Abortions, Drug Use Exposed in Cyber Attack on Australian Health Insurer Medibank November 14, 2022 By Jamie Tarabay When the Australian health insurer Medibank Private Ltd. was hit with a ransomware attack last month, it provided regular updates...
U.S. Banks Spent $1B on Ransomware Payments in 2021: Treasury Department November 2, 2022 By Jack Gillum US financial institutions spent nearly $1.2 billion on likely ransomware-related payments last year, most commonly in response to breaches originating...
Cyber Officials From 37 Countries, 13 Firms to Meet in Washington on Ransomware October 31, 2022 By Andrea Shalal The White House will host officials from 37 countries and 13 global companies in Washington this week to address the...
Cyber Attacks on Western European Firms on the Rise Since Ukraine War: Italy Minister September 2, 2022 By Alberto Brambilla and Flavia Rotondi Italy’s foreign minister said cyber attacks on western European companies have risen following the Russian invasion of Ukraine, as Rome...
Italian Oil Giant Eni Hit by Cyber Attack September 1, 2022 By Daniele Lepido and Alberto Brambilla The Italian oil giant Eni SpA said Wednesday that its computer networks were hacked in recent days and that the...
Luxury British Jeweler Pays $7.5 Million in Crypto Ransom to Russian Hackers July 6, 2022 By Olivia Fletcher Luxury British jeweler Graff Diamonds Corp. paid $7.5 million ransom in Bitcoin to a Russian hacking gang after it leaked...
Ransomware Attack Exposed Data of More Than 500,000 Chicago Students, Staff May 24, 2022 The personal information of more than half a million Chicago Public Schools students and staff was compromised in a ransomware...
Businesses See Cyber Attacks as Biggest Threat – Ahead of Pandemic, Economy: Survey May 17, 2022 By L.S. Howard Cyber attacks are now seen as the dominant risk for many businesses – ahead of the pandemic, economic downturn, skills...
German Fuel Storage Firm Mabanaft Still Unable to Restore Operations After Cyber Attack February 14, 2022 By Rachel Graham Germany’s Mabanaft GmbH & Co. KG, the fuel storage and distribution company that suffered a cyber attack at the end...
Cyber Criminals Nabbed $1.3B in Ransom Payments Over 2 Years: Report February 11, 2022 By Ilena Peng Criminals netted $1.3 billion in ransom payments from hacking victims in the past two years, reflecting a massive surge in...