on Tuesday that it is “urgently investigating” the incident, which is “disrupting services within its SaaS platform Mediaportal”. Read more on iTnews. h/t, @Chum1ng0
Steelcase furniture giant hit by Ryuk ransomware attack
Lawrence Abrams reports: In an 8-K form filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Steelcase has disclosed that they were the victim of a cyberattack on October 22nd, 2020. On October 22, 2020, Steelcase Inc. (the “Company”) detected a cyberattack on its information technology systems. The Company promptly implemented a series of containment measures to address…
As international travel services re-open, fraudsters resume
When COVID-19 travel restrictions eased as countries tried to re-open borders to travelers, researchers at Gemini Advisory observed that the sale of travel services — both legal and illegal — started to increase, opening up more opportunities for cybercriminals to monetize stolen payment card data. For those not really knowledgeable about travel services fraud, Gemini…
Enel Group, cyber attack: NetWalker is ready to publish the first data
Marco A. De Felice aka @amvinfe writes: The NetWalker Ransomware Group gives the Enel Group seven days to pay the ransom and get back 4.54 TB of data stolen during the cyber attack last June. In a note released in the hours following the June 7 cyber attack, the multinational said it had managed to…
How Swedish authorities’ confidential information was leaked in hacker attack
AFP and The Local report: Security arrangements for the Swedish parliament, alarm systems and details of bank vault floor plans have been shared online in a data leak that saw around 38,000 files stolen by hackers. A total of 19 gigabytes of information and around 38,000 files were stolen from security group Gunnebo by one…