June 28, 2024 at 02:14PM IMS, a multinational corporation specializing in business consulting and IT services, experienced a LockBit ransomware attack in November 2023, compromising sensitive data of over 6 million individuals. The impacted data includes personal and financial information, prompting IMS to offer identity protection and credit monitoring services. The incident affected organizations such … Read more
June 28, 2024 at 01:06PM Lurie Children’s Hospital in Chicago has been hit by a cyberattack, compromising personal information of 791,000 patients. Cybercriminals disrupted the hospital’s systems, affecting patient portal, medical records, and communications. The investigation is ongoing, and the hospital is offering identity protection services to affected individuals for 24 months. From the meeting … Read more
June 28, 2024 at 11:11AM Evolve Bank, headquartered in Arkansas, was targeted by LockBit ransomware, resulting in a data leak on the Dark Web. Despite this, Evolve assures customers that retail banking services remain secure. The incident followed a recent enforcement action by the Federal Reserve against Evolve for deficiencies in anti-money laundering and risk … Read more
June 28, 2024 at 07:12AM Hundreds of thousands of individuals were informed by Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago that their personal and health information was compromised in a ransomware attack. Cybercriminals accessed the hospital’s systems between January 26 and 31, 2024, stealing a wide range of sensitive data. The hospital refused … Read more
June 27, 2024 at 06:59PM The BlackSuit ransomware gang targeted Japanese media conglomerate KADOKAWA, leading to widespread system outages and impacting its various operations, including Niconico services. KADOKAWA is focused on restoring its accounting and publication functions. However, the ransomware gang threatens to publish stolen data on July 1 unless a ransom is paid. The … Read more
June 26, 2024 at 02:21PM The LockBit ransomware group made a bold claim, stating they breached the US Federal Reserve and stole 33 terabytes of banking data. However, it was revealed that they targeted an individual bank, not the Fed. This baseless claim is seen as a desperate attempt by LockBit to stay relevant after … Read more
June 25, 2024 at 04:35PM A cybercrime group has demanded $8 million after breaching Indonesia’s national data center, impacting over 200 government agencies. Despite the disruption, including at airports, the government has refused to pay the ransom, with efforts underway by the National Cyber and Crypto Agency to recover from the attack. The incident marks … Read more
June 25, 2024 at 09:44AM Indonesia’s national data center was hacked by a group demanding an $8 million ransom, disrupting over 200 government agencies’ services. Although some services have been restored, efforts continue, and investigations are underway to regain access to the data. The government has made it clear that they will not pay the … Read more
June 25, 2024 at 08:00AM Rare VR headset attacks were demonstrated by researcher Harish Santhanalakshmi Ganesan, who managed to install ransomware on Meta’s Quest 3 using a method relying on limited Android-based system knowledge and social engineering. Despite no specific malware vulnerability found, the process exposes the potential for similar attacks and serves as a … Read more
June 25, 2024 at 06:43AM Major disruptions have hit North American car dealerships following cyberattacks on CDK Global, impacting operations and causing delays for car buyers. Several dealership chains implemented alternative processes to continue operations. CDK serves more than 15,000 retail locations in North America and the outage is expected to last several days. Customers … Read more