Bill Toulas reports: Only about three weeks ago, we reported on the closure of the NEMTY project – at least as far as its RaaS (ransomware as a service) operations are concerned. The authors of the successful strain decided to go private and hunt bigger fish, while they shared the source code of NEMTY with a selection…
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London accounting firm attacked by Sodinokibi operators
The London accountancy firm MJ Payne Ltd advertises that it is a Specialist accounting services for small and micro businesses. Stress free. They may need to redact the “Stress free” claim now that they have allegedly been attacked by REvil ransomware operators. On Friday, and as proof of their attack, the REvil operators posted screencaps…
Poland: UODO begins investigation of data breach at SWPS University
Noted by OneTrust DataGuidance: The Polish data protection authority (‘UODO’) announced, on 30 April 2020, that it had begun investigating a data breach that occurred at the SWPS University of Humanities and Social Sciences (‘SWPS University’). In particular, the UODO stated that the incident concerned a ransomware attack which affected students and employees. In addition, the UODO highlighted that SWPS University, which is the…
Zaha Hadid Architects held to ransom by cyberhacker
Will Ing reports: A computer hacker has attempted to extort money from Zaha Hadid Architects (ZHA) after breaking into its servers and stealing confidential information The practice was attacked by ransomware – a type of malicious software – which remotely accessed a computer at its London office earlier this month. ZHA alerted police on Tuesday…
CO: Parkview Medical Center confirms cyber attack
Jake Gadon reports that Parkview Medical Center in Pueblo, Colorado was the target of a cyber attack on Tuesday, April 21st. As of April 24, the IT systems were still out, and as of this morning, there is still a notice on the center’s home page that says: Parkview Medical Center is currently experiencing a…
Email, class registration, payroll down from computer hack at Illinois Valley Community College
From WCMY: Illinois Valley Community College’s administrators believe the computer hack they discovered Friday can be fixed and a private company can do it. They don’t know what it’ll cost yet, but they believe the computer systems can be unlocked within ten days. IVCC Vice President for Business Services and Finance Cheryl Roelfsema said at…