Cyber attack compromised Indonesia data centre, ransom sought
By Stanley Widianto and Ananda Teresia JAKARTA (Reuters) - A cyber attacker compromised Indonesia's national data centre, disrupting immigration checks at airports, and asked for an $8 million ransom, the country's communications minister told Reuters on Monday. The attack disrupted several government
Ascension warns of suspected cyberattack; clinical operations disrupted
By Pratik Jain (Reuters) - Hospital operator Ascension reported disruptions to its clinical operations on Wednesday due to a suspected cybersecurity incident and advised business partners to temporarily disconnect from its systems. Earlier this year, UnitedHealth, the largest U.S. health insurer, had
Apple warns users of “mercenary spyware” attack in India and 91 countries, ET reports
By Ashna Teresa Britto BENGALURU (Reuters) - Apple Inc is expected to inform its users in India and ninety-one other countries that they were possible victims of a “mercenary spyware” attack, an attempt to gain unlawful access to users devices, Economic
Hackers claim to have UnitedHealth’s stolen data – is it a bluff?
By Raphael Satter WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A freshly formed hacking gang claims to have won access to a massive stash of data stolen from UnitedHealth Group, the largest U.S. health insurer, but with little evidence to go on it is not
The British Library hack is a clear warning for all libraries
Recently, the British Library's computer systems were the victims of an assault orchestrated by the infamous ransomware group Rhysida. This attack resulted in numerous essential systems of the Library being inaccessible for several months, coupled with the auctioning off of 600GB
MGM Resorts says regulators probing September cyberattack
By Ananta Agarwal (Reuters) - MGM Resorts International disclosed that state and federal regulators were probing a cyberattack on its systems that took place in September and caused a $100 million hit to the company's third-quarter results. The casino operator intends to
Canadian federal police says they were targeted by cyberattack
By Kanishka Singh (Reuters) - Canadian federal police said on Friday their systems were targeted by an "alarming" cyberattack but there was no impact on operations and no known threat to the safety of Canadians. "The situation is evolving quickly but at
Gulf Air exposed to data breach, ‘vital operations not affected’
By Omar Abdel-Razek and Hatem Maher CAIRO (Reuters) - Gulf Air said its data was breached on Friday but its operations and vital systems were not affected, Bahrain's news agency BNA reported on Saturday. The agency quoted the company as saying that
Australia says ports operator cyber incident ‘serious’
By Sam McKeith SYDNEY (Reuters) - The Australian government on Sunday described as "serious and ongoing" a cybersecurity incident that forced ports operator DP World Australia to suspend operations at ports in several states since Friday. DP World Australia, which manages nearly