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Cybersecurity firm FireEye has admitted that it has fallen foul of hackers, who stole secret tools used by the company to test the security of its customers. Continue reading FireEye hacked. “State-sponsored attackers” blamed as Red Team tools stolen. Here’s what you need to know
The world’s largest electronics manufacturer, Foxconn, has suffered a cyber attack and extortionists are reportedly demanding a $34 million ransom be paid for the recovery of its data.
Read more in my article on the Hot for Security blog. Continue reading Foxconn hit with record-breaking $34 million ransom demand after cyber attack
One of the world’s leading recruitment agencies has found itself the victim of ransomware. In a statement published on Thursday last week, Randstad said that it had “recently become aware of malicious activity” on its network. That &#… Continue reading Recruitment giant Randstad hit by ransomware, sensitive data stolen
A hacking gang calling itself Black Shadow has demanded a giant insurance firm pay a US $3.8 million ransom after encrypting and stealing sensitive data and documents about its clients.
Customers of the victim, Israel’s Shirbit insurance company, ha… Continue reading Israel shaken by data leak after ransomware attack at Shirbit insurance company
This weekend visitors to the Australia Post website may have seen a somewhat eyebrow-raising message.
For where the site normally displays “Latest news”, it was instead suggesting that postal workers were trying out a new technique for coping with t… Continue reading Australia Post isn’t smoking meth, despite what its website may have said
A food bank in Philadelphia has ended up out of pocket after scammers successfully tricked it out of almost one million dollars. Continue reading Food bank loses nearly $1,000,000 in Business Email Compromise scam
Passengers on Vancouver’s transit system were unable to use their credit and debit cards for ticket payments after the service was badly hit by a ransomware attack.
TransLink, the public transport operator in Vancouver, Canada, first indicated its I… Continue reading Metro Vancouver TransLink hit by Egregor ransomware attack, travellers disrupted
Embraer, a Brazilian manufacturer of aircraft, has disclosed that hackers managed to breach its computer systems, and steal data in what sounds like a ransomware attack.
Read more in my article on the Tripwire State of Security blog. Continue reading Aircraft maker Embraer admits hackers breached its systems and stole data
Embraer, a Brazilian manufacturer of aircraft, has disclosed that hackers managed to breach its computer systems, and steal data. Although Embraer may not be a household name, it is the world’s third-largest producer of civil aircraft (after Boeing and… Continue reading Aircraft maker Embraer admits hackers breached its systems and stole data