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US sanctions China cyber firm for potentially deadly ransomware attack
1 week, 6 days ago

US sanctions China cyber firm for potentially deadly ransomware attack

Al Jazeera  

Some firewalls targeted in the US were protecting critical infrastructure companies, the US Treasury Department says. Guan Tianfeng, an employee of Sichuan Silence Information Technology Company, deployed malicious software to 81,000 firewalls run by thousands of companies worldwide in April 2020, including 23,000 in the US, the Treasury Department said in a statement on Tuesday. Sichuan Silence is a cybersecurity …

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Ransomware Gangs’ Merciless Attacks Bleed Small Companies Dry
2 weeks, 3 days ago

Ransomware Gangs’ Merciless Attacks Bleed Small Companies Dry

Live Mint  

-- The black-and-white message flickering across computer screens sparked panic at Knights of Old, a 158-year-old UK delivery company: “If you’re reading this, it means the internal infrastructure of your company is fully or partially dead.” Knights’ network for managing trucks was down. “No business can ignore this threat, no matter how big or small,” says Paul Abbott, 58, Knights’ …

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Starbucks, other retailers hit by ransomware attack on tech provider
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3 weeks, 6 days ago

Starbucks, other retailers hit by ransomware attack on tech provider

Live Mint  

A ransomware attack against a major supply chain technology provider left retailers including Starbucks and U.K. grocery chain Sainsbury’s scrambling to manage operations including scheduling and handling inventories. Blue Yonder, one of the world’s largest supply chain software providers, said Monday it was working to restore services after the attack last week disrupted systems it hosts for customers. Sainsbury’s and …

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Starbucks forced to pay its baristas manually because of a ransomware attack on third-party software
4 weeks ago

Starbucks forced to pay its baristas manually because of a ransomware attack on third-party software

CNN  

CNN — A ransomware attack has disrupted a third-party software system that Starbucks uses to track and manage its baristas’ schedules, forcing the coffee chain to shift to manual mode to ensure its employees get paid properly, a Starbucks spokesperson said Monday. Starbucks’ store leadership have advised their employees on how to work around the outage manually, and the company …

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Software company providing services to US and UK grocery stores says it was hit by ransomware attack
4 weeks, 1 day ago

Software company providing services to US and UK grocery stores says it was hit by ransomware attack

CNN  

CNN — A major software supply-chain company, which counts US and UK grocery stores and Fortune 500 firms as clients, said it was hit by a ransomware attack this weekend. The hackers hit Blue Yonder — an Arizona-based software firm acquired by Panasonic in 2021 — affecting a private cloud computing service the company provides some customers, but not the …

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Russian man accused of being connected to multimillion-dollar ransomware gang is extradited to US
1 month ago

Russian man accused of being connected to multimillion-dollar ransomware gang is extradited to US

CNN  

CNN — A Russian man has been extradited from South Korea to the US to face charges in connection with a ransomware gang that allegedly extorted more than $16 million from victims around the world, US prosecutors said Monday. 42-year-old Evgenii Ptitsyn is accused of administering the sale, distribution and operation of Phobos, a type of ransomware that has been …

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AI-Driven Cyberattacks: A Growing Threat to Businesses
1 month, 3 weeks ago

AI-Driven Cyberattacks: A Growing Threat to Businesses

New Indian Express  

Cybersecurity experts are concerned about the rise of AI-generated attacks, which pose a significant threat to businesses of all sizes. AI attacks, API risks, and phishing are among the most worrisome threats, with 54% of security leaders identifying AI-generated attacks as the biggest security risk. These attacks can disrupt essential production operations, threaten sensitive data, and lead to significant financial …

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Cybercriminals Pose a Greater Threat of Disruptive US Election Hacks Than Russia or China
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Cybercriminals Pose a Greater Threat of Disruptive US Election Hacks Than Russia or China

