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Iran's railway system fell prey to a cyberattack this weekend
Cyberattacks disrupted Iran's train system and website on the weekend, causing some chaos for travellers.
Jon Fingas07.12.2021
Kaseya was warned about security flaws years ahead of ransomware attack
Kaseya reportedly didn't address security flaws for years before the ransomware attack, with staff quitting or being fired over attempt to fix problems.
Jon Fingas07.10.2021
Hackers conduct one of the largest supply chain cyberattacks to date
Kaseya is warning of one of the largest supply chain ransomware attacks to date, with over 200 companies affected.
Jon Fingas07.03.2021
DOJ recovers 63.7 Bitcoins paid out in Colonial Pipeline ransomware attack
The US Justice Department has recovered part of the ransom Colonial Pipeline paid last month to regain access to its computer systems after it was locked out of them by “apolitical” ransomware gang Darkside.
Igor Bonifacic06.07.2021
Colonial Pipeline ransomware attack linked to a single VPN login
Last month's pipeline shutdown started with hackers taking advantage of an unused but still active VPN account at Colonial Pipeline.
Richard Lawler06.04.2021
DOJ memo puts ransomware investigations on a level similar to terrorism
The DoJ has laid out a new process for a centralized and coordinated response to cases relating to ransomware and digital extortion. It's a model already used in terrorism investigations.
Richard Lawler06.03.2021
The FBI says Russian ransomware group is behind meat supplier cyberattack
Operations are returning to full capacity at meat supplier JBS following a cyberattack that the FBI has attributed to the Russian group REvil.
Aaron Souppouris06.03.2021
Mysterious cyberattack cripples world's largest meat supplier
JBS shut down some processing plants Tuesday after an “organized cybersecurity attack."
Jessica Conditt06.01.2021
Bose confirms ransomware attack that exposed employee data
Bose has suffered a data breach after a ransomware attack, which saw the perpetrator access files containing employee information.
Saqib Shah05.25.2021Ransomware gang behind Ireland attack also hit US health and emergency networks
The FBI has warned that the ransomware gang that attacked Irish healthcare also struck 16 US health and emergency networks.
Jon Fingas05.23.2021
CNA Financial reportedly paid $40 million to resolve a ransomware attack
US insurance company may have paid one of the most expensive malware ransoms to date.
Igor Bonifacic05.20.2021
Ireland's health service shuts down IT systems after ransomware attack
Ireland's Health Service Executive has been hit with a ransomware attack causing it to shut down its IT network and resort to pen and paper records.
Saqib Shah05.14.2021
Colonial Pipeline restarts operations after ransomware attack
Colonial Pipeline will soon resume its normal operations after being forced to shut down due to a ransomware attack.
Mariella Moon05.13.2021
Colonial pipeline hackers say they're 'apolitical' and only out to make money
The Darkside hacking group believed to be behind the rasomware on the Colonial pipeline has said it is "apolitical" in a statement.
Saqib Shah05.11.2021
Pipeline cyberattack was likely the work of a ransomware gang
A ransomware gang may be the culprit behind the Colonial Pipeline cyberattack that hobbled oil and gas.
Jon Fingas05.09.2021
Apple supplier is the latest target of a $50 million ransomware hack
Apple's key MacBook supplier, Quanta, is the target of ransomware hackers threatening to leak Mac blueprints
Jon Fingas04.21.2021
Acer reportedly hit by $50 million ransomware attack
The REvil ransomware gang is demanding $50 million from Taiwanese computer manufacturer Acer, according to Bleeping Computer, The Record and other sources, and it may have exploited a Microsoft Exchange vulnerability to gain entry into the company's network.
Mariella Moon03.20.2021
'Cyberpunk 2077' patch delayed as developers reportedly can't access their VPN
Some 'Cyberpunk 2077' developers have reportedly been locked out of their workstations for two weeks.
Richard Lawler02.24.2021
CD Projekt Red hackers reportedly sold the 'Cyberpunk 2077' source code
The alleged attackers have shut down an auction they were running for the stolen data.
Kris Holt02.11.2021
Microsoft, McAfee and others form a ransomware task force
They hope to create a standardized framework for responding to attacks.
Kris Holt12.22.2020