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A cyber attack against Norwegian Media firm Amedia blocked newspaper publishing

Security Affairs

A cyber attack hit Norwegian media company Amedia on Tuesday and forced it to shut down multiple systems. Amedia , one of the largest media companies in Norway, was hit by a “serious” cyber attack and was forced to shut down its computer systems. The media company informed the local authorities. .”

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Unraveling the truth behind the DDoS attack from electric toothbrushes

Security Affairs

Several media reported that three million electric toothbrushes were compromised and recruited into a DDoS botnet. The Swiss newspaper Aargauer Zeitung first published the news of a DDoS attack, carried out on January 30, that involved three million compromised electric toothbrushes. ” reads the update provided by the newspaper.

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WastedLocker Ransomware Targets US Newspaper Company

Data Breach Today

Symantec: Phishing Emails Offered Fake Software Updates The gang behind the WastedLocker ransomware strain recently targeted dozens of newspaper websites operated by a U.S. media company, according to the security firm Symantec.

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Suspected Ransomware Outbreak Disrupts US Newspapers

Data Breach Today

Tribune Media Suspects Ryuk Ransomware Hit Publishing and Production Systems Production of newspapers owned by Chicago-based Tribune Publishing have been disrupted after malware began infecting the company's publishing and printing systems. Tribune newspapers report that they appear to have been hit by crypto-locking Ryuk ransomware.

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Sweden’s liquor supply severely impacted by ransomware attack on logistics company

Security Affairs

“We have been centrally attacked by a cyber attack, which has caused our entire system to be down until we can fix it and get it back up,” Skanlog’s Swedish CEO Mona Zuko told local newspaper Dagens Industri. Our systems, including our central business system, have been affected by the attack.

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250+ U.S. news sites spotted spreading FakeUpdates malware in a supply-chain attack

Security Affairs

Threat actors compromised a media company to deliver FakeUpdates malware through the websites of hundreds of newspapers in the US. Researchers at Proofpoint Threat Research observed threat actor TA569 intermittently injecting malicious code on a media company that serves many major news outlets.

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Report: ATM Skimmer Gang Had Protection from Mexican Attorney General’s Office

Krebs on Security

The defendants in that case — nearly all of whom are Romanians living in the United States and Mexico — included Florian Claudio Martin , described by Romanian newspapers as “the brother of Rechinu,” a.k.a. The Mexican attorney general’s office could not be immediately reached for comment.