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(Reuters) -The Industrial and Commercial Bank of China's (ICBC) U.S. arm was hit by a ransomware attack that disrupted trades in the U.S. Treasury market on Thursday, the latest in a string of ...
Japan's cyber security has been criticized for lacking IT expert specialists, with about 90% of domestic companies having none according to a think tank survey. [6] One day before the initial attack, Japanese prime minister Fumio Kishida ordered his minister to craft a bill boosting Japan's "active cyber defense ".
UnitedHealth Group on Monday said it paid ransom to cyberthreat actors to try to protect patient data, following the February cyberattack on its subsidiary Change Healthcare.The company also ...
Boeing acknowledged the incident days after the Lockbit cybercrime gang said on Friday it had stolen "a tremendous amount" of sensitive data from the U.S. planemaker that it would dump online if ...
JBS paid the hackers an $11 million ransom. [12] The ransom was paid in Bitcoin. [13] American politician Carolyn Maloney criticized the company for paying the ransom due to concerns it might incentivize further attacks. [14] The attack brought attention to the potentially negative consequences of consolidation in meat production. [15]
The ISS speculated that Transnet was withholding details about the attack as it was an issue of national security and because the attack might cause legal liabilities for the company. [7] Bloomberg News stated that the attackers encrypted files on Transnet's computer systems thereby preventing the company from accessing their own information ...
But the average ransom payment in the fourth quarter of 2023 was significantly lower: $568,705, according to cybersecurity firm Coveware. For more CNN news and newsletters create an account at CNN.com
Play (also Play Ransomware or PlayCrypt) is a hacker group responsible for ransomware extortion attacks on companies and governmental institutions. The group emerged in 2022 and attacked targets in the United States, [1] Brazil, [2] Argentina, [2] Germany, [3] Belgium [3] and Switzerland.