By Bloomberg Published April 29, 2025 A ransomware attack is the cause of a disruption at Marks and Spencer Group Plc., with hackers using a potent kind of malware to lock down some of the British retailer’s systems and render them inaccessible, according to people familiar with the attack. The company has for more than...Read More
A new ransomware campaign featuring an automated deployment of LockBit ransomware via the Phorpiex botnet has been uncovered. According to Cybereason Security Services, this marks a shift in how threat actors are leveraging botnets to bypass traditional human-operated ransomware attacks. What’s New in the Attack Chain Unlike previous LockBit incidents, this campaign used Phorpiex, also known as...Read More
Oregon’s Department of Environmental Quality website on April 25, 2025. April Ehrlich / OPB Earlier this month, the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality sent an email to members of the public, media organizations and other state agencies. A week later, DEQ shut down its networks as it faced a massive cyberattack — and it internally...Read More
A ransomware group released millions of files they said were stolen from Oregon Department of Environmental Quality, Oregon Public Radio reported Friday. The outlet reports that Rhysida, the ransomware group that claimed responsibility for a April 9 cyberattack that forced DEQ officials to pause most of services, including vehicle emissions testing, published 1.3 million files,...Read More
Marks & Spencer dealt with service interruptions following the cyber incident now linked to hacking group Scattered Spider. (Photo: Shutterstock) The cyber incident at British retailer Marks & Spencer (M&S) resulted from a ransomware attack, suspected to be executed by the hacking group ‘Scattered Spider’, BleepingComputer has reported, quoting multiple anonymous sources. M&S, which operates...Read More
Hitachi Vantara, a subsidiary of Japanese conglomerate Hitachi, had to take servers offline last weekend. This was due to a ransomware attack by the Akira group. Hitachi Vantara provides services such as data storage, infrastructure systems, cloud management, and solutions for recovery after ransomware attacks. Its customers include government agencies and major brands such as...Read More
Governor Albert Bryan Jr. publicly addressed ongoing issues at Governor Juan F. Luis Hospital & Medical Center (JFL) during press briefing on Tuesday, highlighting a cybersecurity threat affecting the facility, among other managerial issues. “If you look at JFL, which is under another crisis as we speak today, with some ransomware…” he said. The governor’s...Read More
The FBI is set to report that ransomware was the most pervasive cybersecurity threat to US critical infrastructure during the year of 2024. As Reuters reports, complaints of ransomware attacks against critical sectors have jumped 9% over the previous year. The annual report from the FBI’s Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) will reveal that the...Read More