Wired  

Russian, Chinese, and Iranian state-backed hackers have been active throughout the 2024 United States campaign season, compromising digital accounts associated with political campaigns, spreading disinformation, and probing election systems. But in a report from early October, the threat-sharing and coordination group known as the Election Infrastructure ISAC warned that cybercriminals like ransomware attackers pose a far greater risk of launching …

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Cyber experts reveal the four-hour window YOU are most likely to be hacked or scammed
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Cyber experts reveal the four-hour window YOU are most likely to be hacked or scammed

Daily Mail  

If you wake up to a message from an unknown number or email address, it could be a hacker. Companies are most vulnerable between one and five in the morning and on holidays when IT personnel are less likely to monitor the systems for potential attacks 'We see ransomware attacks happening during when defenders are less vigilant, and users are …

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Editorial: A ransomware attack closed L.A. courts for two days. The public deserves a full accounting
4 months, 1 week ago

Editorial: A ransomware attack closed L.A. courts for two days. The public deserves a full accounting

LA Times  

The former federal courthouse on Spring Street in downtown Los Angeles now houses part of the Los Angeles Superior Court, which was shut down for several days in July by a ransomware attack. The Los Angeles Superior Court has an enormous data and online system that for years remained too vulnerable to hackers. California L.A. County Superior Court hit by …

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Gold producer Evolution Mining confirms ransomware cyber attack, says incident 'contained'
4 months, 1 week ago

Gold producer Evolution Mining confirms ransomware cyber attack, says incident 'contained'

ABC  

A cybersecurity expert says Australia's resources sector will be increasingly targeted by hackers following an attack on the country's second-biggest gold miner. "The company has been working with its external cyber forensic experts to investigate the incident," Evolution said in its ASX statement. One report every six minutes The attack has been reported to the Australian Cyber Security Centre, a …

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The Rising Tide of Ransomware
4 months, 1 week ago

The Rising Tide of Ransomware

The Quint  

Clearly, QUAD cooperation on ransomware is pertinent and in line with the efforts so far to make cyber security and critical and emerging technologies an area of cooperation as both were being challenged in the Indo-Pacific region. At the global level, concerns around the digital ecosystem and its security and resilience resulted in more engagements at various levels—both diplomatically and …

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Bengaluru-based Sobha Limited hit with ransomware attack, company says no impact observed
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Bengaluru-based Sobha Limited hit with ransomware attack, company says no impact observed

Hindustan Times  

Bengaluru-based real estate firm Sobha Limited’s IT infrastructure was hit by a ransomware attack on August 4, the company said in a regulatory filing. Ransomware attack hits Bengaluru-based Sobha Limited’s IT systems “This is to inform about a cyber security incidence that occurred yesterday, wherein our company's IT infrastructure was targeted by a ransomware attack,” the company said in its …

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Cybersecurity experts reveal what exactly happened in the ransomware attacks that took down 300 banks
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Cybersecurity experts reveal what exactly happened in the ransomware attacks that took down 300 banks

Firstpost  

Very basically, C-Edge Technologies Ltd, the joint venture between Tata Consultancy Services Ltd and State Bank of India was attacked using a sophisticated variant of their ransomware according to a report by CloudSEK The recent ransomware attack that basically took down over 300 small Indian banks and has rendered ATM usage and online payments has been attributed to the notorious …

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India sees 11 percent rise in malware, 22 pc jump in ransomware attacks: Report
4 months, 3 weeks ago

India sees 11 percent rise in malware, 22 pc jump in ransomware attacks: Report

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: Malware attacks in India rose by 11 per cent while ransomware cyber attacks jumped by 22 per cent in 2024, reflecting the escalating nature of cyber threats for businesses, a report by SonicWall said.Malware attacks rose by 11 per cent to 13,44,566 in 2024 from 12,13,528 in 2023, the 2024 SonicWall Mid-Year Cyber Threat Report said. While ransomware …

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Ransomware attack disables computers at blood center serving 250 hospitals in southeast US
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Ransomware attack disables computers at blood center serving 250 hospitals in southeast US

