The result of initial tests on a decryption tool made available to Ireland’s national health service has been positive, the Irish Health Minister has said. The Irish Government said on Thursday—almost a week after a ransomware attack of the Health Service Executive’s (HSE) IT system—that a decryption tool had been made available. It also insisted that no ransom…
Colonial Pipeline Paid $4.4 Million to Ransomware Hackers: CEO
Colonial Pipeline’s CEO, Joseph Blount, confirmed Wednesday that the firm paid $4.4 million to ransomware attackers because executives were not sure how badly they affected the companies’ systems or how long it would take to re-start the pipeline. “I know that’s a highly controversial decision,” he told the Wall Street Journal. “I didn’t make it…
‘Tens of Millions’ Needed to Fix Irish Health System After Ransomware Attack
The cost of repairing damages done to the Irish national health service by a ransomware attack on Friday will “no doubt” run into “tens of millions,” the health service boss has said. Ireland’s Health Service Executive (HSE) shut down its IT systems on Friday morning as a “precautionary” measure after it was hit by a…
Ransomware Attack Hits AXA Units in Asia, Irish Healthcare
A cyberattack has left Asian units of AXA, a Paris-based insurance company, crippled, part of a wave of so-called ransomware breaches on company networks around the world. A ransomware hacker targeted Asia Assistance, also known as Inter Partners Assistance, in Thailand, Malaysia, Hong Kong, and the Philippines, AXA said Tuesday. The attackers were able to…
Irish Health Service Shut IT Systems to Block ‘Significant Ransomware Attack’
Ireland’s national health service has shut down its IT systems on Friday morning after it was hit by a ransomware attack. The Health Service Executive (HSE) said the move was precautionary. “There is a significant ransomware attack on the HSE IT systems. We have taken the precaution of shutting down all our our [sic] IT…
US Needs ‘Real Time Reaction Team’ to Combat Rise in Ransomware Attacks: Sen. Warner
The United States needs to step up its preparation for future ransomware attacks, Senate Intelligence Chairman Mark Warner (D-Va.) said Wednesday. “We have no actual system in place, to make whether it’s Colonial Pipeline or SolarWinds or any other company, actually mandatorily report that information to the government in real time, so that we could…
North Carolina Declares State of Emergency Over Fuel Supplies After Colonial Pipeline Attack
North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper declared a state of emergency on Monday to help ensure adequate fuel supplies following the Colonial Pipeline cyberattack and subsequent shutdown. Cooper issued an executive order (pdf) which temporarily suspends some motor vehicle regulations for truck drivers hauling in support of emergency relief efforts related to the shortages of gasoline, diesel,…
Hackers Access Personal, Banking Info of TransLink Employees in Ransomware Attack
Hackers accessed the personal and banking information of TransLink employees during a cyberattack that targeted the company’s IT infrastructure earlier this month. The hackers “accessed and may have copied files from a restricted network drive,” according to an internal email by Coast Mountain Bus Company (CMBC) to their employees. CMBC is the transit service company…
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