ROME—Cybersecurity agencies in Europe are warning of ransomware attacks exploiting a 2-year-old computer bug as Italy experienced widespread internet outages. The Italian premier’s office said Sunday night the attacks affecting computer systems in the country involved “ransomware already in circulation” in a product made by cloud technology provider VMware. A Friday technical bulletin from a…
Major Florida Hospital Hit by Possible Ransomware Attack
TALLAHASSEE, Fla.—A major hospital system in northern Florida said Friday it is diverting some emergency room patients and canceling surgeries after a security problem with information technology. Tallahassee Memorial HealthCare said the issue began effecting its systems late Thursday night and has forced the hospital to shut down its IT network. It had the hallmarks…
Garland Announces International Ransomware Enforcement
U.S. Attorney General Merrick B. Garland leads a news conference at 10:30 a.m. ET on Jan. 27 to announce an international ransomware enforcement action. The Epoch Times will livestream the event. …
LIVE NOW: Garland Announces International Ransomware Enforcement
U.S. Attorney General Merrick B. Garland leads a news conference at 10:30 a.m. ET on Jan. 27 to announce an international ransomware enforcement action. The Epoch Times will livestream the event. …
NTD Good Morning (Jan. 27): DOJ Takes Down International Hive Randomware Group; US Military Kills ISIS Leader in Somalia
The Justice Department has dismantled a prolific Ransomware gang. The group called hive allegedly extorted around $100 million dollars from over a thousand victims. We have more on the take down. U.S. special forces take out an ISIS leader in Somalia. At least 10 other suspected terrorists were killed in the dramatic helicopter descent. Florida Governor Ron…
US Infiltrates Big Ransomware Gang: ‘We Hacked the Hackers’
WASHINGTON—The FBI and international partners have at least temporarily disrupted the network of a prolific ransomware gang they infiltrated last year, saving victims including hospitals and school districts a potential $130 million in ransom payments, Attorney General Merrick Garland and other U.S. officials announced Thursday. “Simply put, using lawful means we hacked the hackers,” Deputy…
Associated Press Issues Correction to Report Claiming Russian Missile Hit Poland
The Associated Press newswire service issued a correction to a report that cited an anonymous U.S. official that claimed a Russian missile struck Polish territory on Tuesday. “The Associated Press reported erroneously, based on information from a senior American intelligence official who spoke on condition of anonymity,” the AP wrote in its correction on Wednesday….
Medibank Hacker Demanded US$10 Million for Ransom After Releasing Customers’ Details
The alleged hacker behind Medibank data breach has demanded US$10 million on not releasing more customer’s personal information after posting 200 users’ health data on dark web. On early Thursday morning, the hacker posted a message on a dark web blog linked to the REvil Russian ransomware group, claiming: “Society ask us about ransom, it’s…
A Global Digital ID Can Surely Protect Us From Cyberattacks, Right?
November 8, 2022
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Commentary The Russian hackers alleged to be at the centre of a major hack of Australia’s largest health insurer Medibank have followed through with threats to leak private health data belonging to Australian customers on the dark web. Medibank refused to pay a ransom demanded by the hackers, fearful that doing so would encourage further…
Cybercrime Reports Surge as Cyberspace Turns Into a ‘Battleground,’ Report Shows
Cybercrime is on the rise, with over 76,000 cybercrime reports in the 2021-22 year, a jump of nearly 13 percent from the previous period. This is equivalent to one report every eight minutes, compared to every seven minutes in the last financial year, says the Australian Cyber Security Centre (ACSC) in its annual cyber threat…
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