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American Family Insurance confirms cyberattack is behind IT outages
2023-10-21 20:10

Insurance giant American Family Insurance has confirmed it suffered a cyberattack and shut down portions of its IT systems after customers reported website outages all week.American Family Insurance is an insurance company focusing on commercial and personal property, casualty, auto, and life insurance, as well as offering investment and retirement planning The company employs 13,000 people and has a 2022 revenue of $14.4 billion.

Kwik Trip finally confirms cyberattack was behind ongoing outage
2023-10-20 13:44

Two weeks into an ongoing IT outage, Kwik Trip finally confirmed that it's investigating a cyberattack impacting the convenience store chain's internal network since October 9."Although a thorough forensic investigation is still ongoing and further information may be uncovered, current findings indicate that we experienced a cybersecurity incident that caused disruption to systems located on our internal network on Monday, October 9, 2023," Kwik Trip said on Thursday evening.

KwikTrip all but says IT outage was caused by a cyberattack
2023-10-17 21:13

Kwik Trip has released another statement on an ongoing outage, all but confirming it suffered a cyberattack that has led to IT system disruptions. Kwik Trip is a US chain of over 800 convenience stores and gas stations in Michigan, Minnesota, and Wisconsin, also operating under the name Kwik Star in Illinois, Iowa, and South Dakota.

Fighting off cyberattacks? Make sure user credentials aren’t compromised
2023-10-17 14:02

We'll explore why password reuse is such a huge problem and discuss the best way to mitigate the risks associated with compromised passwords. The Password Reuse Problem and How to Mitigate It. The problem of reusing passwords is massive and one of the biggest ways cybercriminals can hack into multiple accounts associated with a single user.

CERT-UA Reports: 11 Ukrainian Telecom Providers Hit by Cyberattacks
2023-10-17 05:46

The Computer Emergency Response Team of Ukraine (CERT-UA) has revealed that threat actors "interfered" with at least 11 telecommunication service providers in the country between May and September...

Cyberattacks on healthcare organizations affect patient care
2023-10-17 03:30

The average total cost of a cyberattack experienced by healthcare organizations was $4.99 million, a 13% increase from the previous year. Among the organizations that suffered the four most common types of attacks-cloud compromise, ransomware, supply chain, and BEC - an average of 66% reported disruption to patient care.

New PEAPOD Cyberattack Campaign Targeting Women Political Leaders
2023-10-13 14:31

European Union military personnel and political leaders working on gender equality initiatives have emerged as the target of a new campaign that delivers an updated version of RomCom RAT called...

US construction giant unearths concrete evidence of cyberattack
2023-10-12 10:55

For years it seemed as though the construction industry was "Immune" to security attacks, according to a research paper [PDF] by the Association of General Construction of America in 2021. Why? "Threat actors know that the construction industry is in some areas behind in data security and privacy initiatives. This is in large part because this industry, to date, avoided heavy regulation in data security and privacy laws. The limited regulation and guidance in the construction industry may have contributed to less focus on cyber security than in other industries."

Simpson Manufacturing shuts down IT systems after cyberattack
2023-10-11 13:55

Simpson Manufacturing disclosed via a SEC 8-K filing a cybersecurity incident that has caused disruptions in its operations, which are expected to continue. [...]

Lyca Mobile investigates customer data leak after cyberattack
2023-10-05 15:01

Lyca Mobile has released a statement about an unexpected disruption on its network caused by a cyberattack that may have also compromised customer data.In response to the situation and to determine the impact on customer data, Lyca Mobile says it has launched an urgent investigation that involves third-party IT experts.