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Malawi Computer Response Team (mwCERT) of the Malawi Communications Regulatory Authority (MACRA) announces of recent cyber-attacks that have targeted several countries in the COMESA region, resulting in severe disruptions to critical information infrastructure, across various sectors. In a statement, MACRA Read More …
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 …
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 …
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 …
More than a year ago, a cyberattack knocked out the system used in Kannapolis to dispatch police and firefighters. You wouldn’t know that based on what the city told the public. Read more… Source: Yahoo! News
The Libyan Post Telecommunications & Information Technology Company (LPTIC) said Wednesday that the data center of Libya Internet and Technology, the state-run internet provider, came under a cyber attack which led to disruption of services. In a statement, the LPTIC Read More …
Ventia has taken an undisclosed number of “key systems” offline to contain a cyber security incident. The listed company, which provides long-term operation, maintenance, and management for critical public and private assets and infrastructure, disclosed the incident on Saturday. Read Read More …
The Port of Nagoya, Japan’s largest port by total cargo throughput and responsible for handling some of Toyota Motor Corp.’s car exports, has suffered a crippling system glitch, with the port operator saying Wednesday it suspects a cyberattack. As of Read More …
Dozor-Teleport, the satellite system’s operator, switched some users to terrestrial networks during the outage, according to JD Work, a cyberspace professor at the National Defense University. Analyst Doug Madory of Kentik, which monitors online traffic, said one network was taken Read More …
Petro-Canada customers couldn’t pay or use points cards at many stations as a cyber attack was reported at the parent company, Suncor Energy. Customers were reportedly only able to pay cash at the pumps and in-stores at several gas stations Read More …
