November 28, 2021

A surge of eCh0raix ransomware attacks seen over the Christmas holidays, targeting QNAP NAS devices

Recently users of QNAP network-attached storage (NAS) devices have been reporting their systems are being attacked by the eCh0raix ransomware, also known as QNAPCrypt. The initial infection vector of these attacks is still unclear but some of the incidents are believed to be due to users not properly securing their devices. As soon as the threat actor is within the […]
November 25, 2021

Singapore offshore vessel operator, Swire Pacific Offshore experiences ransomware attack by CL0P ransomware group

On Thursday 25th of November 2021, Swire Pacific Offshore (SPO), a Singapore offshore vessel operator confirmed they had suffered a cyber-attack might have resulted in the loss of confidential proprietary commercial information and personal information. They have not disclosed any specifics of the attack but the ransomware group, CL0P have released a listing on their leak blog where they have claimed […]
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 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

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 9, 2021

Europe’s largest consumer electronics retailer, MediaMarkt suffers ransomware attack

On Monday 8th of November 2021, MediaMarkt, Europe’s largest consumer electronics retailer experienced a ransomware attack which has led to IT systems being shut down and disrupts to stores in Netherlands, Germany, Belgium and Luxembourg. No ransomware gang has been named yet. Although a MediaMarkt spokesperson has confirmed that the company had been hit by a cyber-attack on the morning […]