Data Breach Today

MARCH 23, 2021

Multiple Systems Impacted, Including Manufacturing and Internal IT Operations The Canadian Internet of Things manufacturer Sierra Wireless reported today it had suffered a ransomware attack over the weekend, forcing it to halt production at its manufacturing sites.

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MAY 11, 2020

Mailing Equipment Manufacturer Suffered Another Attack Last October After suffering a ransomware attack last October that left several systems inaccessible, mailing equipment manufacturer Pitney Bowes reports that it recently blocked another ransomware attack before any data was encrypted and says there's "no evidence of further unauthorized access (..)

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Data Breach Today

MARCH 14, 2023

Extortionists With Penchant for Splashy PR Moves Call on Elon Musk to Pay Ransom The LockBit ransomware operation claims to have stolen data from a Texas-based supplier to Elon Musk's SpaceX, which designs, manufactures and launches rockets and spacecraft. It's the latest PR-grabbing attempt by the prolific LockBit extortion group.

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Data Breach Today

APRIL 21, 2021

$50 Million Extortion Demand Issued to Apple and Taiwanese Manufacturer Quanta The REvil - aka Sodinokibi - ransomware gang is threatening to release stolen Apple device blueprints unless it receives a massive payoff.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 30, 2022

The BlackByte ransomware group claims to have compromised Asahi Group Holdings, a precision metal manufacturing and metal solution provider. The BlackByte ransomware group claims to have stolen gigabytes of documents from Asahi Group Holdings, including financial and sales reports. Asahi Group Holdings, Ltd. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Data Breach Today

DECEMBER 13, 2019

Southwire Says It's Bringing Systems Back Online A large Atlanta-area manufacturer of wire and cable says it has brought some systems back online after what appears to be a ransomware infection. Southwire Co., based in Carrollton, Georgia, tweeted on Thursday that "we are doing all we can to minimize and resolve this disruption."

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 6, 2021

Taiwanese manufacturer and distributor of computer hardware GIGABYTE was a victim of the RansomEXX ransomware gang. RansomEXX ransomware gang hit the Taiwanese manufacturer and distributor of computer hardware GIGABYTE and claims to have stolen 112GB of data. All affected internal services have resumed operation.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 3, 2022

Semikron, a German-based independent manufacturer of power semiconductor components, suffered a ransomware cyberattck. The German manufacturer didn’t share details about the attack or the family of ransomware that infected its systems. Follow me on Twitter: @securityaffairs and Facebook. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Krebs on Security

MAY 6, 2020

Fresenius , Europe’s largest private hospital operator and a major provider of dialysis products and services that are in such high demand thanks to the COVID-19 pandemic, has been hit in a ransomware cyber attack on its technology systems. In late April, Parkview Medial Center in Pueblo, Colo.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 3, 2023

Experts noticed that the new Linux ransomware BlackSuit has significant similarities with the Royal ransomware family. Royal ransomware is one of the most notable ransomware families of 2022, it made the headlines in early May 2023 with the attack against the IT systems in Dallas, Texas. Extension: blacksuit.

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Data Breach Today

JUNE 18, 2020

Latest Named Victims Include Engineering Firm, Furniture Manufacturer, Pet Spa The Maze ransomware gang is continuing to exfiltrate data from victims before crypto-locking their systems, then leaking the data to try to force non-payers to accede to its ransom demands. Don't want to play ransomware gangs' latest games?

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 9, 2020

The Taiwanese electronics manufacture Compal suffered a ransomware attack over the weekend, media blames the DoppelPaymer ransomware gang. It is the second-largest contract laptop manufacturer in the world behind Quanta Computer. Acer, Lenovo, Dell, Toshiba, Hewlett-Packard and Fujitsu. Source ZDNet. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Data Breach Today

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

Semiconductor Equipment Maker Says It Is Investigating the Impact of the Incident A Massachusetts maker of semiconductor manufacturing equipment says it halted operations at some facilities following a ransomware attack.

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KnowBe4

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

While every sector is taking strides to improve their security stances against ransomware and other cyberattacks, the latest data shows that for Manufacturing the impacts are huge and the pain is real.

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Security Affairs

MAY 8, 2022

The American agricultural machinery manufacturer AGCO announced that has suffered a ransomware attack that impacted its production facilities. AGCO, one of the most important agricultural machinery manufacturers, announced that a ransomware attack impacted some of its production facilities. ” . .

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Data Breach Today

OCTOBER 9, 2021

Profit Projections Down £25 Million, Revenue Deferrals Put At £50 Million A ransomware attack on Scottish multinational engineering firm Weir Group led to several ongoing but temporary disruptions including engineering, manufacturing and shipment rephrasing, hitting profits despite no ransom being paid.

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KnowBe4

JULY 12, 2023

As the rate of ransomware attacks steadily increased over time, there are clear indicators as to how these attacks are starting and, therefore, what can be done to stop them.

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Data Breach Today

MARCH 3, 2020

manufacturer that supplies Boeing, Lockheed Martin, Tesla and SpaceX, appears to have been hit by the DoppelPaymer ransomware gang, which has begun leaking internal data, and threatening to leak more unless the victim pays a ransom.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 26, 2023

The BlackCat Ransomware group claims to have hacked SOLAR INDUSTRIES INDIA and to have stolen 2TB of “secret military data.” ” The BlackCat Ransomware gang added SOLAR INDUSTRIES INDIA to the list of victims published on its Tor leak site. ” reads the message published on the leak site.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 23, 2021

This week, IoT company Sierra Wireless disclosed a ransomware attack that hit its internal IT systems on March 20 and disrupted its production. Sierra Wireless is a Canadian multinational wireless communications equipment designer and manufacturer headquartered in Richmond, British Columbia, Canada. ” . . Pierluigi Paganini.

