Ransomware Hackers Demand $5M from Mexico State Oil Firm Pemex November 13, 2019 By Adriana Barrera and Raphael Satter Hackers demanded about $5 million in bitcoin from Mexico’s Pemex, they told Reuters on Tuesday, saying the state oil firm...
Ransomware Attack Hits Mexico’s State Oil Firm Pemex November 12, 2019 By Adriana Barrera A ransomware attack hit computer servers and halted administrative work on Monday at Mexican state oil firm Pemex, according to...
U.K. Marine Services Firm James Fisher Reports Cyber Attack November 5, 2019 Marine services provider James Fisher and Sons Plc (JFS) said on Tuesday that hackers had gained unauthorized access to its...
Spanish Companies, Including Radio Network, Hit by Cyber Attack November 5, 2019 A cyber attack has hit Spanish companies including Cadena SER radio, Spain’s National Security Department said on Monday. The virus...
All Members of Canada’s Desjardins Hit by Data Breach: Finance Minister November 4, 2019 By Allison Lampert A June data breach that hit Canada’s Desjardins Group has affected all of the financial cooperative’s 4.2 million members, prompting...
Cyber Attack on Asia-Pacific Ports Could Cost $110B, Hitting Global Supply Chains October 30, 2019 A single cyber attack that affects major ports across Asia-Pacific could cost $110 billion, which is roughly equivalent to half...
Ransomware Attacks Rise 37% in Q3, Targeting IT Vendors, Their Clients: Beazley October 29, 2019 Ransomware attacks increased by 37% during the third quarter of 2019, compared to Q2, as cyber criminals target both IT...
Johannesburg City Hit by Hackers Who Demanded Bitcoin Ransom October 28, 2019 By Roxanne Henderson and Jacqueline Mackenzie The City of Johannesburg shut down its website and billing systems after a group hacked into the authority’s system and...
U.K. Repelled 658 Cyber Attacks This Year, Many From Hostile Foreign States October 23, 2019 By Kitty Donaldson The National Cyber Security Centre defended the U.K. from 658 cyber attacks in the year to October — many from...
Cyber-Attacks Named as Top Business Risk in U.S., Canada and Europe, by WEF Survey October 1, 2019 By L.S. Howard Cyber-attacks are named as the leading risk for business executives in the United States, Canada and Europe, according to a...