November 24, 2021

The National Privacy Commission in the Philippines announces that S&R Membership Shopping suffered a ransomware attack

On Wednesday 24th of November 2021, S&R Membership Shopping, a membership-only retail warehouse club chain in the Philippines announced they had suffered a ransomware attack which resulted in data being compromised. The announcement was made via the National Privacy Commission in the Philippines when the Commission was informed of the extent of the compromised data. The National Privacy Commission revealed they […]
November 24, 2021

Lewis & Clark Community College Campuses in Illinois shutdown due to ransomware attack

On Wednesday 24th of November 2021, Lewis and Clark Community College, a public community college in Godfrey, Illinois announced that they had experienced a ransomware attack late on Tuesday 23rd which resulted in all of Lewis and Clark campuses having to be shut down on Wednesday 24th to prevent further spreading of the ransomware. The announcement came in the form of […]
November 22, 2021

Joint advisory released by FBI and CISA in preparation for the upcoming holiday season

On Monday 22nd of November 2021, Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), released a joint cybersecurity advisory where they warned of upcoming spikes in cyberattacks as the holiday season approaches. The advisory was aimed at all organisations although it had a heavy emphasis on critical networks, systems and infrastructure. The CISA and FBI also emphasised a caution […]
November 20, 2021

Personal information leaked after Pacific City Bank hit by AvosLocker Ransomware

This week, Pacific City Bank, one of the largest Korean American community banking service providers in America, has disclosed that they experienced a ransomware attack that occurred on the 30th of August 2021. The bank informed their clients of an incident and disclosed that the threat actors had obtained information from their systems including Loan application forms, Tax return documents, […]
November 19, 2021

US federal bank regulators approve new rule ordering banks to report cyberattacks within 36 hours

On Thursday 18th of November 2021, US federal bank regulatory agencies approved a new rule that requires banks to notify their primary federal regulators of significant computer-security incidents within 36 hours. Currently banks are only required to report major cyberattacks if they have or will likely impact their operations, the ability to deliver banking products and services, or the US financial […]
November 17, 2021

US releases joint advisory warning companies of Iranian APT group that has been involved in ransomware attacks

On Wednesday 17th of November 2021, Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), the Australian Cyber Security Centre (ACSC), and the United Kingdom’s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) released a joint cybersecurity advisory where they warned of ongoing malicious cyber activity that FBI, CISA, ACSC, and NCSC have observed and associated with an advanced persistent threat (APT) group that is […]
November 15, 2021

Cyber security research groups observe signs of Emotet malware returning and rebuilding its botnet via TrickBot

On Monday 15th of November 2021, Emotet research groups Cryptolaemus, GData, and Advanced Intel started to observe the TrickBot malware dropping a loader for Emotet on infected devices. The Emotet malware was considered the most widely spread malware in the past although at the start of the year, it was taken down by an international law enforcement action coordinated by Europol […]
November 15, 2021

Israeli organisations are being targeted and disrupted by Moses Staff with ransomless encryptions

In the recent weeks, a new hacker group called Moses Staff has been recently claiming responsibility for multiple attacks against Israeli entities, where they have gaining access to networks and systems owned by Israeli organisations and encrypt the files on the systems before leaking copies of the stolen files to the public. Based on the attacks that they have conducted […]
November 12, 2021

Customers urged to change passwords after German medical software vendor Medatixx experiences ransomware attack

On Friday 12th of November 2021, Medatixx, a German medical software vendor who provides medical software to over 21,000 health institutions, announced they had experienced a ransomware attack which has led to their operations being shut down. Shortly after the attack, they urged their customers and users to change their application passwords and passwords to all their workstations and servers […]
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