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The Maze hacker gang claims it has infected computer memory maker SK hynix with ransomware and leaked some of the files it stole. For what it's worth, the Maze crew doesn't tend to need to fib about these sort of things.
Ransomware attacks on high-profile companies are now a daily occurrence. In the last two weeks, major companies like Konica Minolta, Jack Daniels-making wine and spirits giant Brown-Forman, Canon and Garmin have either been hit by ransomware-specific attacks or revealed previous attacks.
Ransomware attacks on high-profile companies are now a daily occurrence. In the last two weeks, major companies like Konica Minolta, Jack Daniels-making wine and spirits giant Brown-Forman, Canon and Garmin have either been hit by ransomware-specific attacks or revealed previous attacks.
Now the industry's biggest player, Carnival Corporation, has also come down with a case of ransomware. The company on Tuesday issued a regulatory filing [PDF] in which it admitted: "On August 15, 2020, Carnival Corporation and Carnival plc... detected a ransomware attack that accessed and encrypted a portion of one brand's information technology systems. The unauthorized access also included the download of certain of our data files."
US hard liquor giant Brown-Forman is the latest high-profile victim of ransomware criminals. It's a multi-billion dollar business, headquartered in Louisville, Kentucky - a US state that's famous for American whiskey - and you can see why today's big-money ransomware crooks might go after a company of that size and sort.
R1 RCM Inc. [NASDAQ:RCM], one of the nation's largest medical debt collection companies, has been hit in a ransomware attack. R1 RCM acknowledged taking down its systems in response to a ransomware attack, but otherwise declined to comment for this story.
UPDATE. The Maze ransomware gang has reportedly leaked Canon U.S.A. data online. The leaked data consists of a single file, according to the report: About 2.2 GB-worth of marketing data and videos, compiled into an archive called "STRATEGICPLANNINGpart62.zip." The Maze gang claims it represents 5 percent of all of the data stolen from the camera giant.
To ensure cybersecurity administration is easier and more accessible, SonicWall announced new zero touch-enabled, multi-gigabit SonicWall TZ firewalls with SD-Branch capabilities, along with a redesigned cloud-native management console that helps streamline operations through fresh and modern user interfaces. "SonicWall's new SD-Branch ready next-generation firewalls, along with re-engineered SonicOS, provide multi-gig malware inspection for increased security needs and advanced protection against threats hiding in the encrypted TLS 1.3 traffic."
Ericom Software announced the introduction of Ericom Application Isolator, a new solution that integrates with existing remote access VPNs and Next Generation Firewalls to secure corporate applications and data from the security risks associated with excessive access rights inside a network. Ericom Application Isolator addresses the security risks created by the broad access rights granted to users and devices on corporate networks, which create an environment hackers or malicious insiders can easily exploit.
The city of Lafayette - technically a home-rule municipality - with a population of around 30,000, said it has opted to pay ransomware criminals a $45,000 fee after deciding that it was a better use of cash than spending time and money wiping and reformatting all of their machines. Patrick Wardle, principal security boffin at JAMF and Apple security expert, has a new warning for macOS users: look out for malicious Office Macros.