Hunters International claims ransom on Chinese mega-bank’s London HQ

September 11, 2024 at 02:03PM Hunters International ransomware gang claims to have stolen 5.2 million files from the London branch of the Chinese state-owned bank ICBC and set a deadline of September 13 for their release. ICBC has not responded, and the authenticity of the stolen information remains unconfirmed. Financially motivated criminals target banks due … Read more

Lumen Q3 DDoS Report: Banking Was the Most Targeted Industry for the First Time

October 26, 2023 at 06:18PM New data from Lumen Technologies reveals that the banking industry was the most targeted vertical for Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks in Q3 2023. A single banking customer experienced over 230 DDoS attacks in a single day, but Lumen’s multi-layered DDoS mitigation approach prevented any downtime. The report also … Read more

University of Michigan: Employee, student data stolen in cyberattack

October 23, 2023 at 03:41PM Hackers breached the University of Michigan’s network in August, accessing systems with information belonging to students, applicants, alumni, donors, employees, patients, and research study participants. The unauthorized access lasted from August 23-27, and the data exposed included personal, financial, and medical details. The university detected the suspicious activity and isolated … Read more