Patient Dies After Ransomware Attack on Düsseldorf Hospital
According to reports, the network failure announced by Düsseldorf University Hospital (UKD) last week – which turned out to be a ransomware infection – has resulted in a patient dying. “In the morning hours of Thursday (September 10th), larger parts of the IT systems of the Düsseldorf University Hospital were gradually no ... Read More
U.S. Treasury Sanctions Russian Hackers for Stealing $17 Million in Crypto Cash
This week, U.S. authorities sanctioned two Russian nationals for defrauding several cryptocurrency exchanges of a combined $17 million. The duo, who had several other accomplices, used phishing schemes to meet their goals, cleverly laundered the virtual cash, and even manipulated cryptocurrency prices with fast-rate purchases and sales. “Today, in a ... Read More
COVID-19 Amplifies CISOs’ Concerns about Doing More with Less
Chief Information Security Officers are preparing for an average of 3.3 security compliance standard audits over the next six to 12 months Of the CISOs working for software companies, 77% said they were preparing for SOC-2 audits Security seniors are worried about their current resources facing upcoming audits and security ... Read More
Researchers Identify the Departments and Industries Most Susceptible to Email-Based Cyber-Attacks
Simulated phishing campaign reveals recipients typically open the email 50% of the time, 32% click the malicious attachment or link, and 13% submit sensitive data Employees in Quality Management & Health, Purchasing / Administrative Affairs, Legal / Internal Control, Human Resources, and Research & Development have the highest rates opening ... Read More
Seychelles Bank Doesn’t Know How It Got Infected with Ransomware Last Week
The Development Bank of Seychelles (DBS) has suffered a ransomware attack that remains a mystery as to how it occurred, almost a full week after the fact. The bank notified the country’s regulator of the incident and is currently still assessing the extent of the impact. DBS, a joint venture ... Read More
Telehealth Now the Biggest Cyber-Threat to Healthcare, New Data Shows
The adoption of telehealth vendors has significantly expanded healthcare providers' attack surface Researchers find a noticeable increase in leaks from primary healthcare and telehealth companies on the dark web since February 2020 Threat actors use strains of ransomware that are uniquely tailored to take down healthcare IT infrastructures Despite new ... Read More
Ransomware Was the Top Cyber Insurance Claim in Q1 2020
Ransomware retakes the lead (from business email compromise) as the top cyber insurance claim the first half of the year Analysts observed a 47% increase in the severity of ransomware attacks, on top of a 100% increase from 2019 to Q1 2020 Ransomware (41%), funds transfer loss (27%), and business ... Read More
US Staffing Firm Artech Keeps Silent About Data Breach, Leaves Customers at Risk of Fraud for Eight Months
Artech Information Systems, a minority- and women-owned diversity supplier and one of the largest IT staffing companies in the U.S., has disclosed a data breach exposing personal, financial, and health information of some of its clients. Notably, the attack occurred in January, eight months ago. Artech disclosed the breach in ... Read More
Cryptocurrency Exchange Eterbase Loses $5.4 Million to Hackers Overnight
A group of hackers on Monday night compromised cryptocurrency exchange Eterbase and raided six hot wallets to steal $5.4 million in Bitcoin, Ethereum, XRP, Tezos, Algorand, and TRON. The criminals transferred the funds into their wallets which Eterbase managed to track to several rival crypto exchanges, including Binance, Huobi and ... Read More
Netwalker Ransomware Operators Want $4.5 Million from Data Center Giant Equinix
The infamous Netwalker hacking group this week breached the security layers of data center giant Equinix and encrypted the data of its clients. A source shared the Netwalker ransom note with BleepingComputer, revealing that the attack occurred over the Labor Day holiday weekend. An accompanying screenshot shows the encrypted/stolen data ... Read More
