Cybersecurity (General)

Logistics Giant CMA CGM Goes Offline to Block Malware Attack CMA CGM S.A., a French maritime transport and logistics giant, today disclosed a malware attack affecting some servers on the edge of its network. The attack forced CMA CGM’s IT teams to cut Internet access to some applications to block the malware Read more…

UHS Hospitals Hit By Reported Country-Wide Ryuk Ransomware Attack Universal Health Services (UHS), a Fortune 500 hospital and healthcare services provider, has reportedly shut down systems at healthcare facilities around the US after a cyber-attack that hit its network during early Sunday morning. UHS operates over 400 healthcare facilities in Read more…

REvil Ransomware Deposits $1 Million in Hacker Recruitment Drive The REvil Ransomware (Sodinokibi) operation has deposited $1 million in bitcoins on a Russian-speaking hacker forum to prove to potential affiliates that they mean business. Many ransomware operations are conducted as a Ransomware-as-a-Service (RaaS), where developers are in charge of developing the Read more…

Tyler Technologies Warns Clients To Change Remote Support Passwords Tyler Technologies is warning clients to change the passwords for the technology provider’s remote access accounts after suspicious logins have been reported. Earlier this week, we reported that government technology services provider Tyler Technologies suffered a ransomware attack this past Sunday. This attack Read more…

ThunderX Ransomware Silenced With Release Of A Free Decryptor A decryptor for the ThunderX ransomware has been released by cybersecurity firm Tesorion that lets victims recover their files for free. ThunderX is a relatively new ransomware that became active towards the end of August 2020. This week, Tesorion was able to find a Read more…

The Week in Ransomware – September 25th 2020 – A Modern-Day Gold Rush This week showed continued attacks against large organizations as new ransomware operations rush to join a modern-day ransomware gold rush. Over the past week, ransomware attacks targeted two large organizations and disrupted operations. The first is eyewear Read more…

Louis Vuitton Fixes Data Leak And Account Takeover Vulnerability Louis Vuitton has quietly patched a security vulnerability on its website that allowed for user account enumeration and even allowed account takeover via password resets. Founded in 1854, Louis Vuitton is a prominent luxury French fashion brand and merchandise company with over Read more…

ShopBack Investigating Incident Involving ‘Unauthorised Access’ to Customers’ Personal Data SINGAPORE: Online cashback portal ShopBack said it has initiated an investigation after being alerted to an incident involving “unauthorised access” to its systems containing customers’ personal data. In an email to its customers on Friday (Sep 25) seen by CNA, ShopBack said Read more…