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Alexander Martin reports: Water for People, a nonprofit that aims to improve access to clean water for people whose health is threatened by a lack of it for drinking and sanitation, is the latest organization to have been hit by ransomware criminals. T… Continue reading Ransomware gang targets nonprofit providing clean water to world’s poorest
YLE reports: The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) has fallen victim to cyber extortion, Finnish news agency STT reports on Sunday. The Finnish Evangelical Lutheran Church is one of the largest members of the LWF, a global Lutheran organisation. Earlier … Continue reading Ransomware attack targets global Lutheran group
ArtForum reports: Several US arts institutions were rendered unable to display their collections online after a cyberattack struck a tech service provider used by the museums, the New York Times reports. Among those affected by the breach targeting Gal… Continue reading Major Us Museums Suffer Cyberattack Fallout
Wilfred Chan reports: Providers of critical infrastructure in the United States are doing a sloppy job of defending against cyber intrusions, the National Security Council tells Fast Company, pointing to recent Iran-linked attacks on U.S. water utiliti… Continue reading U.S. water utilities were hacked after leaving their default passwords set to ‘1111,’ cybersecurity officials say
Duncan Riley reports: U.S. government officers and cybersecurity experts are warning that the Chinese military is allegedly attempting to infiltrate critical infrastructure, including power and water utilities and transportation systems in the U.S. The… Continue reading Alleged Chinese cyberattacks target US power and water systems
The Middle East Monitor reports: An unknown entity has breached the website of the Shin Bet veterans’ association, Shoval, and may have stolen the details of the intelligence agency’s former employees, the French website Intelligence Online has reporte… Continue reading Hackers breach Israel intelligence group’s website
Yasmin Rufo reports: The British Library has confirmed that a cyber attack in October has led to a leak of employee data. The attack, which took place on 31 October, has also resulted in the library’s website being down for almost a month. The Rh… Continue reading British Library: Employee data leaked in cyber attack
An interesting press release from the South East Regional Organised Crime Unit (SEROCU): Around £1.9 million worth of stolen cryptocurrency is to be paid back to victims of theft as a result of work by the South East Regional Organised Crime Unit (SERO… Continue reading UK: Nearly £2 million of stolen cryptocurrency to be paid back to victims
DarkReading reports: 23andMe, the popular DNA testing company, has launched an investigation after client information was listed for sale on a cybercrime forum this week. On Oct. 1, a post was published on the forum with a link to a sample of allegedly… Continue reading 23andMe Cyberbreach Exposes DNA Data, Potential Family Ties
Connor Mycroft reports: Almost 900 Hong Kong people were victims of data breaches over the last month after fraudsters hijacked the WhatsApp accounts of social services and schools, the city’s privacy commissioner revealed on Thursday. The Office of th… Continue reading Data of 900 Hongkongers exposed after hackers breach WhatsApp accounts of social services and schools