Is China waging a cyber war with Taiwan?
Nation-state hacking groups based in China have sharply ramped up cyberattacks against Taiwan this year, according to multiple reports. With geopolitical tensions and a trade war acting as a backdrop, China-led cyberattacks on Taiwan are rising sharply, according to multiple security reports. In the latest report about alleged China-sponsored cyberattacks on Taiwan, Kate Morgan, a…
Ukraine’s intelligence service hacked Russia’s Federal Air Transport Agency, Rosaviatsia
Ukraine’s intelligence service announced they have hacked Russia’s Federal Air Transport Agency, ‘Rosaviatsia.’ The attack is the result of a complex special cyber operation. “The Defence Intelligence of Ukraine informs that as a result of a successful complex special operation in cyberspace, a large volume of confidential documents of the structural subdivision of the Russian…
Canadian government impacted by data breaches of two of its contractors
The Canadian government declared that two of its contractors, Brookfield Global Relocation Services (BGRS) and SIRVA Worldwide Relocation & Moving Services, have been hacked, resulting in the exposure of sensitive information belonging to an undisclosed number of government employees. Data belonging to current and former Government of Canada employees, members of the Canadian Armed Forces…
British Library Confirms Ransomware Attack Caused Outages
After announcing that it had experienced a major outage at the beginning of the month, The British Library confirmed on Nov. 14 that the disruption was due to a ransomware attack. And recovery has been slow. Three weeks after the attack, the library’s website is still offline. The IT outage affects the library’s online systems,…
CISA, FBI Issue New Warning Following Las Vegas Cyberattack
The FBI and U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency are urging critical infrastructure organizations to implement mitigation techniques to thwart a cybercriminal group known as Scattered Spider that targets major companies and their IT help desks. A joint advisory describes the hacking group, also known as Octo Tempest and UNC3944, as having expertise in social…
EU Tightens Cybersecurity Requirements for Critical Infrastructure and Services
The European Union’s NIS2 Directive 2022/2555 is legislation aimed at improving the security and resilience of network and information systems across the EU. Although the legislation is already in effect, EU members have until October 2024 to transpose the directive into national law. Each organization encompassed by the directive will be legally obligated to live…
McLaren Health Care revealed that a data breach impacted 2.2 million people
McLaren Health Care (McLaren) disclosed a data breach that occurred between late July and August. The security breach exposed the sensitive personal information of 2,192,515 people. McLaren Health Care is a nonprofit health care organization based in Grand Blanc, Michigan, USA. It is a $6.6 billion, fully integrated health care delivery system committed to quality,…
EU Will Stand Up Office to Enforce AI Act, Says EU Lawmaker
The European Union will soon set up a dedicated office to oversee the implementation of the AI Act, especially by big-tech companies such as OpenAI, said a key European lawmaker. The European Parliament in June approved regulations intended to mitigate AI’s potential for negative effects on society. The AI Act entered final negotiations this month…
UK FCA Fines Equifax 11 Million Pounds for 2017 Data Breach
A British financial regulator fined American credit reporting agency Equifax 11 billion pounds for its role in one of the world’s largest data breaches. Chinese military hackers in 2017 exploited a vulnerability in Equifax’s online dispute portal to download the personal data of nearly 14 million residents of the United Kingdom as well as approximately…
Ransomware attack on MGM Resorts costs $110 Million
In September the hospitality and entertainment company MGM Resorts was hit by a ransomware attack that shut down its systems at MGM Hotels and Casinos. The incident affected hotel reservation systems in the United States and other IT systems that run the casino floors. The company now revealed that the costs from the ransomware attack…
