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Japanese car maker Nissan is investigating a cyberattack that targeted its systems in Australia and New Zealand, which may have let hackers access personal information. Details of the attack have not been published but the company informed customers of its Nissan Oceania division of a potential data breach, warning them that there is a risk of scams in the upcoming days.
IT services and business consulting company HTC Global Services has confirmed that they suffered a cyberattack after the ALPHV ransomware gang began leaking screenshots of stolen data. HTC Global Services is a managed service provider offering technology and business services to the healthcare, automotive, manufacturing, and financial industries.
Capital Health hospitals and physician offices across New Jersey are experiencing IT outages after a cyberattack hit the non-profit organization's network earlier this week. Capital Health confirmed that both hospitals are currently accepting incoming patients, including emergency rooms and all other locations, under protocols established for system downtime.
American office supply retailer Staples took down some of its systems earlier this week after a cyberattack to contain the breach's impact and protect customer data.The disclosure comes after multiple Reddit reports posted online since Monday reported various Staples internal operation problems, including an inability to access Zendesk, VPN employee portals, print email, use phone lines, and more.
Rew Mahn, 28, of Derry, New Hampshire, pleaded guilty in federal court on Tuesday to both passport fraud and wire fraud, the latter relating to that cyber-intrusion. Mahn was indicted [PDF] by a grand jury for passport fraud in February, after being charged in 2021 with breaking into Motorola's computer network and stealing data.
CISA is investigating a cyberattack against a Pennsylvania water authority by suspected Iranian miscreants. The water authority immediately took the system offline, switching to manual operations after the intrusion, which didn't affect the region's drinking water or water supply.
The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency was hacked in a cyberattack over the summer, which may have put sensitive space-related technology and data at risk. The security breach was discovered this autumn when law enforcement authorities alerted Japan's space agency that its systems were compromised, as first reported by The Yomiuri Shimbun.
International logistics giant DP World has confirmed that data was stolen during a cyber attack that disrupted its operations in Australia earlier this month. "DP World Australia's investigation has confirmed that the incident was confined to the Australian operations and did not impact any other markets where DP World operates," DP World told BleepingComputer.
A cyberattack on CTS, a leading managed service provider for law firms and other organizations in the UK legal sector, is behind a major outage impacting numerous law firms and home buyers in the country since Wednesday. "We are experiencing a service outage which has impacted a portion of the services we deliver to some of our clients. The outage was caused by a cyber-incident," the UK IT services provider said in a statement published on Friday.
Cybersecurity researchers have shed light on a Rust version of a cross-platform backdoor called SysJoker, which is assessed to have been used by a Hamas-affiliated threat actor to target Israel...