7 posts tagged ‘cyberattack’
Ukrainian hackers take credit for hacking Russian ISP that wiped out servers and caused internet outages
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Cyberattack targeting UK councils causes online disruption
Three councils in the United Kingdom have taken some of their public-facing systems offline due to an ongoing cybersecurity issue. Canterbury City Council, Dover District Council, and Thanet District Council, three local authorities based in the county of Kent, said jointly on Friday that they “are investigating a cyber incident” that has disrupted online services […] © 2023 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
It’s not all doom and gloom: When cybersecurity gave us hope in 2023
A funny — but true — joke at TechCrunch is that the security desk might as well be called the Department of Bad News, since, well, have you seen what we’ve covered of late? There is a never-ending supply of devastating breaches, pervasive surveillance and dodgy startups flogging the downright dangerous. Sometimes though — albeit […] © 2023 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Ukraine’s largest mobile operator Kyivstar downed by ‘powerful’ cyberattack
Ukraine’s largest telecommunications operator Kyivstar says it has been hit by a “powerful” cyberattack that has disrupted phone and internet services for millions of people across the country. In a Facebook post confirming the incident on Tuesday, Kyivstar wrote that the cyberattack has caused a “technical failure” that left customers without mobile connections or internet […] © 2023 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
British Library confirms data stolen during ransomware attack
The British Library, the national library of the United Kingdom and one of the world’s largest libraries, has confirmed that a ransomware attack led to the theft of internal data. In late October, the British Library first disclosed it was experiencing an unspecified cybersecurity incident that caused a “major technology outage” across its sites in […] © 2023 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Healthcare startups scramble to assess fallout after Postmeds data breach hits millions of patients
More than two million people across the United States will receive notice that their personal and sensitive health information was stolen earlier this year during a cyberattack at Postmeds, the parent company of online pharmacy startup Truepill. For some of those affected, it’s the first they’re hearing of Postmeds, let alone that the company lost […] © 2023 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Hackers are exploiting ‘CitrixBleed’ bug in the latest wave of mass cyberattacks
Security researchers say hackers are mass-exploiting a critical-rated vulnerability in Citrix NetScaler systems to launch crippling cyberattacks against big-name organizations worldwide. These cyberattacks have so far included aerospace giant Boeing; the world’s biggest bank, ICBC; one of the world’s largest port operators, DP World; and international law firm Allen & Overy, according to reports. Thousands […] © 2023 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.