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Chinese hackers target Tibetan websites in malware attack, cybersecurity group says
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1 month, 1 week ago

Chinese hackers target Tibetan websites in malware attack, cybersecurity group says

Associated Press  

BANGKOK — A hacking group that is believed to be Chinese state- The hack of the Tibet Post and Gyudmed Tantric University websites appears geared toward obtaining access to the computers of people visiting to obtain information on them and their activities, according to the analysis by the Insikt Group, the threat research division of the Massachusetts-based cybersecurity consultancy Recorded …

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Hospital chain attack part of ongoing cybersecurity concerns
2 years, 2 months ago

Hospital chain attack part of ongoing cybersecurity concerns

Associated Press  

CHICAGO — Diverted ambulances. Despite the lingering questions, the incident underscores the growing concerns surrounding ransomware attacks on health care systems with patient care at stake. Brett Callow, a threat analyst with cybersecurity provider Emsisoft, said the incident could be “the most significant attack on the health care sector to date” if all CommonSpirit hospitals and other facilities were affected. …

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Scale, details of massive Kaseya ransomware attack emerge
3 years, 5 months ago

Scale, details of massive Kaseya ransomware attack emerge

Associated Press  

BOSTON — Cybersecurity teams worked feverishly Sunday to stem the impact of the single biggest global ransomware attack on record, with some details emerging about how the Russia-linked gang responsible breached the company whose software was the conduit. CEO Fred Voccola of the breached software company, Kaseya, estimated the victim number in the low thousands, mostly small businesses like “dental …

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Colonial Pipeline posted cybersecurity job opening before attack
3 years, 7 months ago

Colonial Pipeline posted cybersecurity job opening before attack

Al Jazeera  

The job posting for Colonial Pipeline’s ‘manager of cybersecurity’ role was still live on its website on Wednesday as the company announced the pipeline would restart five days after the cyberattack. The job posting for Colonial’s “manager of cybersecurity” was still live on its website on Wednesday as the company announced the pipeline would restart five days after the cyberattack. …

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U.S. pipeline company halts operations after cyberattack
3 years, 7 months ago

U.S. pipeline company halts operations after cyberattack

The Hindu  

The operator of a major pipeline system that transports fuel across the East Coast said on Saturday that it had been victimised by a ransomware attack and that it had halted all pipeline operations to deal with the threat. In this case, Colonial Pipeline said the ransomware attack on Friday affected some of its information technology systems and that the …

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Major US pipeline network shuts after ‘cybersecurity attack’
3 years, 7 months ago

Major US pipeline network shuts after ‘cybersecurity attack’

Al Jazeera  

Colonial Pipeline says it temporarily halted all pipeline operations after incident involving ransomware. A major pipeline operator in the United States has been forced to shut its entire network after a cyber attack that the company confirmed on Saturday involved ransomware. Colonial Pipeline said in a statement late on Friday that it was the victim of “a cybersecurity attack”. “In …

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