Hackers had likely crawled its network for weeks, if not longer, spreading through the system as they stole data and administrator credentials.
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Incident Of The Week: How Hackers Are Taking Advantage of Coronavirus
While hackers direct some of their attacks at health organizations, CISOs should be cognizant of cybercriminals’ capabilities. From the World Health Organization (WHO) to Italy’s INPS, these are the p…
Incident of the Week: Marriott Phishing Breach
The breach originated from a franchise hotel that operates under the Marriott brand. Unknown individuals used the log-in credential of two employees at the hotel to access the guests’ information.
Incident Of The Week: Finastra’s Ransomware Attack
Finastra reported that it detected a ransomware attack on its servers, last Friday. The company followed by acknowledging it had detected ransomware activity – but that customer and employee data rema…
Incident Of The Week: Health and Human Services Hit with Security Breach
On March 15th, the HHS’s network security system detected a sharp increase in activity. Over several hours, hackers tried to overload the department’s servers with millions of requests. The hackers we…
Incident of the Week: Virgin Media Exposes Data of 900,000 People
The company attributed the hacking to a member of staff who had “incorrectly configured” the database, and promised it’s building a specific online service which will allow individuals to find out if…
Incident Of The Week: Defense Electronics Manufacturer CPI Succumbs To Ransomwar…
Electronics manufacturer Communications & Power Industries (CPI) was victimized by having its data encrypted and held ransom. Some of its customers include the US Department of Defense and the DoD’s D…
Incident Of The Week: Carnival Cruise Lines Hit By Cyber-Attack
A Carnival cruise ship was subject to a cyber-attack in May of 2019. Though several months have passed, the effects are still lingering. This Incident Of The Week looks at how the cruise line responde…
Incident Of The Week: Security Researcher Uncovers 440 Million Records From Esté…
A security researcher discovered an exposed database containing 440 million records belonging to beauty manufacturer Estée Lauder. The data for a middleware system was publicly accessible. In this Inc…
Incident Of The Week UPDATE: Wawa Customer Payment Card Data Found on Dark Web
Convenience and fuel retail chain Wawa disclosed a data incident in December 2019. Now, payment card information for 30 million customers has been found for sale online. We discuss how a malware attac…