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The BlackSuit ransomware gang is behind CDK Global's massive IT outage and disruption to car dealerships across North America, according to multiple sources familiar with the matter. The same sources, who provided information on condition of anonymity, told BleepingComputer that CDK is currently negotiating with the ransomware gang to receive a decryptor and not leak stolen data.
LastPass says its almost 12-hour outage yesterday was caused by a bad update to its Google Chrome extension. The impact did not go unnoticed, with LastPass customers venting their frustration on Reddit and Twitter about the outage and their inability to retrieve their saved credentials and log in to sites.
After over a 24-hour outage, Microsoft's Bing, Copilot, and Copilot in Windows services are back online worldwide, with no information released as to what caused the problem. ChatGPT's internet search features, which Bing powers, were also down, as confirmed by OpenAI. Microsoft shared updates throughout the day, initially stating, "We're working to find the cause of the issue. More information can be found in the admin center under CP795190."
A massive Microsoft outage in some regions affects Bing.com, Copilot for web and mobile, Copilot in Windows, ChatGPT internet search and DuckDuckGo. [...]
Reddit is investigating a major outage blocking users worldwide from accessing the social network's websites and mobile apps. Mobile users also report seeing an "Error: Choose failed Missing field 'user id'" error or an outage icon with the Reddit alien logo on the mobile app.
Panera Bread's recent week-long outage was caused by a ransomware attack, according to people familiar with the matter and emails seen by BleepingComputer. Panera has not responded to multiple requests for comments about the outage and the attack.
Texas-based Omni Hotels & Resorts has been responding to a cyberattack that started last Friday, which resulted in the unavailability of many of its IT systems. According to people staying at some of the 50 properties the company operates across Northern America, who took to Reddit to vent and discuss the problem, the outage affected reservation and check-in systems, room key cards, and payment systems.
Omni Hotels & Resorts has confirmed a cyberattack caused a nationwide IT outage that is still affecting its locations. "Since Friday, March 29, Omni Hotels & Resorts has been responding to a cyberattack on its systems. Upon learning of this issue, Omni immediately took steps to shut down its systems to protect and contain its data," the hotel chain told BleepingComputer.
Omni Hotels & Resorts has been experiencing a chain-wide outage that brought down its IT systems on Friday, impacting reservation, hotel room door lock, and point-of-sale systems. The hotel chain's phone helpline is also down, with a recorded message saying, "Thank you for calling Omni Hotels and Resorts. We are sorry we are currently experiencing technical difficulties and are unable to answer your call. Please try your call again at a later time."
Since Saturday, U.S. food chain giant Panera Bread has been experiencing a nationwide outage that has impacted its IT systems, including online ordering, POS systems, phones, and various internal systems. "Our team is still working on getting the systems online. Please look for resolution once this is fixed and follow up with us later in the week. Thanks," Panera Bread added earlier today.