Security
The weekly ransomware report, Friday, 8 March
LockBit finally has a competitor, and numbers drop overall – plus China gets hacked!
Medusa ransomware claims attack on US Federal Credit Union
The infamous Medusa ransomware gang has claimed an attack on a US Federal Credit Union, leading to the leak of personal ...
BEC campaign sees hackers impersonating US government agencies
Hackers have been observed impersonating US government agencies as part of a business email compromise (BEC) campaign ...
Famous Belgian beer halts production following ransomware attack
Belgian beer brand Duvel has had to halt its manufacturing process after a ransomware attack was detected on its systems
Meta suggests security breach caused global outage
A security breach could be to blame for yesterday’s (6 March) Meta outage that logged users out of Facebook and ...
ALPHV affiliate behind Change Healthcare attack could be a Chinese state-sponsored actor
The ALPHV (BlackCat) affiliate behind the Change Healthcare ransomware attack may be a Chinese state-sponsored threat ...
AUCloud releases 3 new managed cyber security packages
New packages include backup solutions as well as cyber security training for staff.
ALPHV fakes website seizure and calls it quits, lists malware code for $5m sale
It seems that one of the world’s most prolific ransomware gangs is finally throwing in the towel, with the ALPHV ...
Raft of Australian companies compromised in hosting service hack
The Black Basta ransomware gang has posted details of a hack affecting nearly a dozen Australian organisations.
Worldwide Meta outage sparks cyber attack concerns, threat groups claim responsibility
Tens of thousands of people across the globe were logged out of their Facebook and Instagram accounts overnight due to a ...
American Express customers exposed in third-party breach
American Express customers are being notified that their account information may have been exposed after a third party ...
The rise of RansomHub: Uncovering a new ransomware-as-a-service operation
RansomHub has claimed five victims since February and published the data of one. But who is this new gang, and how does ...
Ukraine claims cyber attack on Russian Ministry of Defence
The Ukrainian government claims to have successfully breached Russia’s defence ministry and stolen sensitive documents