Tag: ransomware
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Portugal’s first airline TAP fell victim of ransomware
Passengers’ data leaked: learn more in this article. On August 25, 2022 Ragnar Locker ransomware claimed to have carried out a successful attack on TAP Air, Portugal’s flag-carrier airline. TAP Air Portugal is the state-owned flag carrier airline of Portugal. it’s headquartered at Lisbon Airport which also serves as its hub. TAP – Transportes Aéreos Portugueses operates…
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Data Breach-Boom! More than 30 European companies hacked in July only
From small consulting cabinets to NASDAQ giants… The month of July has been rich not only for the days with record-high temperatures in Europe, but also for data leaks. Companies, that have fallen victims of cyber attacks, are very diverse, covering vast niches from consulting to agriculture, from renewable energy to real estate and even…
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Cl0p Ransomware back online, 21 victims in a month
After shutting down their entire operation for several months, between November and February, the Cl0p ransomware is now back. The surge in activity was noticed after the ransomware group added 21 new victims to their data leak site within a single month of April. Cl0p has became very active comparing to itself in the past.…
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Nikkei’s Asian headquarter hit by ransomware
Media giant Nikkei disclosed that the group’s headquarters in Singapore was hit by a ransomware attack on May 13, 2022. “Unauthorized access to the server was first detected on May 13, prompting an internal probe,” the company revealed in a press release published on Thursday. “Nikkei Group Asia immediately shut down the affected server and…
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Popular ransomware bugs allow blocking encryption
Hackers are known to exploit vulnerabilities to gain access to databases and companies’ files. This time though, a researcher has found a bug in ransomware that allows to prevent encryption. The “popular” ransomware, like Conti, the revived REvil, the newcomer Black Basta, the highly active LockBit, or AvosLocker, all came with security issues that could be…
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REvil ransomware is back?
Back in January 2022 we were writing that REvil ransomware servers were seized by FBI and some of cyber criminals behind it have been arrested. However, less than four months later ransomware’s Tor page, “Happy blog”, came back to life. More surprisingly, REvil posted information about new victims: Visotec Group and Oil-india.com. It’s unclear whether…
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BlackCat ransomware hits 60 entities worldwide
Relatively new ransomware, called Black Cat, has reportedly breached 60 different companies around the globe. The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has released a white flash report concerning BlackCat, also known as ALPHV. It is known that ransomware gang has been attacking organisations between November 2021 and March 2022. The flash alert is part of…
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Globant Hacked, 70Gb leaked online
IT and software consultancy firm Globant has confirmed that they were breached by the Lapsus$ ransomware operators, where data consisting of administrator credentials and source code was leaked by the threat actors. As part of the leak, the hacking group released a 70GB archive of data stolen from Globant, describing it as “some customers source…
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Ubisoft suffers cyber security incident
Video game developer Ubisoft has confirmed that it had a ‘cyber security incident’ that caused disruption to its games, systems, and services earlier this month. Ransomware group LAPSUS$, who has claimed responsibility for hacking Samsung, NVIDIA, and Mercado Libre thus far, appears to be behind this incident too. Ubisoft Entertainment SA is a French video game company…
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Confirmed: 190Gb of Samsung data leaked on darknet
The infamous ransomware Lapsus$ announced right after Nvidia incident their next victim: Samsung. On March 4, Lapsus$ published a description of the upcoming leak, saying that it contains “confidential Samsung source code” originating from a breach. The full announcement is present below: Lapsus$ split the leaked data in three compressed files that add to almost…