ESO Solutions has started notifying 2.7 million individuals that their personal and health information was compromised in a ransomware attack. Security Week reports: The incident occurred on September 28 and forced the company, a data and software provider for emergency responders, hospitals, and state and federal agencies, to take systems offline to contain it. The attackers, […]
Europol, ENISA, national law enforcement and the private sector join forces to fight this growing threat Europol, law enforcement authorities from 17 countries and the European Union Agency for Cybersecurity (ENISA) have joined forces with the private sector partners, including Group-IB and Sansec, to fight digital skimming attacks. With the support of national Computer Security […]
National Mortgage Professional reports: First American Financial Corporation was hit by a cyberattack on Wednesday, the company confirmed Thursday, forcing the company to take certain systems offline. The incident follows similar breaches at Fidelity National Financial (FNF), the mortgage and real estate industries’ largest underwriter of title insurance, on Nov. 19, and Mr. Cooper Group, one of the […]
Bleeping Computer reports: Ubisoft is investigating whether it suffered a breach after images of the company’s internal software and developer tools were leaked online. Ubisoft is a French video game publisher known for well-known titles, including Assassin’s Creed, FarCry, Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Siege, and the new Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora. Ubisoft told BleepingComputer that […]
Cybernews reports: More than 1.3 million files – stolen from Sony-owned Insomniac Games in last week’s ransomware attack – have now been leaked online by the Rhysida gang. Rhysida claimed the Insomniac hack of “exclusive, unique, and impressive data” on its dark leak site December 11th. The stolen data was put up for auction with a […]
The Register reports: Singapore-based Group-IB celebrated its 20th anniversary in the cybersecurity industry this year, and during this time its researchers have broken into an array of ransomware groups and their affiliates. The full number remains a secret. Before the authorities got their hands on Hive at the start of this year, Group-IB’s researchers were inside […]
FastCompany reports: Providers of critical infrastructure in the United States are doing a sloppy job of defending against cyber intrusions, the National Security Council tells Fast Company, pointing to recent Iran-linked attacks on U.S. water utilities that exploited basic security lapses. The security council tells Fast Company it’s also aware of recent intrusions by hackers linked to China’s military at […]
The New Yorker writes: At 9:54 a.m. on October 28th, an apologetic message appeared on the X account of the British Library, in London: “We are currently experiencing technical issues affecting our website. We apologise for the inconvenience and hope to resolve it as soon as possible.” […] The effect on the B.L. has been traumatic. Its […]
A small round-up of posts and analyses of the past year, and predictions for the year ahead. Looking Back at 2023: Data Breaches and Breach Laws Passed Washington State Attorney General Ferguson AG report: Data breaches decline for the second consecutive year, remain historically high List of Data Breaches and Cyber Attacks in 2023 2023 […]
Study Finds Increase in Remote Encryption Attacks Ransomware Groups
Ticker.tv reports: A recent report released cybersecurity service provider Sophos reveals a significant rise in remote encryption attacks conducted some of the most active ransomware groups. The study, titled “CryptoGuard: An Asymmetric Approach to the Ransomware Battle,” identifies ransomware groups including Akira, ALPHV/BlackCat, LockBit, Royal, and Black Basta as perpetrators of remote encryption attacks. In […]