Category: cyberattack

Cyberattacks on the Rise Globally Due to Profitability, Says Cyber Security Expert

There is still no official word on the cause of a major cyberattack on Newfoundland and Labrador’s health-care system, but authorities have been in touch with officials from Ireland, which was hit with a ransomware attack earlier this year. Thomas Keenan, a professor at the University of Calgary who specializes in cyber security and high-tech…


Expert Says N.L. Cyberattack Worst in Canadian History, Deserves Federal Response

ST. JOHN’S, N.L.—A Canadian expert says a cyberattack that knocked down Newfoundland and Labrador’s health-care data centres Saturday is a national security issue and should be treated as such by Ottawa. Beauceron Security head David Shipley says the attack is the worst in Canadian history. Shipley says in an interview that similar attacks have targeted…


Expert Says NL Cyberattack Worst in Canadian History, Deserves Federal Response

ST. JOHN’S, N.L.—A Canadian expert says a cyberattack that knocked down Newfoundland and Labrador’s health-care data centres Saturday is a national security issue and should be treated as such by Ottawa. Beauceron Security head David Shipley says the attack is the worst in Canadian history. Shipley says in an interview that similar attacks have targeted…


Possible Cyberattack Disrupts Healthcare Services in Canadian Province: Minister

A possible cyber attack against the healthcare system in the Canadian province of Newfoundland has disrupted services and forced the cancellation of some appointments, health authorities said on Monday. An investigation was under way to understand the nature and extent of the attack, which was detected on Saturday, health minister John Haggie told reporters. “This…


Cyberattack Disrupts Services at Ecuador’s Largest Bank

QUITO, Ecuador—Customers of Ecuador’s largest bank continued to experience service disruptions on Friday following a cyberattack on the institution several days earlier. Long lines formed outside Pichincha bank branches and thousands of customers took their complaints to social media. People reported being unable to access services offered by the bank’s online and mobile app. ATMs…


Major US Port Targeted in August Cyberattack: CISA Officials

A major U.S. port was targeted in an attempted cyberattack last month, the Port said in a statement on Sept. 23. The Port of Houston, which is the nation’s largest port for waterborne tonnage and a critical economic engine for the Houston region, the state of Texas, and the nation, was able to successfully defend itself against the…


CCP Pushes Misinformation on Foreign Cyberattacks in Leaked Internal Document

A leaked document shows that the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has been disseminating misinformation about cybersecurity inside China. It overstates the severity of cyberattacks targeting the Chinese regime or businesses and claims that “a certain Western country” is waging a cyberwar on China. The leaked document (pdf), titled “Cybersecurity Risks, Challenges, and Countermeasures,” was issued…


CCP Says Western Forces Launching Cyberattacks on China: Internal Document

The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has warned of cyberattacks launched by “Western anti-China forces” in a leaked internal document. The leaked document (pdf), titled “Cybersecurity Risks, Challenges, and Countermeasures,” was issued by a municipal agency of Tieling city in the northeastern province of Liaoning. The document was dated June 19, 2020, three-and-a-half months before the CCP’s centenary….


My Company Was the Target of a Cyberattack, and Yours Could Be Too

By Kathleen Duffy In the United States, a cyberattack occurs every 39 seconds, according to Security Magazine. Still, it wasn’t until the attack on Colonial Pipeline, the major supplier of gas to East Coast residents, that the public began to take notice. Last June, another “colossal” ransomware attack hit hundreds of U.S. companies. Meanwhile, small and mid-sized…


Chinese Hackers Carried Out Coordinated Cyberattacks in Israel, Report Says

A group of Chinese hackers carried out coordinated cyberattacks on Israel that affected dozens of Israeli government and private organizations, according to a report from U.S. security company FireEye released Tuesday. Israeli government institutions, IT providers and telecommunications firms were targeted by the group in a widespread espionage campaign that began in January 2019, the…