Among the health data illegally downloaded from genetic testing company Asper Biogene's database were details related to paternity and fertility tests. Some of the data is easily understandable and can be directly connected to specific individuals, Pille Lehis, director general of the Data Protection Inspectorate, said on ETV morning show "Terevisioon.".
Ukraine's biggest mobile network operator was hit on Tuesday by what appeared to be the largest cyberattack of the war with Russia so far, knocking out mobile and internet services for millions and the air raid alert system in parts of Kyiv region.
HSE, Slovenia's largest power utility, has been targetted by a cyberattack that started on Wednesday night and escalated on Friday night. In-house and external experts are working to resolve the situation. The supply of electricity is not jeopardised.
The supply-chain cyberattack that targeted Progress Software’s MOVEit Transfer application has compromised over 963 private and public-sector organizations worldwide. The ransomware group, Cl0p, launched this attack campaign over Memorial Day weekend.
Some higher-profile victims of the hack include Maximus, Deloitte, TIAA, Ernst & Young, Shell, Deutsche Bank, PricewaterhouseCoopers, Sony, Siemens, BBC, British Airways, the U.S. Department of Energy, the U.S. Department of Agriculture, the Louisiana Office of Motor Vehicles, the Colorado Department of Health Care Policy and Financing, and other U.S. government agencies. Thus far, the personal data of over 58 million people is believed to have been exposed in this exploit campaign.
Hackers infiltrated networks of at least two colleges over the last week, disrupting the schools during the season of final exams and commencement ceremonies.
Tennessee’s Chattanooga State Community College has been responding to a cyberattack since Saturday, forcing the school to cancel classes on Monday and modify schedules for staff members. The school serves more than 11,000 students.
The University of Zurich is currently the target of a serious cyberattack. The perpetrators appear to be acting in a very professional manner and are part of a current accumulation of attacks on educational and health institutions. Several attacks have been carried out on universities in German-speaking countries in recent weeks, resulting in suspension of their IT services for extended periods of time. The attacks are usually carried out by compromising several individual accounts and systems.
At the end of October, a cyber attack caused the trains to stop in Denmark, the attack hit a third-party IT service provider. A cyber attack caused training the trains operated by DSB to stop in Denmark the last weekend, threat actors hit a third-party IT service provider. The attack hit the Danish company Supeo […]