June 5, 2021

Fujifilm confirms disrupted business operations were due to ransomware attack

On 4th of June 2021, the Japanese multinational conglomerate Fujifilm released a statement confirming that they had suffered a ransomware attack on the 1st of June which disrupted business operations. The ransomware attack was discovered when FujiFilm started an investigation into an incident of unauthorized access that had occurred in the late evening of the 1st of June. When they […]
June 4, 2021

UF Health Florida hospitals forced back to pen and paper after ransomware attack

On the 31st of May 2021, UF Health Central Florida also known as UF Health suffered a ransomware attack that resulted them forcing two hospitals to shut down portions of their IT network to prevent further spread of the ransomware and to protect patient data. UF Health states that they first noticed the attack when the hospitals’ computer system starting […]
June 4, 2021

Scripps Health announce data breach of more than 147,000 patients information after ransomware attack

Nonprofit healthcare provider, Scripps Health in San Diego, has disclosed a data breach exposing patient information after suffering a ransomware attack last month. The healthcare provider has five hospitals and 19 outpost facilities with over 3,000 affiliate physicians. Every year, Scripps Health treats more than 700,000 patients. On April 29th, Scripps Health suffered a cyberattack where threat actors deployed ransomware […]
June 3, 2021

Massachusetts’ largest ferry service, The Steamship Authority hit by ransomware attack

The Steamship Authority, Massachusetts’ largest ferry service, was hit by a ransomware attack on Wednesday which led to ticketing and reservation disruptions. “The Woods Hole, Martha’s Vineyard, and Nantucket Steamship Authority has been the target of a ransomware attack that is affecting operations as of Wednesday morning,” the ferry service said in 2 June 2021. “There is no impact to […]
May 26, 2021

Audio maker Bose discloses ransomware attack that exposes former employee data

On the 7th of March 2021, Bose Corporation detected the ransomware on their systems and immediately initiated their incident response protocols to activate its technical team with the goal of containing the incident. After containing the incident, Bose started an investigation of the incident and worked with its forensics experts to determine the data that may have been accessed and/or […]
May 14, 2021

Reports suggest that DarkSide had involvement with Toshiba subsidiary ransomware attack

On May 14th, 2021, European subsidiaries of the Toshiba Tec Group companies experienced a ransomware attack from the DarkSide ransomware group. After discovering the attack, the Toshiba Tec Group immediately shut down the networks and systems operating between Japan and Europe and its other subsidiaries in the hope of preventing the spread of the ransomware while deploying recovery measures after […]
May 13, 2021

Chemical distributor Brenntag pays $4.4 million to DarkSide ransomware Group

In May 2021, Chemical distribution company Brenntag suffered a ransomware attack that targeted their North American division. The attack was claimed by the DarkSide ransomware gang who states they have stolen 150GB worth of data. To prove their claims, DarkSide had published a private data leak page containing a description of the types of data stolen and screenshots of some […]
April 28, 2021

DC Police confirms cyberattack after ransomware gang leaks confidential data

In April 2021, Metropolitan Police Department had confirmed that they experienced a cyberattack after the Babuk ransomware gang leaked screenshots of data they had stolen from the department. The DC Police stated that they are aware of a breached server and that the FBI is investigating the matter. “We are aware of unauthorized access on our server. While we determine […]
March 20, 2021

REvil ransomware attack hits Computer giant Acer hit for $50 million

On the 18th of March 2021, the infamous ransomware gang, REvil announced on their data leak site that they had breached Acer. The group also provided evidence of the attack by publishing images of allegedly stolen files, these documents included financial spreadsheets, bank balances, and bank communications. The threat actors are demanding for $50,000,000, according to BleepingComputer, which is the […]