Security News

Insurer Medibank hit by targeted cyberattack
2022-10-13 13:50

Medibank, a private health insurer in Australia with 3.7 million customers, has confirmed today it is the latest business down under to fall victim to a digital break-in. "The work we have done today continues to show no evidence that customer data has been accessed, however our investigation is ongoing," Medibank added.

For most companies ransomware is the scariest of all cyberattacks
2022-10-12 03:00

SonicWall released the 2022 SonicWall Threat Mindset Survey which found that 66% of customers are more concerned about cyberattacks in 2022, with the main threat being focused on financially motivated attacks like ransomware. "It's likely we'll see continued acceleration and evolution of ransomware tactics, as well as other advanced persistent threats, as cybercrime continues to scale the globe seeking both valuable and weak targets."

ADATA denies RansomHouse cyberattack, says leaked data from 2021 breach
2022-10-08 15:18

Taiwanese chip maker ADATA denies claims of a RansomHouse cyberattack after the threat actors began posting stolen files on their data leak site. The RansomHouse gang added ADATA files to their data leak site on Tuesday, claiming they stole 1TB worth of documents in a 2022 cyberattack.

Australian Federal Police arrest man suspected of exploiting Optus cyberattack
2022-10-06 12:30

Aussie police have cuffed a 19-year-old Sydney resident accused of trying to extort money from victims of the recent cyberattack and digital burglary at national telecommunications provider Optus. The Australian Federal Police said today it was alerted to the blackmail attempt when some Optus customers were told to transfer AU$2,000 to a bank account or have their personal data used for financial crimes.

FBI: Cyberattacks targeting election systems unlikely to affect results
2022-10-05 21:49

The Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency in a public service announcement says that cyber activity attempting to compromise election infrastructure is unlikely to cause a massive disruption or prevent voting. "As of the date of this report, the FBI and CISA have no reporting to suggest cyber activity has ever prevented a registered voter from casting a ballot, compromised the integrity of any ballots cast, or affected the accuracy of voter registration information," PSA from the FBI and CISA. "Any attempts tracked by FBI and CISA have remained localized and were blocked or successfully mitigated with minimal or no disruption to election processes," the two agencies says in the report.

Moody's turns up the heat on 'riskiest' sectors for cyberattacks
2022-10-03 06:33

About $22 trillion of global debt rated by Moody's Investors Service has "High," or "Very high" cyber-risk exposure, with electric, gas and water utilities, as well as hospitals, among the sectors facing the highest risk of cyberattacks. For its Cyber Heatmap, Moody's looks at two factors, exposure and mitigation, and weighs both across all of the sectors it rates.

Are you inundated by a never-ending stream of cyberattacks?
2022-09-30 03:00

Trellix released global research revealing the cost of siloed security, weak spots in protection, and lack of confidence amongst security operations teams. The study of 9,000 global cybersecurity professionals also looks to the future of security and the technology poised to revolutionize security operations.

Ukraine Says Russia Planning Massive Cyberattacks on its Critical Infrastructures
2022-09-27 13:54

The Ukrainian government on Monday warned of "Massive cyberattacks" by Russia targeting critical infrastructure facilities located in the country and that of its allies. The attacks are said to be targeting the energy sector, the Main Directorate of Intelligence of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine said.

Ukraine fears 'massive' Russian cyberattacks on power, infrastructure
2022-09-27 00:03

Russia plans to conduct "Massive cyberattacks" on Ukraine and its allies' critical infrastructure and energy sector, according to Kyiv. "The occupiers are preparing massive cyber attacks on critical infrastructure facilities of Ukraine and its allies," according to a statement from Ukraine's Defense Ministry issued on Monday.

Ukraine warns allies of Russian plans to escalate cyberattacks
2022-09-26 15:10

The Ukrainian military intelligence service warned today that Russia is planning to escalate cyber-attacks targeting the critical infrastructure of Ukraine and its allies. "The Kremlin plans to carry out massive cyber attacks on critical infrastructure of Ukrainian enterprises and institutions of critical infrastructure of Ukraine's allies," the intelligence service warned.