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Avaddon ransomware gang shuts down their operations and releases decryption keys

Security Affairs

Good news for the victims of the Avaddon ransomware gang , the cybercrime group has shut down its operations and provided the decryption keys to BleepingComputer website. The ACSC is aware of several instances where the Avaddon ransomware has directly impacted organisations within Australia.”. reads the alert published by ACSC.

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SilverTerrier gang uses COVID-19 lures in BEC attacks against healthcare, government organizations

Security Affairs

The good news is that none of the attacks carried out by the SilverTerrier groups using COVID-19 lures has been successful in compromising the victims. “On April 8, 2020, we witnessed the most recent campaign by this actor. “On April 8, 2020, we witnessed the most recent campaign by this actor. ” continues the report.

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Security Affairs newsletter Round 247

Security Affairs

A new round of the weekly newsletter arrived! The best news of the week with Security Affairs. MageCart attack hit Australia bushfire Donors. New Bill prohibits intelligence sharing with countries using Huawei 5G equipment. Why Russian APT Fancy Bear hacked the Ukrainian energy firm Burisma?

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List of data breaches and cyber attacks in March 2020 – 832 million records breached

IT Governance

And the bad news is that unsettled employees, many of whom are being asked to work from home, and depleted workforces mean there is an increased chance of an incident occurring. Victoria, Australia, school says former student gained unauthorised access to sensitive data (90,000). In other news…. Data breaches.

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The Week in Cyber Security and Data Privacy: 12 – 18 February 2024

IT Governance

402,437,094 known records breached in 240 publicly disclosed incidents Welcome to this week’s global round-up of the biggest and most interesting news stories. At the end of each month, these incidents – and any others that we find – will be used to inform our monthly analysis of data breaches and cyber attacks.

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List of Data Breaches and Cyber Attacks in August 2022 – 97 Million Records Breached

IT Governance

In other news…. Zenith American Solutions breaches data after mailing error (31,146) Dorset hospital accidentally deletes patient images (5,000) Western Australia Health sorry over monkeypox data breach (47) St. You can find the full list of incidents below, broken into their respective categories. Cyber attacks. Ransomware.

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Consumers have their Say about Protection of Personal Data – Call for More Stringent Controls

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

Breaches of data are no longer the big news items they once were; they happen so often that it they are no longer deemed newsworthy. In July of this year data breaches were reported at Mexico’s two state-owned energy firms, Pemex and CFE exposing 14.6 Governments need to take action. million customer records.