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Widespread Issues Reported after Cyberattack on US Business Services Giant and Government Contractor Conduent

January 22, 2025

American business services giant and government contractor Conduent confirmed that a recent outage resulted from what it described as a “cybersecurity incident. One week ago, the govtech giant also said it “supports approximately 100 million U.S. residents across various government health programs.”

The outage affected customers’ operations across multiple U.S. states, impacting organizations such as the Wisconsin Department of Children and Families, Oklahoma Human Services, and others. This caused widespread issues for those relying on the affected organizations to make payments via electronic transfer or EBT cards.

“We experienced a service interruption that affected the Wisconsin Support Collections Trust Fund’s ability to process payments,” Conduent told BleepingComputer on Tuesday, two days after restoring systems and bringing services back online for Wisconsin’s Department of Children and Families.

“The Conduent technology team worked to resolve the issue. We sincerely regret the inconvenience this incident may have caused.”

Ransomware Attack at IPS Securex Holdings

December 26, 2023

IPS Securex Holdings encountered a ransomware incident making its network inaccessible. The company maintains that for now, there is no “material impact” on its operations and financials from the attack.

German IT Firm ODAV AG Confirms Malware Attack

January 5, 2024

ODAV AG announced on Thursday morning that a malware attack had been detected in the data center. The Straubing-based company is the technology partner of chambers of trades throughout Germany. It continued: “Immediately after the incident became known, we set up an internal crisis team and initiated precautionary security measures.” This included taking all systems offline and cutting off connections to customers and partners.

The attack took place on Friday, January 5th. The following Monday, numerous Chambers of Crafts went public and informed about the “security incident”. It is unclear how long the pages will be offline.

Cyberattack on a technology company Aztech Global in Singapore

February 13, 2024

Aztech Global Ltd wishes to inform “…. experienced a cybersecurity incident. Cyber criminals gained unauthorized access to its IT network and deployed a ransomware attack. ..the Group took immediate action, including shutting down all its servers over the lunar new year break. .The cybersecurity incident does not have any material impact to the Group’s financials or its operations.”

Half of Estonian Population affected in Data Breach at Healthcare Supplier Allium UPI OÜ

April 4, 2024

Allium UPI OÜ, a major supplier of pharmacy and hospital supplies in Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania is informing its Estonian customers about a data leak. According to the report almost half of the Estonian population is affected by a cyberattack on a customer card system for pharmacies. Those affected are now being informed. The data breach comprised information from the years 2014 to 2020, since it concerned a backup copy of a database that did not hold real-time information.

TÜV Rheinland Suffers Cyberattack

July 3, 2024

A ransomware gang has managed to penetrate a TÜV Rheinland training network. Access data may have leaked in the process. The affected network segment was deactivated immediately after the attack was detected. TÜV Rheinland’s corporate network and the other training network were not affected by the incident.

A well-known hacker group called Ransomexx claims to have infiltrated IT systems of the Cologne-based testing service provider TÜV Rheinland AG and stolen a total of 650 GB of company data. As can be seen in a screenshot shared by Falconfeeds.io on X , the attackers have not yet given any details about the stolen data. “The post will be available shortly ,” says Ransomexx’s data leak page.

Helpdesk Portal of Canadian Router Maker Compromised

July 1, 2024

Cyberattack at the helpdesk portal of router manufacturer, Mercku. BleepingComputer has confirmed that support requests submitted to the router maker are being auto-responded to with Metamask phishing emails.

German Medical Technology Company Reportedly hit by Cyberattack

October 15, 2024

aap Implante AG, a German medical technology company, has reported a possible cyberattack that could have compromised the security of its systems and data. The company took immediate action to contain the incident and launched an investigation to determine the extent of the attack. Details of the incident and possible consequences are not yet available.

Swedish IT Logistics Company Aurdel Hit by Cyberattack

September 26, 2024

Aurdel, a subsidiary of an IT company, Dist IT, was the victim of a cyberattack that caused a financial impact. The attack began on Thursday and the systems were taken offline to minimize the damage, resulting in delays in deliveries. The perpetrators of the attack had access to data, but it is too early to assess the extent of the violation.

Aurdel was created by merging two of the Nordic regions’ biggest distributors – Aurora Group and Deltaco.

Payment Services impacted at Rural Indian Banks after Ransomware Attack

July 29, 2024

recently found itself thrust into the spotlight for all the wrong reasons. A major ransomware attack crippled C-Edge Technologies’ systems. The company is a leading provider of IT solutions for the Indian banking and financial sector. The attack caused a ripple effect that disrupted payment services at nearly 300 small banks across India.

The National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) disconnected all forms of retail payment services offered by C-Edge Technologies after the company allegedly came under a ransomware attack two days ago.

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