Maze Ransomware Operators Claim Fairfax County Public Schools as Latest Victim

Fairfax County Public Schools (FCPS) is the latest US school division to be hit by a ransomware attack that disrupted some of its systems. “We currently believe we may have been victimized by cyber criminals who have been connected to dozens of ransomw… Continue reading Maze Ransomware Operators Claim Fairfax County Public Schools as Latest Victim

Canon Hit by Maze Ransomware Operators; 10TB of Data Allegedly Stolen

Canon Inc., a Japanese multinational corporation specialized in optical and imaging products, has allegedly fallen victim to a ransomware attack deployed by the infamous Maze group. According to BleepingComputer, which broke the story, Canon’s IT… Continue reading Canon Hit by Maze Ransomware Operators; 10TB of Data Allegedly Stolen

MaxLinear Discloses Maze Ransomware Attack That Compromised Employee Data

MaxLinear, a US provider of integrated radio-frequency analog and mixed-signal semiconductor solutions for broadband communications, announced it has been hit by a Maze ransomware attack. While the attack affected certain operational systems within the… Continue reading MaxLinear Discloses Maze Ransomware Attack That Compromised Employee Data

U.S. Nuclear Contractor Hit with Maze Ransomware, Data Leaked

Westech International provides maintenance for the Minuteman III nuclear-missile program and runs programs for multiple branches of the military. Continue reading U.S. Nuclear Contractor Hit with Maze Ransomware, Data Leaked

Cognizant Expects to Lose up to $70 Million from April Ransomware Attack

IT services giant Cognizant has calculated it will lose between $50 million and $70 million from a ransomware incident in April, the CFO said on an earnings call. Cognizant confirmed to clients on April 18 that a security incident involving its interna… Continue reading Cognizant Expects to Lose up to $70 Million from April Ransomware Attack

Maze Ransomware group steals 11m card data from Banco de Costa Rica

By Deeba Ahmed
Banco BCR has been attacked twice in the past eight months by Maze ransomware operators.
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Cybersecurity insurance firm Chubb investigates its own ransomware attack

A notorious ransomware gang claims to have successfully compromised the infrastructure… of a company selling cyberinsurance. The Maze ransomware group says it has encrypted data belonging to Chubb, which claims to be one of the world’s larg… Continue reading Cybersecurity insurance firm Chubb investigates its own ransomware attack

One Hacking Group Promises to Stop Attacking Medical Units Until COVID-19 Cools Down

Perhaps they want to avoid provoking the white-hot rage of an already wounded public. Or maybe they’ve realized their victims can’t pay. Or, just possibly, some black hats do have a smidgen of ethics. At least in grim times like these. The … Continue reading One Hacking Group Promises to Stop Attacking Medical Units Until COVID-19 Cools Down

Ransomware Gangs Now Outing Victim Businesses That Don’t Pay Up

As if the scourge of ransomware wasn’t bad enough already: Several prominent purveyors of ransomware have signaled they plan to start publishing data stolen from victims who refuse to pay up. To make matters worse, one ransomware gang has now created a public Web site identifying recent victim companies that have chosen to rebuild their operations instead of acquiescing to their tormentors. Continue reading Ransomware Gangs Now Outing Victim Businesses That Don’t Pay Up