Cyber attack on city of Wichita limited to police records, internal investigation finds

A ransomware attack that crippled the city of Wichita’s network for more than a month starting in May was limited to a Wichita Police Department records system, city officials said Wednesday. That means the Russian hacker group — LockBit — Read More …

Teenager arrested following cyber attack on Transport for London

A 17-year-old boy has been arrested following a cyber attack on Transport for London. Hackers may have accessed the bank details and home addresses of at least 5,000 customers, TfL admitted on Thursday. The Information Commissioner has been informed. National Read More …

UK: TfL still affected by ‘ongoing cyber incident’

Transport for London (TfL) has restricted its online services as its computer systems continue to be affected by a cyber attack. The organisation said it took action including limiting access to some live travel information services via apps and its Read More …

Victoria: Simmering anger from firies over cyber attack details

Two years on from a cyber attack firefighters say their systems are not fully restored and they still do not know if their information was leaked. Victoria’s fire service says it continues to update the workforce about a cyber attack, Read More …

Spain’s Alcampo Acts Quickly To Mitigate Impact Of Cyber Attack

Spanish retailer Alcampo has reportedly suffered a cyber attack, however the group told local media that it acted quickly to mitigate its effects. The retailer experienced the cyber attack between Sunday 25 August and Monday 26 August, according to media Read More …

UK: Housing register still down weeks after cyber attack

A council housing register remains suspended weeks after it fell victim to a cyber attack, leaving thousands of residents vulnerable to a phishing scam. Salford City Council’s housing register is still down after a “cyber breach” on 2 August which Read More …

Laybuy collapsed after unreported cyber attack

A Klarna rival collapsed into bankruptcy after millions of pounds was stolen in a cyber attack. The collapse of Laybuy, a buy now, pay later (BNPL) start-up, followed a previously unreported hacking between December and February that left the business on Read More …

Microchip Technologies hit by cyberattack

Microchip said an ‘unauthorised party’ disrupted its systems and has impacted its ability to fulfill manufacturing orders. US chipmaker Microchip Technologies has been hit with a cyberattack, disrupting its systems and impacting its manufacturing capabilities. The company revealed the details Read More …

Wichita airport still without Wi-Fi months after cyber attack

It’s been more than three months since a cyber attack on Wichita took the city’s computer systems offline, and one city service is still not completely back to normal. Dwight D. Eisenhower National Airport was impacted by May’s attack. The Read More …

CrowdStrike is sued by shareholders over huge software outage

CrowdStrike has been sued by shareholders who said the cybersecurity company defrauded them by concealing how its inadequate software testing could cause the July 19 global outage that crashed more than 8 million computers. In a proposed class action filed Read More …