Arthur J. Gallagher Insurance Brokerage Reports Cyberattack
A ransomware incident forced international insurance and risk management giant Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. (AJG) to take its computer systems offline on Saturday, the firm has disclosed. In a filing with the US Securities Exchange Commission, the insurance broker said it is in “the process of restarting most of our ... Read More
Alleged Ransomware Attack Disrupts Medical Care at UHS Hospitals Across the US
Universal Health Services (UHS), one of the largest hospital chains in the US, was hit by an apparent cyberattack over the weekend that disrupted IT and phone systems at healthcare facilities in California, Florida, Texas, Arizona and Washington DC. According to UHS employee reports, the attack occurred on Sunday morning, ... Read More
Tyler Technologies’ Clients Urged to Reset Remote Network Passwords after Ransomware Attack
Nearly a week has passed since Tyler Technologies announced a ransomware attack that disrupted its internal corporate network and phone systems. While the company is still in the process of mitigating the cyberattack and systems outage, some Tyler customers reported several suspicious logins to client systems. Although Tyler Technologies says ... Read More
Town Sports International Data Breach Exposed Personal Information of 600,000 Members
An unsecured server belonging to the popular Town Sports fitness chain has exposed over 600,000 customers and staff members’ personal information. Customer and employee records were stored in an unsecured Amazon S3 bucket, and included: • Full names• Street addresses• Phone numbers• Email addresses• Last four digits of credit cards• ... Read More
Government Services Firm Tyler Technologies Hit by Ransomware
Tyler Technologies, the self-proclaimed largest provider of US public sector software and technology services, is struggling with a cyberattack that disrupted many of its operations. As of yesterday, the official website tylertech.com is offline, and a maintenance notice greets users accessing the page: “Our Tyler Technologies corporate website is temporarily ... Read More
Bad Actors Could Exploit US Mail-In Voting System, FBI and CISA Warn
A joint statement released by the FBI and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) on Tuesday warns that foreign actors and cybercriminals are likely to exploit this year’s US mail-in voting system to spread disinformation about the 2020 elections. “The increased use of mail-in ballots due to COVID-19 protocols ... Read More
Eyewear Giant Luxottica Confirms Ransomware Attack
Luxottica, the world’s largest eyewear manufacturer, has suffered a ransomware attack that forced the company to shut down operations. According to Italian media outlets, operations at Luxottica plants in Agordo and Sedico were disrupted due to a significant computer system failure. Employees were sent home via an SMS announcing, “the ... Read More
Dunkin’ Donuts Will Pay Over Half a Million Dollar Fine After Data Breach Lawsuit
Dunkin Donuts has agreed to pay $650,000 as penalty settlement costs for the lawsuit over its failure to respond to credential stuffing attacks that compromised customer accounts between 2015 and 2019. What happened? In early 2015, Dunkin’, franchisor of Dunkin’ Donuts, was repeatedly alerted by its third-party app developer of ... Read More
Cyberattack on Ontario’s Nurses College May Have Compromised the Personal Information of Nearly 190,000 Individuals
The College of the Nurses of Ontario (CNO) has recently announced that it has been dealing with a cyberattack that has forced the nurses’ regulatory body to shut down its services. According to the latest CNO statement, the organization reacted immediately to contain the attack, engaging the services of leading ... Read More
UK National Cyber Security Centre Warns of Surge in Ransomware Attacks Targeting Education Institutions
The UK National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) has issued an alert to the academic sector regarding a surge in ransomware attacks targeting education institutions since the beginning of the school year. According to the British cybersecurity agency, the number of ransomware attacks on the UK’s education sector has increased considerably ... Read More