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Data Breach Today

JUNE 17, 2020

Company Reports Some Data Exfiltrated, Refuses to Pay Ransom Semiconductor manufacturer MaxLinear confirmed this week that it was hit by the Maze ransomware gang in April and some "proprietary information" was exfiltrated and personally identifiable information exposed.

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Data Breach Today

MAY 18, 2023

Also: Swiss Multinational ABB, Lacroix, US DOT and Qilin Ransomware In this week's data breach roundup: the Philadelphia Inquirer, Swiss multinational ABB, French electronics manufacturer Lacroix, the U.S. Dallas is still recovering from a ransomware attack and researchers infiltrated a ransomware group.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 15, 2023

The LockBit ransomware group successfully extorted roughly $91 million from approximately 1,700 U.S. According to a joint advisory published by cybersecurity agencies, the LockBit ransomware group has successfully extorted roughly $91 million in about 1,700 attacks against U.S. organizations since 2020. organizations since 2020.

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Data Breach Today

MARCH 27, 2019

Norwegian Aluminum Maker Still Fighting LockerGoga Ransomware Attack Norsk Hydro reports that a March 18 ransomware attack has already cost the aluminum manufacturer more than $40 million, and the company continues to bring its systems back online.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 16, 2023

DoJ charged a Russian national with conspiring to carry out LockBit ransomware attacks against U.S. The Justice Department announced charges against the Russian national Ruslan Magomedovich Astamirov (20) for his role in numerous LockBit ransomware attacks against systems in the United States, Asia, Europe, and Africa.

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Data Breach Today

AUGUST 10, 2023

Also, North Korean Hackers Breached Russian Missile Maker This week, Wall Street fined firms for using WhatsApp, NK hackers breached a Russian missile maker, Ivanti backtracked, ransomware attacks cost manufacturers $46B, a cyberattack shut down Gemini North Observatory, ad fraud targeted Android users and healthcare workers' personal info was breached. (..)

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Data Breach Today

JUNE 30, 2023

Third-Party Supplier Hacked; TSMC Says Leak Only Affected Initial Setup Files The world's top chip manufacturer has dismissed the LockBit 3.0 ransomware gang's hack claim and $70 million ransom. TSMC said the data leak took place at a third-party supplier and contains only certain initial configuration files.

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The Last Watchdog

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

One report showed ransomware attacks increased by 80 percent in 2022, with manufacturing being one of the most targeted industries. The Ward Hadaway law firm lost sensitive client data to ransomware purveyors who demanded $6 million, or else they’d publish the data from the firm’s high profile clients online.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 28, 2023

Researchers warn of a massive spike in May and June 2023 of the activity associated with the ransomware group named 8Base. VMware Carbon Black researchers observed an intensification of the activity associated with a stealthy ransomware group named 8Base. and Brazil. ” reported NCC.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 24, 2022

RansomExx ransomware is the last ransomware in order of time to have a version totally written in the Rust programming language. The operators of the RansomExx ransomware (aka Defray777 and Ransom X) have developed a new variant of their malware, tracked as RansomExx2, that was ported into the Rust programming language.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 19, 2022

Researchers spotted a new variant of the Agenda ransomware which is written in the cross-platform programming language Rust. Trend Micro researchers have spotted a new variant of the Agenda ransomware (aka Qilin) that is written in Rust Language. The researchers estimated that combined revenue surpasses US$550 million. AGENDA.THIAFBB.”

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Security Affairs

MAY 4, 2023

The City of Dallas, Texas, was hit by a ransomware attack that forced it to shut down some of its IT systems. The IT systems at the City of Dallas, Texas, have been targeted by a ransomware attack. However, CBS News Texas obtained an image the ransomware note dropped by the malware on the infected systems. Source J.D.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 14, 2023

The LockBit ransomware group claims to have stolen confidential data belonging to SpaceX from the systems of Maximum Industries. The LockBit ransomware gang claims to have stolen confidential data of SpaceX after they hacked the systems of production company Maximum Industries.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 16, 2023

NCR was the victim of the BlackCat/ALPHV ransomware gang, the attack caused an outage on the company’s Aloha PoS platform. It manufactures self-service kiosks, point-of-sale terminals, automated teller machines, check processing systems, and barcode scanners. the fashion giant Moncler and the Swissport.

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Krebs on Security

DECEMBER 27, 2019

Synoptek , a California business that provides cloud hosting and IT management services to more than a thousand customer nationwide, suffered a ransomware attack this week that has disrupted operations for many of its clients, according to sources. A now-deleted Tweet from Synoptek on Dec. A now-deleted Tweet from Synoptek on Dec.

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Security Affairs

JULY 15, 2022

Microsoft researchers linked the Holy Ghost ransomware (H0lyGh0st) operation to North Korea-linked threat actors. The Microsoft Threat Intelligence Center (MSTIC) researchers linked the activity of the Holy Ghost ransomware (H0lyGh0st) operation to a North Korea-linked group they tracked as DEV-0530. ” concludes Microsoft.

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Security Affairs

JULY 1, 2023

The LockBit ransomware gang claims to have hacked Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC). The LockBit ransomware group this week claimed to have hacked the Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company ( TSMC ) and $70 million ransom. TSMC) factories , the plants where Apple was producing its devices.

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