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Weekly Cybersecurity Report | Week 36, 2024
Information security updates and events from the past week
1 – Planned Parenthood Medical Center in New York reports that it is suffering from a ransomware attack.
The Ransomhub group claims responsibility for the attack while claiming to be in possession of 93GB of data.
As the Ransomhub group has moved up a gear recently, it seems that many Lockbit and AlphV partners have found a new home.
2 – The TfL company, which is responsible for operating most of the public transport in London, reports that it is suffering from a cyber-attack.
In the report published by the company, it states that there is no impact on public services and that at this stage there is no known disclosure of sensitive information.
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cd9dpek1883o
3 – Deutsche Flugsicherung, which operates the air traffic control system in Germany, reports that it is suffering from a cyber-attack.
The company claims that the attack damaged the administrative activity, but the air traffic control was not damaged.
At this point it is not clear what the nature of the attack is but it appears that the Russian attack group APT29 is the one responsible for the attack.
4 – Cyber-attack on the Kane school in the USA The Kane school district was recently the victim of a cyber-attack that resulted in the theft of approximately 2.1 million dollars.
The breach was discovered by the school’s Unit 29 with its banking partners and exposed a series of fraudulent electronic bank transfers.
According to a news release from the school district, after discovering the theft, it acted quickly to prevent further unauthorized transactions. They immediately reported the incident to the bank, insurance provider, and local and federal law enforcement agencies.
Kane School District officials continue to work closely with law enforcement to fully investigate this cyberattack.
5 – Microchip technology confirms that data was stolen in a cybersecurity breach.
US semiconductor supplier Microchip Technology Incorporated has confirmed that employee information was stolen from systems affected in an August cyberattack, later claimed by the Play ransomware gang.
On August 20, Microchip Technology disclosed that operations at several manufacturing facilities were affected by a cyber-attack discovered on August 17.
The incident affected the company’s ability to fulfill orders and forced it to shut down some of its systems and isolate those affected to contain the breach.
6 – Planned Parenthood confirmed it suffered a cyber-attack that affected its IT systems, forcing it to shut down parts of its infrastructure to contain the damage.
Planned Parenthood is a New York-based non-profit organization that provides a variety of reproductive health services, birth control education and advocacy. It is one of the largest providers of health care in the United States.
Martha Fuller, executive director and president of Planned Parenthood of Montana, said the cybersecurity incident occurred in late August and the organization is now investigating its exact scope and impact.
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