Kawasaki Motors Europe (KME) recently released a statement confirming it was the victim of a cyber attack. The attack caused significant service disruptions as the cybercriminals threatened to release stolen data.
KME confirmed, “At the start of September, Kawasaki Motors Europe (KME) was the subject of a cyberattack which, although not successful, resulted in the company’s servers being temporarily isolated until a strategic recovery plan was initiated later on the same day.”
Read more…
Source: MSN News
Related:
- CEOs Will Be Personally Liable for Cyber-Physical Security Incidents by 2024
November 17, 2020
Digital attack attempts in industrial environments are on the rise. In February 2020, IBM X-Force reported that it had observed a 2,000% increase in the attempts by threat actors to target Industrial Control Systems (ICS) and Operational Technology (OT) assets between 2018 and 2020. This surge eclipsed the total number of attacks against organizations’ industrial ...
- Recent ransomware wave targeting Israel linked to Iranian threat actors
November 11, 2020
Two recent ransomware waves that targeted Israeli companies have been traced back to Iranian threat actors, multiple sources have told ZDNet today. The ransomware attacks have been taking place since mid-October, have ramped up this month, and have repeatedly focused on Israeli targets. Israeli companies of all sizes have been targeted by threat actors using the Pay2Key ...
- A Closer Look at the Web Skimmer
November 9, 2020
The formjacking attack has been one of the fastest-growing cyberattacks in recent years. As explained in our previous blog, “Anatomy of Formjacking Attacks,” the formjacking attack is easy to deploy but hard to detect. It has gained popularity among threat actors, especially against e-commerce websites. Between May and September 2020, we detected an average of ...
- London Hackney Council hit by ‘serious cyber attack’
October 13, 2020
Due to enormous amount of interest and following numerous requests from Cyber Security Review readers, Hackney Council says it has been hit by a “serious cyber attack”, which is affecting many of its services and IT systems. The council says it is working with the UK’s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) and the Ministry of Housing ...
- WHY IT IS IMPORTANT TO USE PROFESSIONAL ANTI-DDoS SOLUTIONS
September 28, 2020
By StormWall DDoS attacks have become the most common and affordable cyber weapon (the cost of launching an efficient DDoS attack may start from $50 per day). Thus, a DDoS attack is a simple way to cause damage that can have long-term consequences. During an attack, the targeted websites or services become unavailable. As a result, ...
- Patient dies after ransomware attack reroutes her to remote hospital in Germany
September 17, 2020
A woman seeking emergency treatment for a life-threatening condition died after a ransomware attack crippled a nearby hospital in Duesseldorf, Germany, and forced her to obtain services from a more distant facility, it was widely reported on Thursday. German authorities are investigating the unknown perpetrators on suspicion of negligent manslaughter, the Associated Press, German news outlet ...