Cybersecurity

Capital Health Hit by Cyberattack: Traces of LockBit Foul Play Emerge

Capital Health, a prominent healthcare organization based in New Jersey, recently faced a significant cybersecurity incident resulting in network outages towards the end of November 2023. Visitors to the organization’s website were immediately greeted with a ticker acknowledging the cyberattack on Capital Health, stating, “Capital Health recently experienced network outages due to a cybersecurity incident.” […]

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Greece Plans National Cybersecurity Authority to Combat Rising Hacker Threats

Greece is establishing a national cybersecurity organization to combat hackers and ransomware gangs that target governments, state institutions, utilities, schools, hospitals, and companies. It is said that a proposal for establishing a National Cybersecurity Authority to safeguard public sector and private enterprises in industries like manufacturing, chemical distribution, and food items is being sent to […]

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Central Virginia transit system affected by cyber incident

The organization that runs the transit system for central Virginia dealt with a computer network disruption due to a cyberattack around the Thanksgiving holiday. The Greater Richmond Transit Company (GRTC) provides bus and specialized transportation services for millions of people across Richmond, Chesterfield and Henrico Counties. A spokesperson told Recorded Future News that around Thanksgiving […]

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Yamaha and WellLife Network confirm cyber incidents after ransomware gang claims attacks

Japanese manufacturer Yamaha Motor and the healthcare organization WellLife Network have confirmed cyberattacks after being added to the leak site of a ransomware gang this week. Yamaha Motor published a notice on Thursday confirming that a server managed by its motorcycle manufacturing and sales subsidiary in the Philippines had been hit with a ransomware attack […]

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Hamas likely cooperates with hackers to stay online

Researchers have discovered possible signs of cooperation between the Palestinian militant organization Hamas and one of the longest-running groups of Arabic-speaking hackers. According to a report published Thursday by researchers at Recorded Future, Hamas has allegedly turned to operators outside Gaza and “third parties” to keep a news website linked to its military wing, Al-Qassam […]