Latest Cyberattack news

Lurie Children's Hospital took systems offline after cyberattack

Lurie Children's Hospital in Chicago was forced to take IT systems offline after a cyberattack, disrupting normal operations and delaying medical care in some instances.
- Bill Toulas
- February 02, 2024
- 11:23 AM
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Johnson Controls says ransomware attack cost $27 million, data stolen

Johnson Controls International has confirmed that a September 2023 ransomware attack cost the company $27 million in expenses and led to a data breach after hackers stole corporate data.
- Bill Toulas
- January 31, 2024
- 09:55 AM
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Global fintech firm EquiLend offline after recent cyberattack

New York-based global financial technology firm EquiLend says its operations have been disrupted after some systems were taken offline in a Monday cyberattack.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- January 24, 2024
- 11:36 AM
- 0
Kansas State University cyberattack disrupts IT network and services

Kansas State University (K-State) announced it is managing a cybersecurity incident that has disrupted certain network systems, including VPN, K-State Today emails, and video services on Canvas and Mediasite.
- Bill Toulas
- January 18, 2024
- 01:44 PM
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- January 18, 2024
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Fidelity National Financial: Hackers stole data of 1.3 million people

Fidelity National Financial (FNF) has confirmed that a November cyberattack (claimed by the BlackCat ransomware gang) has exposed the data of 1.3 million customers.
- Bill Toulas
- January 10, 2024
- 03:32 PM
- 0
US mortgage lender loanDepot confirms ransomware attack

Leading U.S. mortgage lender loanDepot confirmed today that a cyber incident disclosed over the weekend was a ransomware attack that led to data encryption.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- January 08, 2024
- 12:39 PM
- 0
Mortgage firm loanDepot cyberattack impacts IT systems, payment portal

U.S. mortgage lender loanDepot has suffered a cyberattack that caused the company to take IT systems offline, preventing online payments against loans.
- Lawrence Abrams
- January 07, 2024
- 03:37 PM
- 0
Memorial University recovers from cyberattack, delays semester start

The Memorial University of Newfoundland (MUN) continues to deal with the effects of a cyberattack that occurred in late December and postponed the start of classes in one campus.
- Bill Toulas
- January 05, 2024
- 10:31 AM
- 0
Online museum collections down after cyberattack on service provider

Museum software solutions provider Gallery Systems has disclosed that its ongoing IT outages were caused by a ransomware attack last week.
- Bill Toulas
- January 02, 2024
- 02:01 PM
- 0
Xerox says subsidiary XBS U.S. breached after ransomware gang leaks data

The U.S. division of Xerox Business Solutions (XBS) has been compromised by hackers, and a limited amount of personal information might have been exposed, according to an announcement by the parent company, Xerox Corporation.
- Bill Toulas
- January 02, 2024
- 12:29 PM
- 0
The biggest cybersecurity and cyberattack stories of 2023

2023 was a big year for cybersecurity, with significant cyberattacks, data breaches, new threat groups emerging, and, of course, zero-day vulnerabilities.
- Lawrence Abrams
- January 01, 2024
- 10:09 AM
- 0
Eagers Automotive halts trading in response to cyberattack

Eagers Automotive has announced it suffered a cyberattack and was forced to halt trading on the stock exchange as it evaluates the impact of the incident.
- Bill Toulas
- December 28, 2023
- 03:31 PM
- 0
Ohio Lottery hit by cyberattack claimed by DragonForce ransomware

The Ohio Lottery was forced to shut down some key systems after a cyberattack affected an undisclosed number of internal applications on Christmas Eve.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- December 27, 2023
- 05:11 PM
- 0
Panasonic discloses data breach after December 2022 cyberattack

Panasonic Avionics Corporation, a leading supplier of in-flight communications and entertainment systems, disclosed a data breach affecting an undisclosed number of individuals after its corporate network was breached more than one year ago, in December 2022.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- December 27, 2023
- 12:28 PM
- 0
Integris Health patients get extortion emails after cyberattack

Integris Health patients in Oklahoma are receiving blackmail emails stating that their data was stolen in a cyberattack on the healthcare network, and if they did not pay an extortion demand, the data would be sold to other threat actors.
- Lawrence Abrams
- December 26, 2023
- 03:03 PM
- 0
GTA 5 source code reportedly leaked online a year after Rockstar hack

The source code for Grand Theft Auto 5 was reportedly leaked on Christmas Eve, a little over a year after the Lapsus$ threat actors hacked Rockstar games and stole corporate data.
- Lawrence Abrams
- December 25, 2023
- 01:27 PM
- 4
Ubisoft says it's investigating reports of a new security breach

Ubisoft is investigating whether it suffered a breach after images of the company's internal software and developer tools were leaked online.
- Lawrence Abrams
- December 22, 2023
- 01:10 PM
- 2
Nissan Australia cyberattack claimed by Akira ransomware gang

Today, the Akira ransomware gang claimed that it breached the network of Nissan Australia, the Australian division of Japanese car maker Nissan.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- December 22, 2023
- 11:38 AM
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