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Widespread Fallout after Ransomware Attack at Service Provider for Customer Communication in the Netherlands

May 5, 2024

AddComm’s systems were recently hit by a ransomware attack. The hack took place between May 5 and May 17. On May 17, the security incident became known to AddComm because the systems were encrypted by the cybercriminals.

=ABN Amro reports that it will no longer use Addcomm’s services for the time being, but says that it is in close contact with AddComm.
=Energy Suppliers Essent en Vattenfall energy companies warn customers of dataleak at AddComm.
=The Hague housing corporation Staedion; Waterbedrijf Groningen; the Drenthe drinking water company WMD; the Regional Tax Group (RBG); Hoogheemraadschap Hollands Noorderkwartier (HHNK) ; and the Amsterdam housing corporation Eigen Haard also issued warnings .

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Massive Cyberattack at Regional Swiss Broadcasting Company

May 22, 2024

Since Tuesday afternoon, there have been irregularities or disruptions in the online, radio and television offerings of Radio and Tele Top. Not all programs can be broadcast as announced and some have to be repeated, the top media wrote on their website.

According to Gjusi Brändli, RadioTop’s program director, the attack is massive and they are also being blackmailed. The technicians are currently working around the clock to get the program back on track. The radio and TV programs are running on emergency mode. It will probably take a few more days until things are back to normal, said Brändli.

“Nothing works anymore in the Radio and TeleTop system!

An encryption Trojan is currently affecting large parts of the Radio and Tele Top systems. Nevertheless, it is said that “an almost normal program” was able to be broadcast. Experts are on the trail of a solution to the problem.

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TV Weather Forecast Disrupted at RTBF Partner Studio

May 24, 2024

The Charleroi production studio Dreamwall was the victim of a computer hack on Wednesday evening, leading to the disruption of several programs on RTBF, with which it collaborates.

Analyses are continuing within RTBF to determine whether a potential “Trojan horse” could have infiltrated its computer system. No date has yet been set for a normal resumption of filming of the impacted programs.

Dreamwall studio has not yet wished to communicate on this subject.

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Cyberattack at Newfoundland Broadcasting Co.

May 30, 2024

The Newfoundland Broadcasting Company Limited (“NBCL”) – owners and operators of NTV and OZFM experienced a cybersecurity incident. It has not affected the on-air operations of NTV or OZFM.

“The event resulted in unauthorized access to information in parts of our system environment. We are also aware that an unauthorized third party intends to post data online, claiming it is ours,” says Newfoundland Broadcasting COO Lindsey Andrews.

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False Article Appears on Polish Press Agency’s Feed

May 31, 2024

Poland’s state news agency PAP was probably hit by a Russian cyberattack on Friday, a government minister said, after a false article about military mobilization appeared on its news feed. Warsaw has repeatedly accused Moscow of attempting to destabilize Poland because of its role in supplying military aid to Ukraine, allegations Russian officials have dismissed.

“Everything indicates that we are dealing with a cyberattack that was directed from the Russian side,” Digital Affairs Minister and Deputy Prime Minister Krzysztof Gawkowski told private broadcaster Polsat News, adding that special services including the Internal Security Agency were investigating.

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Belgian IPM Group’s Newspapers and TV Channel Hit by Cyberattack

June 5, 2024

The newspapers La Libre Belgique and DH-Les Sports, as well as the news channel LN24, were victims of a cyberattack detected this Wednesday morning.

The IPM Group is monitoring the situation, our websites and applications are operating normally. Release of some paper editions was compromised for part of the day.

“The DH and the Libre will be available in paper form. However, we are going to merge some regional editions at the DH level. In the interests of simplification and to be able to absolutely ensure the delivery of newspapers tomorrow morning. For the rest, the group’s other titles are not impacted .”

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Cyberattack Impacted Kadokawa’s and its Subsidiary’s Operations.

June 8, 2024

Japanese publisher Kadokawa has confirmed a data leak affecting 254,241 people due to a cyberattack. On June 8, Kadokawa Group subsidiary Niconico suffered a significant ransomware attack that initially compromised its video portal, before affecting the wider Kadokawa Group corporate conglomerate.

This incident has had a ripple effect across the conglomerate, impacting online merchandise orders for stores under the Kadokawa group, as some systems are currently unable to process and ship orders as well as infrastructure related to company-run websites. At one point the perpetrator remotely restarted servers to continue the attack and spread ransomware, forcing staff to physically disconnect power and communications cables from affected servers in order to halt the attack.

The attack halted the flow of orders but also reduced production output and caused delays in physical distribution. The impact is evident in the sudden drop in publication releases as well as the halt in payments to partners. The further shut down of support systems for domestic editing and production of both print and digital publications has compounded the impact of the incident. The ransomware gang BlackSuit claimed responsibility for the attack.

Kyodo News commissioned an investigation and reports on December 12 that $2.98 million in cryptocurrency was paid to BlackSuit on June 13.

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Cyberattack at Cambridge University Press & Assessment (CUPA)

June 27, 2024

Cambridge University Press & Assessment (CUPA) has been hit by a cyber attack. In a statement on Thursday (27/06), CUPA announced employees were facing “technical disruption following a cybersecurity incident affecting part of our publishing operation”.

A spokesperson for Cambridge University Press & Assessment said: “We recently experienced a cybersecurity incident, affecting a part of our publishing operation. As soon as we became aware of the incident, we took some of our systems offline as a precautionary measure and engaged external IT and forensic experts to respond to and investigate the matter. ”

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Central Texas 911 Systems Hacked

August 4, 2024

A cyberattack threatened to shut down Central Texas’ 911 call system Sunday. Intermittent 911 outages were the result of a denial-of-service attack in which hackers flooded call centers with robocalls. The attack caused technical difficulties in Austin, Cedar Park, Hays County and Lakeway.

CAPCOG said it was notified about the hack around 1 p.m. by Round Rock’s 911 call center. It determined the robocalls came from AT&T numbers, so it worked with the provider to identify and disconnect them. Normal operations were restored around 8 p.m.

CAPCOG said the attack disrupted service at call centers in at least seven of its 10-county area, affecting 21 law enforcement and first-response agencies in Central Texas.

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