If you’re old enough to remember when neighbors “borrowed” your wi-fi or cable connection so they didn’t have to pay for services, then you may appreciate the “nearest neighbor” attack as part of cyberwar. Kyiv Post reports: Russian military spies have employed an innovative technique using neighboring Wi-Fi systems to breach secure networks in an […]
It is not the first time, but it appears Iran has again attempted to attack Israel via cyberattacks. The Jerusalem Post reports: Thousands of credit card readers across Israeli gas stations and supermarket chains malfunctioned on Sunday morning in what the company responsible for the readers’ cyber safety called a suspected DDoS attack. Hyp Credit Guard […]
The Record reports: None of the water or wastewater facilities run by the American Water Works company were affected by a cyberattack that began last week, according to a statement released on Monday. The company, which supplies water to millions of Americans, filed documents with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on Monday notifying the public of […]
The Record reports: Wayne County, Michigan is dealing with a cyberattack that has shut down all government websites and limited the operations of several offices. Home to Detroit, the county is the largest in the state with more than 1.75 million residents. County spokesperson Doda Lulgjuraj told Recorded Future News that the investigation into the […]
KWCH in Kansas reports what sounds like a ransomware attack: The City of Arkansas City maintains that drinking water is safe in the city after a cyberattack on Sunday. Shana Adkisson, communications director with the City of Arkansas City, said around 5:30 a.m. on Sunday, an employee at the water treatment facility noticed that a […]
Days after customers started complaining about outages, MoneyGram has confirmed that it was the victim of a cyberattack. Bleeping Computer reports: “MoneyGram recently identified a cybersecurity issue affecting certain of our systems,” reads the announcement. “Upon detection, we immediately launched an investigation and took protective steps to address it, including proactively taking systems offline, which […]
On Thursday, the Department of Justice announced it had unsealed an indictment alleging six Russian nationals with conspiracy to commit computer intrusion and wire fraud conspiracy. Five of the defendants were officers in Unit 29155 of the Russian Main Intelligence Directorate (GRU), a military intelligence agency of the General Staff of the Armed Forces. The […]
The first response to “What do we do when our business has been hacked?” should not include, “Figure out who we blame” — or thrown under public transportation in this case. The Register reports: The Transport for London (TfL) “cyber incident” is heading into its third day amid claims that a popular appliance might have […]
Bloomberg reports an update on the cyberattack of the WazirX cryptocurrency exchange. The attack, suspected to be linked to the Lazarus Group in North Korea, resulted in the theft of $234 million from the Indian exchange and left WazirX announcing that they were unlikely to recover 43% of the stolen funds. The attacker behind India’s […]
Vodka maker Stoli Group files for bankruptcy protection in U.S., cyberattack contributing to woes
CBS reports that the owner of Stoli brand vodka and Kentucky Owl bourbon has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. Stoli Group (USA) “is experiencing financial difficulties,” according to the court filing. The firm claims it has assets estimated between $100 million and $500 million, and liabilities between $50 million and $100 million. The company’s […]