WCE3 reports: In a shocking incident, some Pakistani agents reportedly hacked the official website of Sambalpur University in Odisha today. According to reports, the University’s website’s page ‘grievance.suniv.ac.in’ was hacked by the agents who wrote ‘hacked by Devil Killer.’ Hacking of the website came to the fore as some students were using it for their…
UK: Tesco website hacked and down for second day
Claire Gordon reports: One of the UK’s biggest supermarkets has been hit by hackers leaving its website and shopping app offline. The Tesco website is hacked and showing an error message for the second day running leaving people unable to fill their virtual trolleys, book delivery slots or amend existing orders. A spokesperson for the…
Swiss exhibitions organizer MCH Group hit by cyber-attack
Emma Woollacott reports: Swiss events organizer and marketing company MCH Group was hit by a malware attack on Wednesday (October 20), and says it is working to get systems up and running again. The company has more than 700 employees and runs around 90 exhibitions, including the Art Basel shows in Basel, Miami Beach, and Hong Kong,…
Tech Etch notifying employees of August ransomware incident
Today’s reminder that a business may also have a health plan for employees with protected health information. PLYMOUTH, Mass., Oct. 23, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Tech Etch, a trusted provider of critical components specializing in manufacturing precision-engineered thin metal components, flexible printed circuits, and EMI/RFI shielding, announced today that it will begin notifying current and former employees whose information…
SIAE (Italian Society of Authors and Publishers) hit by ransomware; threat actors claim they were in the network for 6 months
If you are interested in ransomware attacks or other attacks on Italian entities, you should bookmark SuspectFile.com. Marco A. De Felice generally publishes in Italian, but machine translations are usually very clear — and if there is something you don’t understand, Marco is happy to explain how things work in Italy if you hit him…
Waikato DHB failed OIA requirements over cyber security breach – Ombudsman
Natalie Akoorie reports: A district health board has failed to meet its requirements under the Official Information Act, prompting intervention from the Chief Ombudsman. Waikato District Health Board largely ignored a series of questions from Local Democracy Reporting in June regarding the cyber security breach that paralysed the DHB in May, forcing the postponement of surgeries…