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North Carolina County Calls in National Guard After Cyber Attack
What happens when a state bans ransom payments and a county then suffers a cyber attack? A North Carolina county is not saying whether the cyber attack they experienced was a ransomware attack, but they are following the state’s guidelines for how they are responding. The Record reports: A cyberattack on a North Carolina county […]
FBI: Royal ransomware asked 350 victims to pay $275 million
Bleeping Computer reports: The FBI and CISA revealed in a joint advisory that the Royal ransomware gang has breached the networks of at least 350 organizations worldwide since September 2022. In an update to the original advisory published in March with additional information discovered during FBI investigations, the two agencies also noted that the ransomware […]
LockBit ransomware leaks gigabytes of Boeing data
Bleeping Computer reports: LockBit ransomware has leaked more than 43GB of files from Boeing after the company refused to pay a ransom. Most of the data listed on the hacker group’s leak site are backups for various systems, the most recent of them with an October 22 timestamp. The ransomware actor posted Boeing on their […]
Hacking Gang Behind Attack on Largest Global Lender Says It Got Ransom Payment
Bloomberg reports: The hacking group behind a recent ransomware attack on the largest global lender, Industrial & Commercial Bank of China Ltd., said it received a ransom payment. A representative for the group, called LockBit, confirmed the payment on Monday but declined to provide further details. Bloomberg News wasn’t able to verify the gang’s claim, and […]
Henry Schein confirms data breach, details financial impact of cyberattack
MassDevice reports: Henry Schein (Nasdaq: HSIC)+ warned customers and suppliers today that their sensitive information may have been exposed in a cyberattack. The medical device manufacturer and distributor first disclosed the cyber security incident on Oct. 15. Then, this month, a ransomware gang known as BlackCat/ALPHV said they encrypted the company’s systems and stole 35 TB of sensitive data. […]
Denmark’s Critical Infrastructure Hit With Largest Cyberattack on Record
This time it was Denmark. Who might be next? Bank InfoSecurity reports: Hackers potentially linked to the Russian GRU Main Intelligence Directorate carried out a series of highly coordinated cyberattacks targeting Danish critical infrastructure in the nation’s largest cyber incident on record, according to a new report. SektorCERT, a nonprofit cybersecurity center for critical sectors […]
Ransomware attack on Ohio city impacts multiple services
The Record reports: A ransomware attack on Huber Heights, Ohio, is causing significant problems for several city systems. The community of nearly 45,000 residents outside of Dayton released a notice on Sunday warning that its systems were hit with ransomware at around 8 a.m. “While public safety services are not impacted the following city divisions […]
Google Sues Hackers Capitalizing on AI Hype With Alleged Bard Scams
Gizmodo reports: Ads for fake versions of Google’s generative AI tool, Bard, are showing up on Facebook to steal social media accounts of U.S. small businesses, according to a lawsuit from Google filed Monday. The phony Facebook ads ask users to download Bard, but the AI doesn’t need to be downloaded – it’s a completely web-based product. Naive users actually downloaded […]