Raphael Satter, Jack Stubbs, and Christopher Bing report: Elite hackers tried to break into the World Health Organization earlier this month, sources told Reuters, part of what a senior agency official said was a more than two-fold increase in cyberattacks. WHO Chief Information Security Officer Flavio Aggio said the identity of the hackers was unclear,…
SC: Bluffton Township Fire District systems attacked with ransomware
I had missed this ransomware incident report last week from Marah Brock: On March 15, the Bluffton Township Fire District’s electronic systems were hacked. Officials said in a press release that during the day personnel reported district-wide issues accessing server information, reporting systems and everyday computer programs. Read more on Fox28media. They do not report…
Hacker selling data of 538 million Weibo users
Catalin Cimpanu reports: The personal details of more than 538 million users of Chinese social network Weibo are currently available for sale online, according to ads seen by ZDNet and corroborating reports from Chinese media. In ads posted on the dark web and other places, a hacker claims to have breached Weibo in mid-2019 and…
Ameren Missouri Equipment Supplier Targeted In Ransomware Attack
Shahla Farzan reports: Ransomware attackers have stolen data from a third-party vendor that supplies utility equipment to Ameren Missouri power plants. Dozens of data files from Ohio-based LTI Power Systems appeared on a ransomware server in late February, including equipment diagrams and schematics from two Ameren Missouri facilities. No customer information appears to have been…
UK medical firm poised for work on coronavirus had been hit by Maze ransomware
Bill Goodwin has an important update on the Maze ransomware group’s attack on a London entity that does clinical pharmacology testing. I had blogged about the attack on this entity after Maze went back on their public pledge to stop all activity against the medical sector. Although Maze had attacked the facility before their pledge,…
Police investigate ransomware attack at Jamaica National
Jamaica Observer reports: The Jamaica National Group says the Jamaica Constabulary Force’s Major Organised Crime and Anti-Corruption Agency and other security agencies are now investigating a ransomware attack on the organisation which occurred last Saturday, March 14. The JN group said its Information Technology and Cybersecurity teams immediately acted to contain the effects of the…