Associated Press  

ORLANDO, Fla. — A not-for-profit blood center serving much of the southeastern United States is facing a ransomware attack, officials said Wednesday. To manage its blood supply, the blood center was asking more than 250 hospitals to activate their critical blood shortage protocols. The blood center also was using manual processes to maintain basic operations, officials said. Blood centers across …

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Retail payments at several co-operative, regional rural banks hit due to ransomware attack
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Retail payments at several co-operative, regional rural banks hit due to ransomware attack

Live Mint  

Several co-operative banks and regional rural banks were impacted on Wednesday, facing an interruption in retail payments, following a ransomware attack on associate technology service provider C-Edge Technologies Ltd, National Payments Corp. of India said in a statement. “It has been brought to NPCI’s notice that C-Edge Technologies Ltd, a technology service provider who caters mostly to cooperative and regional …

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US plans to hunt down North Korean hackers who attacked healthcare, defence networks
4 months, 3 weeks ago

US plans to hunt down North Korean hackers who attacked healthcare, defence networks

Firstpost  

The FBI has been collecting evidence against a hacking group called Andariel, which is considered a part of the larger North Korean Lazarus group. These hackers have been using US-based tech infrastructure to carry out their attacks The US is ramping up efforts to track down North Korean hackers responsible for attacking healthcare and defence networks. An email address found …

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North Korea-backed cyber group sought to steal nuclear secrets, NCSC says
4 months, 4 weeks ago

North Korea-backed cyber group sought to steal nuclear secrets, NCSC says

The Independent  

Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Please try again later {{ /verifyErrors }} A North Korea-backed …

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Devastating ransomware attack shuts down L.A. County courts. All courthouses to reopen Tuesday
5 months ago

Devastating ransomware attack shuts down L.A. County courts. All courthouses to reopen Tuesday

LA Times  

The Stanley Mosk Courthouse in downtown Los Angeles was closed Monday after a ransomware attack, which officials said did not appear to be related to the CrowdStrike software update that paralyzed computers around the world last week. The Los Angeles County Superior Court, the biggest trial court in the country, remained closed Monday as it sought to recover from a …

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L.A. County Superior Court hit by ransomware attack
5 months ago

L.A. County Superior Court hit by ransomware attack

LA Times  

The Los Angeles County Superior Court system was hit by a ransomware attack Friday morning, prompting officials to disable network systems through at least the weekend. The attack does not appear related to the faulty CrowdStrike update that sparked a global technology outage Friday, officials said in a statement. Law enforcement is investigating the attack on the court and so …

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Global IT collapse puts cyber firm CrowdStrike in spotlight
5 months ago

Global IT collapse puts cyber firm CrowdStrike in spotlight

LA Times  

A glitchy update from cybersecurity company CrowdStrike was responsible for disabling potentially millions of corporate and government computers around the world that run on Microsoft Windows. Representatives of Austin, Texas-based CrowdStrike confirmed online reports that a glitchy update was responsible for disabling potentially millions of corporate and government Windows computers around the world and causing the dreaded “blue screen of …

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Google Is Piloting Face Recognition for Office Security
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Google Is Piloting Face Recognition for Office Security

Wired  

WIRED learned this week that Amazon Web Services investigated claims that the AI search startup Perplexity may have violated the cloud company's rules by appearing to pull data from websites that have attempted to shield themselves from such scraping. At its campus in Kirkland, Washington, Google is rolling out a face recognition system to detect “unauthorized individuals” and block their …

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Indonesia won't pay an $8 million ransom after a cyberattack compromised its national data center
5 months, 4 weeks ago

Indonesia won't pay an $8 million ransom after a cyberattack compromised its national data center

Hindustan Times  

JAKARTA, Indonesia — Indonesia's national data center has been compromised by a hacking group asking for a $8 million ransom that the government says it won't pay. The attackers have held data hostage and offered a key for access in return for the $8 million ransom, said PT Telkom Indonesia’s director of network & IT solutions, Herlan Wijanarko, without giving …

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