November 20, 2023 at 09:33AM Johnson Controls has released patches for a critical vulnerability found in some of its industrial refrigeration products. The flaw, known as CVE-2023-4804, could allow unauthorized access to debug features. Impacted products include control panels used in the food and beverage industry worldwide. The patches fix the vulnerability that could potentially … Read more
November 20, 2023 at 07:45AM Personal information of employees was stolen in a ransomware attack on Yamaha Motor’s subsidiary in the Philippines. The attack occurred on October 25, affecting one server managed by Yamaha Motor Philippines. The company immediately set up a countermeasures team and restored unaffected servers. The INC Ransom gang claimed responsibility for … Read more
November 17, 2023 at 05:08PM The British Library confirmed that a ransomware attack caused a major outage, with recovery taking longer than expected. The library’s website remains offline and the attack has impacted its online systems, services, and onsite facilities. Protective measures have been implemented and a forensic investigation is ongoing with the help of … Read more
November 17, 2023 at 11:47AM Yamaha Motor’s motorcycle manufacturing subsidiary in the Philippines was hit by a ransomware attack, resulting in the theft and leak of some employees’ personal information. The breach was detected on October 25, and the company has been investigating with the help of external security experts. The attack was attributed to … Read more
November 17, 2023 at 08:39AM The British Library has confirmed that a ransomware attack is the cause of a major outage affecting its services. The library is still investigating the attack and has not disclosed how the hackers breached its systems. The website is still offline three weeks after the incident. The library expects some … Read more
November 16, 2023 at 02:04PM Toyota Financial Services (TFS) has experienced unauthorized access on some of its systems in Europe and Africa as a result of a ransomware attack by the Medusa gang. The hackers are demanding an $8 million ransom and have threatened to leak stolen data if it is not paid. TFS has … Read more
November 16, 2023 at 07:39AM Royal Mail’s parent company, International Distribution Services (IDS), has disclosed that the ransomware attack it experienced in January will cost the company approximately £10 million ($12.4 million) in improvements to its Heathrow Worldwide Distribution Centre. Although the total costs related to the attack are expected to be higher, IDS has … Read more
November 15, 2023 at 04:48PM Rackspace Technology has incurred significant expenses and losses following a ransomware attack on one of its Microsoft Exchange servers. The incident costs have reached eight figures, with expenses for recovery totaling at least $6 million. Additionally, the company has already suffered losses of over $10.8 million and faces lawsuits. Despite … Read more
November 15, 2023 at 02:24PM The Toronto Public Library (TPL) experienced a ransomware attack in October, resulting in the theft of personal information belonging to employees, customers, volunteers, and donors. The compromised file server contained data dating back to 1998, including names, social insurance numbers, birth dates, home addresses, and government-issued identification documents. The library … Read more
November 13, 2023 at 06:03AM U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen stated that the recent ransomware attack on China’s largest bank did not significantly disrupt the U.S. Treasury market. Yellen emphasized the importance of close communication and trust between nations. The bank, Industrial and Commercial Bank of China Financial Services, confirmed the attack but stated that … Read more