The U.S. Department of Justice unsealed federal charges Thursday against Russian national Rustam Rafailevich Gallyamov, 48, for allegedly orchestrating one of the world’s most sophisticated malware operations that infected over 700,000 computers globally and facilitated devastating ransomware attacks. The Moscow-based cybercriminal faces conspiracy charges for developing and deploying the notorious Qakbot malware since 2008, while...Read More
MIAMI VALLEY, Ohio (WKEF) — On May 20, 2025, Kettering Health experienced an unanticipated system-wide technology outage and daily updates will begin during Memorial Day Weekend. In a new statement released by the CEO of the healthcare network, Mike Gentry, Friday, it was said that the recent cybersecurity event is an abnormal occurrence. “While planned...Read More
Marks & Spencer, one of the UK’s most iconic retailers, is still reeling from a ransomware attack that has crippled parts of its operations for the last month. While the company’s official communication frames it as a “cyber incident,” this was a complex ransomware attack perpetrated by a sophisticated adversary. The cyber-attack on M&S marks...Read More
Nova Scotia Power confirmed on Friday what cybersecurity experts have suspected for weeks — that it was the victim of a ransomware attack. In an update posted to its website, the private utility said that no payment was made to the person or group behind the “sophisticated” attack. It refused to pay the ransom, it...Read More
Posted inUtilities Company says it has not paid hackers, who also published stolen data Nova Scotia Power corporate headquarters in downtown Halifax in July, 2024. Credit: Yvette d’Entremont This week, tens of thousands of residential customers received letters in the mail from Nova Scotia Power stating that their personal information was stolen LATEST NEWS SPECIAL...Read More
Ransomware gang Everest has reportedly set its sights on Coca-Cola with a hack that may contain insider information and documents. The group claims to have the personal data of the beverage company’s employees, as well as internal documents used by the human resources department, such an employee compensation. The validity of these claims are still...Read More
European and North American law enforcement agencies disrupted key infrastructure this week used to launch ransomware attacks as part of an ongoing effort dubbed “Operation Endgame.” Europol said 300 servers and 650 domains were taken down worldwide, while about $3.5 million was seized during raids throughout the week. Multiple arrest warrants were issued for nearly...Read More
Nova Scotia Power on Friday confirmed it had been hit by a ransomware attack that began earlier this spring and disrupted certain IT systems, and admitted the crooks leaked data belonging to an unspecified number of its roughly 500,000 customers online. The stolen info may have included billing details and, for those on autopay, bank...Read More
