Nevada hit by cyber attack disrupting state services for thousands

A cyber attack targeting Nevada’s state technology systems has left thousands of residents without access to vital services for days, with many offices still struggling to restore full operations. The attack, which began early Sunday morning, forced the closure of Read More …

Ransomware attack at DaVita impacted 2.7 million people, US health dept website shows

A ransomware attack that encrypted certain elements of dialysis firm DaVita’s network impacted 2.7 million people, the U.S. health department’s website showed on Thursday. The firm had disclosed in April that it was hit by a cyberattack. At the time, Read More …

Cyber attack on Nigeria Customs Service disrupts clearance operations

A cyber attack on the Information Communication Technology (ICT) platform of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has caused significant disruptions to cargo clearance operations at ports across the country. Licensed Customs agents are already counting their losses to demurrage charges Read More …

University of Western Australia suffers major data breach, staff and students locked out

One of Australia’s major universities has suffered a data breach, with the password information of thousands of staff and students exposed. The University of WA (UWA) confirmed it was investigating a cybersecurity incident on Saturday night, which involved unauthorised access Read More …

Thailand-Cambodia conflict: Ceasefire fails online

Thailand and Cambodia may have reached a ceasefire to halt their border clashes, but cyber warriors are still battling online, daubing official websites with obscenities, deluging opponents with spam and taking pages down. The five-day conflict left more than 40 Read More …

Ransomware attacks cripple government services across Dutch Caribbean islands

Several major government institutions across the Caribbean part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands were hit by cyberattacks last week, including a ransomware attack on Curaçao’s Tax and Customs Administration that temporarily disabled critical services, NOS reports. According to Curaçao’s Read More …

Minnesota: St. Paul cyber attack sparks reflections, calls to action

The recent cyber attack in St. Paul has gained pretty much everyone’s attention in the government technology space. It didn’t hurt that Gov. Tim Walz deployed 13 members of the Minnesota National Guard’s Cyber Protection Unit to help fix the Read More …

Russia: Aeroflot cancels dozens of flights after hacker attack paralyzes IT systems

Russia’s Aeroflot airline has cancelled 49 round-trip flights to and from Moscow due to an IT system failure, the air carrier reported. The press service of the Prosecutor General’s Office of Russia said that the airline’s information systems were brought Read More …

UK: Arrests made after M&S, Co-op and Harrods cyber attacks

Four people, including three teenagers and a 20-year-old woman, have been arrested in connection with a wave of cyber attacks that crippled M&S, the Co-op and Harrods. The group allegedly unleashed ransomware that stole millions of customer records, shut down Read More …