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Weekly Cybersecurity Report | Week 10, 2024
1 – The ThyssenKrupp company, one of the largest steel producers in the world, reports that it is suffering from a cyber-attack as a result of which a production site and part of the computer systems were shut down.
In a report published by the company to the media, it states that the attack hit the vehicle parts production division and that the production site in Germany was shut down because of the attack.
The ThyssenKrupp company employs about 100k workers around the world and its annual revenues in 2022 were 44 billion dollars.
At this point, no attack group has claimed responsibility for the attack.
2 – A cyber-attack on the company Change Healthcare causes extensive disruptions in various pharmacies and medical institutions throughout the USA.
Change Healthcare is a major provider of systems that connect medical institutions, patients, insurance companies, the Ministry of Health and more, the company has access to medical information of about a third of US citizens and processes billions of medical transactions per year.
Following the cyber-attack experienced by the company, it had to disable a large part of the computer systems as well as systems that serve the company’s customers.
As a result of the shutdown, pharmacies report being unable to approve prescriptions with insurance companies, lack of access to patient records, and more.
3 – Epic Games, the developer of Fortnite games, has been hacked
A relatively new player to the ransomware arena claims to have successfully hacked game developer and distributor Epic Games.
The Mogilevich gang posted the details of the hack on its Darknet leaks site.
The gang claims to have 189 gigabytes of data, including “email, passwords, full name, payment details, source code and many other data”. The data is currently being offered for sale.
Find more: https://www.cyberdaily.au/culture/10241-fortnite-game-dev-epic-games-allegedly-hacked
4 – The pharmaceutical giant Cencora claims that data was stolen in a cyber attack
Pharmaceutical giant Cencora says it suffered a cyber-attack in which threat actors stole data from corporate IT systems.
The company says they have contained the incident and are now working with law enforcement, outside cybersecurity experts and outside consultants to investigate it.
After the initial discovery of the unauthorized activity, the company immediately took containment measures and launched an investigation with the assistance of law enforcement authorities, cyber security experts and external consultants.
Find more: https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/pharmaceutical-giant-cencora-says-data-was-stolen-in-a-cyberattack/#google_vignette
5 – 22,000 suppliers affected by Daikin data breach
Daikin Industries, a world leader in air conditioning systems, recently faced a data breach that compromised the personal data of its suppliers.
The breach was caused by a worker within a multi-level subcontractor chain. This individual, who worked for a company several layers down the supply chain from Daikin itself, improperly purchased sensitive data on December 24, 2023. This data included the names, addresses, phone numbers, and bank account information of approximately 22,000 supplier contacts.
Find more: https://securityonline.info/22000-suppliers-hit-in-daikin-data-breach/
6 – The IntelBroker gang claimed to have broken into LAX International Airport in Los Angeles
The popular IntelBroker attack group announced that it broke into Los Angeles International Airport by exploiting a flaw in one of its CRM systems.
Find more: https://securityaffairs.com/159573/hacking/intelbroker-hacked-los-angeles-international-airport.html
7 – The Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP), investigating a cyber attack
The Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP), Canada’s national police force, has revealed that it recently faced a cyber-attack targeting its networks.
The federal body has begun its criminal investigation into the matter as it works to determine the extent of the security breach.
8 – University of Wolverhampton confirms “cyber security incident”
The University of Wolverhampton has confirmed it was hit by a “cyber security incident” earlier this week, which led to IT systems crashing.
Thousands of university staff and students were asked to work from home after IT outages hit all the university’s campuses on Tuesday.
A university spokesperson said: “We were able to respond to this incident very quickly and took immediate action to contain it and limit its impact.”
The event began when the University of Cambridge and the University of Manchester suffered cyber-attacks on the same day.
Find more: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cgrlljz2pv5o
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