December 16, 2022

BlackCat ransomware gang believed to be responsible for a cyber attack against Colombian energy supplier EPM

On Monday 12th of December 2022, the Colombian energy company Empresas Públicas de Medellín (EPM) experienced a ransomware attack that disrupted the company’s operations and took down online services. On Tuesday 13th of December 2022, the company told approximately 4,000 employees to work from home, with IT infrastructure down. Even though EPM did not disclose the ransomware operation behind the […]
December 12, 2022

Cyber attack against Belgium city of Antwerp claimed by Play ransomware

On Thursday 5th of December 2022, Digipolis, the IT company responsible for managing the Belgium city of Antwerp’s IT systems, suffered a ransomware attack that disrupted the city’s IT, email, and phone services. It was reported that many of the city’s Windows applications were no longer available, and City council member Alexandra d’Archambeau publicly tweeted that email was not available. It also […]
December 6, 2022

Cause of Rackspace outage confirmed to be ransomware attack

On Friday 6th of December 2022, the Texas-based cloud computing provider, Rackspace confirmed that a ransomware attack is a cause behind their ongoing Hosted Exchange outage that started on Friday 2nd of December 2022. In their update to the initial report, Rackspace stated they had become aware of suspicious activity and immediately took proactive measures to isolate the Hosted Exchange […]
December 5, 2022

André-Mignot teaching hospital heavily disrupted after ransomware attack

On Saturday 3rd December, the André-Mignot teaching hospital in the suburbs of Paris had to shut down its phone and computer systems after suffering a ransomware attack. It has been reported that the threat actors behind the attack have already demanded a ransom. At this time, the hospital only accepts walk-ins and consultations as it had to partially cancel operations. […]
November 30, 2022

Cyber attack disrupts Keralty’s healthcare operations

On Sunday 26th of November 2022, a Colombian healthcare provider, Keralty multinational healthcare organization suffered a RansomHouse ransomware attack that resulted in a disruption to the websites and operations of the company and its subsidiaries. They also confirmed that they have been working to provide continuity of care to their members by implementing the necessary contingency plans to maintain the […]
November 28, 2022

Disruption to Intrado telecom provider claimed by Royal ransomware gang

On Tuesday 27th of December 2022, the Royal Ransomware gang claimed responsibility for a cyber attack against telecommunications company Intrado. At this current time, Intrado is yet to share any information regarding this incident. However, it is believed that the attack started on Thursday 1st of December 2022. The date of the initial breach coincides with a widespread outage that […]
November 26, 2022

Ragnar Locker ransomware gang claims to target Belgian municipality, hits police instead

On Wednesday 16th of November 2022, the Ragnar Locker ransomware gang released a posting on their TOR data leak site where they claimed to have stolen data from the municipality of Zwijndrecht. However, it was discovered that the stolen data was from Zwijndrecht police, a local police unit in Antwerp, Belgium. The leaked data reportedly exposed thousands of car number plates, […]
November 25, 2022

Cyber attack against Cincinnati State college claimed by Vice Society ransomware gang

Earlier this month, Cincinnati State college informed its 10,000 students and 1,000 staff members that they suffered a cyber attack where they warned that online services and restoration to regular operations will take time. The Vice Society ransomware operation has claimed responsibility for the cyberattack on Cincinnati State Technical and Community College. The threat actors have since posted an extensive […]
November 11, 2022

Black Basta ransomware gang believed to be responsible for a cyber attack against Sobeys

On Monday 7th of November 2022, Empire, the parent company of the Canadian food retail giant Sobeys revealed that Sobeys experienced a cyber attack which has impacted Sobeys’s IT systems. Sobeys has stated that it is working on resolving the issues affecting its IT systems to reduce store disruption.  “The Company’s grocery stores remain open to serve customers and are […]