Cyber attack against Maldegem: data of thousands of PSWC recipients published Cyber criminals managed to break into the computer system of the Public Welfare Centre of Maldegem (province of East Flanders) in July and stole the personal data of thousands of citizens. This was announced by the municipality on its website on Friday. The hackers asked the authorities to pay a ransom in bitcoins. But this was refused by the municipality, which also warns its residents to be careful if they receive dubious emails or phone calls.   Read more about it : here

Dans un communiqué de presse publié ce jour, le groupe Hensoldt indique que sa filiale française Nexeya est confrontée à une cyberattaque de grande ampleur et à fort impact. Dans son communiqué, le groupe indique que, « selon les connaissances actuelles, les deux centres de calcul de Nexeya en France sont concernés », que des données ont « probablement » été volées et que les systèmes de l’environnement ont « chiffrés dans une large mesure ». Sans surprise, les activités de Nexeya sont affectées par cette cyberattaque.    Read more about it : here  

According to the media "BetterCyber", a new group of cyber criminals called D0nut has claimed responsibility for a ransomware attack and ransom demand against the Spanish construction company Sando.  This attack highlights this new group possibly having its own malware and leak site.  Read more about it : here

Le Centre hospitalier Sud Francilien (CHSF), à Corbeil-Essonnes, est fortement impacté depuis dimanche par une cyberattaque. Une rançon de 10 millions de dollars est demandée par les cyber-assaillants. L'un des plus grands hôpitaux d'Ile-de-France est fortement impacté depuis dimanche par une attaque lancée par des pirates informatiques. Selon les informations recueillies par RMC, les personnels du Centre hospitalier Sud Francilien (CHSF), à Corbeil-Essonnes (Essonne), ont constaté de gros problèmes de réseau vers 2 heures du matin. Les systèmes informatiques de l'hôpital, qui compte un millier de lits, étaient en panne. Read more about it : here

The cybercrime group "ViceSociety" is claiming responsibility for the ransomware attack on the French administration of the Indre et Loire department and on the Higher Council for Scientific Research in Spain. The initial attack took place on 10 July for the french administration, and although the claim is public, no information on the amount of ransom demanded has yet been released. The department recommends for the time being not to open emails with its address as they could be fraudulent emails.  Read more about it : here

On August 19, a computer attack made it necessary to block all computer systems by the IT technicians of the “ASL Città di Torino”. A ransomware-type attack that has affected and continues to affect the San Giovanni Bosco, Maria Vittoria, Martini and Oftalmico hospitals. The cyber attack was discovered by IT technicians at 9 am last Friday, when the administrative offices opened. After the first checks carried out on the IT structures of the ASL Citta di Torino, the Polizia Postale and the CSIRT (Computer Security Incident Response Team), which is part of the Agenzia per la Cybersicurezza Nazionale (ACN), were alerted. Read more about it : here

According to their claim, it seems that the pro-Russian group "noname05716" has launched a DDoS attack campaign against Estonian news sites. These sites are currently inaccessible. These attacks are carried out in revenge for the recent anti-Russian actions of Estonia.  Read more about it : here

The pro-Russian hacktivist group From Russia with Love has announced on its telegram communications channel that it is aware of the creation of the "military media centre" of the Ukrainian Ministry of Defence. Many state agencies seem to be linked to this military centre, and FRwL says it is very interested and is preparing for what seem to be likely attacks. Read more about it : here

Hackers apparently also tapped into sensitive data of residents during the attack on the Suhl city administration in March. Account numbers, dates of birth and telephone numbers of Suhl residents have surfaced on the so-called Darknet. In response, the left-wing parliamentary group in the state parliament is calling for a cyber aid service for digital emergencies affecting critical infrastructure. Read more about it : here

The UK's National Health Service (NHS) is concerned about the leak of patient data. This is in relation to a cyber-attack that occurred last week. Cyber criminals attacked one of the service's subcontractors using ransomware (encryption software). We wrote about the cyber attack on a subcontractor operating the NHS 111 telephone line on our website. Read more about it : here