Collaborate Disseminate
The first quarter profits for Norsk Hydro sank after the Norwegian aluminum and renewable energy company fell victim to a ransomware attack. According to Reuters, Norsk Hydro’s gains fell to 559 million Norwegian crowns (approximately $64.3 milli… Continue reading Norsk Hydro Q1 2019 Profits Sank Following Ransomware Attack
Eurofins Scientific, an international group of laboratories headquartered in Brussels, revealed that a ransomware attack disrupted some of its IT systems. On 3 June, the food, pharmaceutical and environmental laboratory testing provider revealed that i… Continue reading Eurofins Scientific Says Ransomware Attack Disrupted Some IT Systems
Apple recently released a series of updates that address several firmware security issues affecting its AirPort base stations. Released on 30 May, the changes fix eight vulnerabilities that apply to the AirPort Extreme and AirPort Time Capsule base sta… Continue reading Apple Releases Firmware Security Updates for AirPort Base Stations
Checkers Drive-In Restaurants, Inc. revealed that a data breach possibly affected customers at more than 100 of its Checkers and Rally’s locations. Adam Noyes, chief administrative officer and executive vice president at Checkers Drive-In Restaur… Continue reading Checkers Says Data Breach Affected 100+ Locations
News and social media aggregator Flipboard reset all users’ passwords after discovering a security incident that might have affected some of their data. On 28 May, the company revealed that its engineering team had recently detected suspicious ac… Continue reading Flipboard Resets Users’ Passwords after Discovering Security Incident
Google found that users who add a recovery phone number to their accounts effectively block 100 percent of automated bot attacks by doing so. The tech giant arrived at this finding after teaming up with New York University and the University of Califor… Continue reading Adding a Recovery Phone Number Blocks 100% of Automated Bot Attacks, Finds Google
Security researchers have released a tool that enables victims of GetCrypt ransomware to recover their affected files for free. On 23 May, web security and antivirus software provider Emsisoft announced the release of its GetCrypt decrypter. This utili… Continue reading Free Decryptor Released for GetCrypt Ransomware
A Windows laptop infected with six high-profile computer viruses has surpassed a value of one million dollars in public auction bids. For a project called “The Persistence of Chaos,” contemporary internet artist Guo O. Dong and security fir… Continue reading Computer Infected with 6 High-Profile Viruses Surpasses $1M in Auction
A recent attack wave involving HawkEye malware sends data stolen from its victims to another keylogger provider’s website. On 21 May, My Online Security came across a new sample of HawkEye. The actual delivery mechanism itself wasn’t unique… Continue reading HawkEye Attack Wave Sends Stolen Data to Another Keylogger Provider
A company responsible for helping to operate LeakedSource.com has submitted a guilty plea following an investigation by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP). On 17 May, Defiant Tech Inc. pleaded guilty to the charge of “trafficking in identit… Continue reading Company Behind LeakedSource Pleads Guilty after RCMP Investigation