Kenya reports cyber attacks causing government system outages

Cyber attackers targeted a digital platform used by Kenya’s government to deliver services, the country’s technology minister said, highlighting the vulnerabilities of the system. The attack on the e-Citizen platform in recent days caused system outages that left users unable Read More …

California: City of Hayward says computer network restored 2 weeks after cyberattack discovered

Officials in the city of Hayward announced that the city’s internal computer network has been restored following a ransomware attack that took systems down earlier this month. In a statement Thursday, city officials said the network was brought back on Read More …

New SEC rule requires public companies to disclose cybersecurity breaches in 4 days

The Securities and Exchange Commission adopted rules Wednesday to require public companies to disclose within four days all cybersecurity breaches that could affect their bottom lines. Delays will be permitted if immediate disclosure poses serious national security or public safety Read More …

CardioComm, a provider of ECG monitoring devices, confirms cyberattack downed its services

CardioComm Solutions, a Canadian provider of consumer and professional-grade heart monitoring technologies, has been downed by an ongoing cybersecurity incident. The Toronto-based organization said on Tuesday that its business operations will be “impacted for several days and potentially longer” following Read More …

Ortivus’ electronic patient record system are down for some United Kingdom based customers due to a cyber-attack

On the evening of 18 July Ortivus’ systems were subject to a cyber-attack affecting UK customer systems within our hosted datacenter environment. The electronic patient records are currently unavailable and are until further notice handled using manual systems. No patients Read More …

Wuhan Earthquake Monitoring Center suffers cyberattack from the US; investigation underway

The Wuhan Earthquake Monitoring Center has recently suffered a cyberattack launched by an overseas organization, the city’s emergency management bureau which the center is affiliated to said in a statement on Wednesday. This is another case of its kind following Read More …

Norway government ministries hit by cyber attack

Norwegian authorities reported a cyber attack of unknown origin against 12 government ministries on Monday. “We have uncovered a previously unknown vulnerability in the software of one of our suppliers,” said Erik Hope, director of the Norwegian ministries’ security and Read More …

North Korea Leverages SaaS Provider in a Targeted Supply Chain Attack

In July 2023, Mandiant Consulting responded to a supply chain compromise affecting a US-based software solutions entity. Mandiant researchers believe the compromise ultimately began as a result of a sophisticated spear phishing campaign aimed at JumpCloud, a zero-trust directory platform Read More …

First known open-source software attacks on banking sector could kickstart long-running trend

Application security provider Checkmarx has detailed its findings on the first known open-source software (OSS) attacks targeting the banking sector. During the first half of 2023, the firm said its supply chain research team detected several OSS attacks that showcased Read More …