IT Sec News updates – Ransomware Attacks

September 16, 2023
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ORBCOMM ransomware attack causes trucking fleet management outage

Trucking and fleet management solutions provider ORBCOMM has confirmed that a ransomware attack is causing recent service outages that prevent …

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Auckland transport authority hit by suspected ransomware attack – Bleeping Computer

Given that ransomware attacks typically also involve data exfiltration to be used in double-extortion, there's concern that AT customers might have …

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MGM casino's ESXi servers allegedly encrypted in ransomware attack – Bleeping Computer

An affiliate of the BlackCat ransomware group, also known as APLHV, is behind the attack that disrupted MGM Resorts' operations, …

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The Week in Ransomware – September 15th 2023 – Russian Roulette

This week's big news is the extortion attacks on the Caesars and MGM Las Vegas casino chains, with one having already paid the ransom and the …

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Las Vegas casinos targeted in ransomware attack – NBC News

An apparent cyber attack has thrown a major resort chain and some of its casinos in Las Vegas into chaos. NBC News' Miguel Almaguer has more …

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NCSC: Why Cyber Extortion Attacks No Longer Require Ransomware – Dark Reading

Ransomware becoming less of a factor as threat actors extort businesses with payment options that are less than regulatory fines.

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Ransomware group “ALPHV” claims responsibility for MGM cybersecurity attack in dark web post

“The ALPHV ransomware group has not before privately or publicly claimed responsibility for an attack before this point,” part of the post said. “ …

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Toyota outage shows not all backup failures are ransomware – TechTarget

Ransomware attacks have become a major cause of enterprise IT outages, resulting in lost time, data and money. But traditional infrastructure …

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Tactics of MGM-Caesars attackers were known for several months | SC Media

The ransomware attacks this week on MGM International and Caesars Entertainment are all over the news, and it's been widely reported that Caesar's …

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New York hospitals still reeling from ransomware attack

FBI, NY State Dept. of Health, and DHS are helping Carthage Area Hospital and Claxton-Hepburn Medical Center recover from a ransomware attack.

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