September 20, 2022

A cyberattack against New York Racing Association claimed by the Hive ransomware gang

On Monday 19th of September 2022, the Hive ransomware gang claimed responsibility for an cyberattack that impacted the IT operations of the New York Racing Association (NYRA). The incident also impacted their website availability and has resulted in member data being compromised. On Friday 9th of September 2022, NYRA released a security breach notification that revealed that the threat actors […]
September 15, 2022

Cyberattack against Bell Canada subsidiary claimed by Hive ransomware gang

The Hive ransomware gang claimed responsibility for an attack that hit the systems of Bell Canada subsidiary Bell Technical Solutions (BTS). Within the data leak entry, Hive claims that they encrypted BTS’ systems almost a month ago, on Saturday 20th of August 2022. Even though BTS hasn’t disclosed when its network was breached or how the attack occurred, Bell Canada […]
September 6, 2022

FBI releases joint advisory warning of Vice Society ransomware attacks on school districts

On Tuesday 6th of September 2022, the United States Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) released a joint TLP:WHITE cybersecurity advisory which revealed that multiple agencies have observed Vice Society threat actors disproportionately targeting the education sector with ransomware attacks. The impacts of ransomware attacks against the education sectors have ranged from restricted access to networks and data, delayed exams, cancelled […]
September 1, 2022

Government of Montenegro confirms ransomware attack, Cuba ransomware group claim responsible

On Wednesday 31st of August 2022, the government of Montenegro confirmed that ransomware was responsible for the damage and disruptions that have impacted its critical infrastructure. Public Administration Minister Maras Dukaj stated on local television that an organised cybercrime group was behind the attack. The minister was quoted saying that a “special virus” is used in the attack and there […]
August 31, 2022

Ragnar Locker ransomware claims attack on TAP Air Portugal

On the night of Thursday 25th of August, TAP Air Portugal, the flag carrier of Portugal, disclosed that their systems were hit by a cyber attack which resulted in their website and app being unavailable. The company stated that the attack had been blocked and added that it found no evidence indicating the attackers gained access to customer information stored […]
August 24, 2022

The attack against Bombardier RecreationalProducts claimed by the RansomEXX ransomware group

On Monday 8th of August 2022, Bombardier Recreational Products (BRP), a Canadian maker of Ski-Doo snowmobiles, Sea-Doo jet skis, ATVs, motorcycles, watercraft, and Rotax engines confirmed that they were a target of a cyber attack which resulted in Bombardier Recreational Products taking immediate measures that suspended their operations temporarily. On Monday 15th of August 2022, Bombardier Recreational Products provided an […]
August 24, 2022

Dominican Republic’s IAD disrupted by Quantum ransomware attack

It has been revealed that the Dominican Republic’s Instituto Agrario Dominicano (IAD) has suffered a Quantum ransomware attack that encrypted multiple services and workstations throughout the government agency. Reports from local media publicized that the ransomware attack occurred on Thursday 18th of August 2022.  “They ask for more than 600 thousand dollars. We were affected by four physical servers and […]
August 22, 2022

Greece’s largest natural gas distributor suffers a data breach and disruptions following an attack by the Ragnar Locker ransomware gang

On Saturday 20th of August 2022, Greece’s largest natural gas distributor, DESFA released a statement confirming that they suffered a data breach and IT system outage following a cyberattack. Although due to the quick response of its IT team, the intrusion was limited. However, some files and data were accessed and could be possibly exfiltrated so there is the risk […]
August 16, 2022

Clop ransomware group attacked UK water supplier but extorted the wrong company

On Monday 15th of August 2022, South Staffordshire confirmed that they had experienced IT disruption from a cyberattack. The released announcement explained that the safety and water distribution systems are still operational and therefore there is no impact on the supply of safe water to its customers or those of its subsidiaries, Cambridge Water and South Staffs Water. “This is […]
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