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Weekly Cybersecurity Report | Week 50, 2023
1 – The Cyber Avengers group, which threatened and attacked Israel several times, managed to break into the municipal water authority in the state of Aliquippa in Pennsylvania and plant anti-Semitic messages.
The group broke into components manufactured by the Israeli company Unitronics.
Screenshot of the controller at the Municipal Water Authority in Aliquippa, Israel.
The spokesman for the water authority said that the attackers did manage to break into one of the stations responsible for the water pressure and an alert was activated when the break-in was detected.
2 – The Dollar Tree chain of stores reports that the information of 1.9 million employees was leaked following a hacking of the supplier with which the company works.
The chain, which operates ~23,000 stores in the US and Canada, stated that the leaked information includes sensitive information.
3 – The Japanese Space Agency (JAXA) reports that it is suffering from a cyber attack, as a result of which they are forced to disable part of the computer systems.
The agency’s spokesperson reports that unauthorized access to internal systems has been detected.
4 – The North Texas Municipal Water Authority (NTMWD) reports that it is suffering from a ransomware attack.
The authority, which is responsible for water supply in 13 cities in Texas, reports that following the attack some of the computer and telephone systems are down, but there is no effect on the water supply.
The Daixin attack group claimed responsibility for the attack.
5 – Europol, in cooperation with several enforcement bodies around the world, arrested an attack group that carried out about 1,800 ransom attacks in 71 countries.
The attackers were arrested in Ukraine in possession of luxury vehicles and other assets.
According to Europol, the attackers took part as partners in various ransom groups and caused damages of hundreds of millions of dollars.
6 – Ransom attack on Yanfeng company causes disruptions in car manufacturing plants in North America.
Yanfeng is an auto parts manufacturer based in China. The company employs 33,000 people in 20 countries.
The company’s website has also been down for two weeks. The Qilin Strike Group claimed responsibility for the attack.
7 – A ransomware attack on the maker of the game Ethyrial: Echoes of Yore caused all player data to be deleted.
The company reports that they have decided not to pay the ransom and will perform a manual recovery of all data.
8 – Two emergency rooms in New Jersey hospitals were closed due to a ransomware attack.
Both emergency rooms belong to Hackensack Meridian Health, which operates several hospitals in the state.
In a message published by one of the hospitals, they report that the emergency room is indeed closed and that patients are being referred to other places, however, they state that patient care is not affected.
9 – The HSE company, defined as the largest electricity company in Slovenia, which is owned by the state, is suffering from a ransom attack.
It seems that this is a cyber attack on critical infrastructures, but the consequences and who is behind the attack are not yet completely clear.
10 – The Rhysida attack group claims to have hacked the CEEC company, one of the largest energy companies in China that is owned by the government and employs about 160k workers.
The group demands a ransom of 50 bitcoins (~$1.85 million)
11 – The Vanderbilt University Hospital chain, in Tennessee, USA, reports that it is suffering from a ransomware attack during which sensitive information was stolen.
The attack group Meow is the one that took responsibility for the attack.
12 – A cyber attack on the computer service provider CTS in the UK affects dozens of law firms and other organizations.
The company does not publish details about the attack, but apparently, it is a ransom attack that affects about 200-80 organizations.
13 – The municipality of Nassau Bay in Texas reports that it is suffering from a ransomware attack during which attackers managed to steal sensitive information, including credit card numbers and more.
Attack group Akira claimed responsibility for the attack.
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