MGM Resorts estimates $100M loss due to cyber attack

MGM Resorts sent a letter to customers regarding the recent cyber incident that took place on Sept. 11. MGM Resorts stated that on or around Sept. 29, it determined that an unauthorized third party obtained the personal information of some Read More …

Sony confirms cyber-attack exposed details of nearly 7000 current and former employees

Sony Interactive Entertainment has confirmed the personal information of 6,791 former and current employees was exposed as part of a cyber-attack in June. According to a report the data breach was carried out by the Clop ransomware group. Sony is Read More …

Lyca Mobile blames cyberattack for network disruption

U.K.-based mobile virtual network provider giant Lyca Mobile has confirmed a cyberattack that caused service disruption for millions of its customers. Lyca Mobile claims to be the world’s largest international mobile virtual network operator, or MVNO, which piggybacks off network Read More …

Kenya hit by record 860m cyber-attacks in a year

Kenya has witnessed an alarming surge in cyberattacks, with a staggering 860 million incidents recorded in the past year, according to the country’s communications regulator. The regulator has expressed concerns over the escalating frequency, sophistication, and scale of these cyber Read More …

Ransomware group demands $51 million from Johnson Controls after cyber attack

Johnson Controls, a multinational conglomerate that secures industrial control systems, security equipment, fire safety and air conditioning systems, has been hit by a massive cyber attack. The company, which employs over 100,000 people around the world, suffered a ransomware attack Read More …

Indian Cyber Force Claims Responsibility for Cyber Attacks on Canadian Websites

A group of pro-India hackers on Wednesday claimed responsibility for bringing down the website of the Canadian Armed Forces for two hours. Following a diplomatic winter between India and Canada, the group, which identifies itself as Indian Cyber Force, warned Read More …

Edinburgh Trams website offline following ‘cyber- attack’

An Edinburgh transport website has been taken offline after a “cyber attack”. Edinburgh Trams said on Thursday it was the victim of a “cyber crime” which has affected its website. Threat intelligence platform FalconFeeds said that international ransomware group NoName Read More …

Russia: Leonardo’s air booking system resumes after cyberattack

Russian state conglomerate Rostec said on Thursday it had restored normal operations at its Leonardo air booking system following what it called a “massive cyberattack from abroad”. “The cyberattack has been successfully repelled,” Rostec said in a statement. It described Read More …

Czechia: University of Defence victim of cyber-attack

Czechia’s University of Defence was the victim of a cyber-attack, with hackers evidently stealing data from the institution’s rector, iRozhlas.cz reported on Wednesday. The news website said the Municipal State Prosecutor’s Office in Brno was looking into the matter. A Read More …