Chris Keall reports: Privacy Commissioner Michael Webster is planning an investigation after Wellington-based IT provider Mercury IT was hit by a ransomware attack – potentially compromising sensitive data it hosts for multiple clients, including health insurer Accuro, BusinessNZ, the NZ National Nurses Association and the Ministry of Justice, with 15,000 Coroners Court files taken out. The…
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Rackspace’s Hosted Exchange disruption was due to a ransomware attack
Rackspace has issued another update to its recent security incident. It now discloses that this was a ransomware attack: We appreciate your patience as we continue to work through the security issues that have affected our Hosted Exchange environment. As you know, on Friday, December 2nd, 2022, we became aware of suspicious activity and immediately…
Another class action lawsuit against Empress EMS filed over July ransomware attack
Another lawsuit has been filed in the wake of a ransomware attack on a New York ambulance service. Now we hear that the victim paid ransom. Will it make a difference? Firehouse reports: A lawsuit has been filed against Empress Ambulance in New York after hackers accessed patient information. According to the class action lawsuit…
In: Safdarjung Hospital reports cyberattack but not ransomware
ANI reports: Safdarjung Hospital officials on Saturday said the hospital was under a cyber-attack, but the damage was not as severe as it had been for the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) hospital. A hospital spokesperson indicated that this was not a ransomware attack. Read more at Times of India.
Paying the Ransom in Response to a Ransomware Attack can Sometimes Backfire
Nolan Goldberg and Margaret Ukwu of Proskauer write: A new study by Hiscox, a privacy and cyber security insurance company, sheds light on additional practical concerns that should be taken into account in that balancing of potential risks and benefits. Hiscox released its sixth annual Cyber Readiness Report 2022. In it, Hiscox raises a number…
#StopRansomware: Cuba Ransomware
Joint Cybersecurity Advisory Product ID: AA22-335A December 1, 2022 TLP:CLEAR The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) are releasing this joint CSA to disseminate known Cuba ransomware IOCs and TTPs associated with Cuba ransomware actors identified through FBI investigations, third-party reporting, and open-source reporting. This advisory updates the…