CyberSec Roundup A synopsis of the Latest Cybersecurity News   Guyanese Ministry Website Hacked The Ministry of Natural Resources in Guyana had its Petroleum Management Programme website compromised last week. The hackers, who go by the name TeamHDP, took control of the website and posted an article about Guayana Esequiba, a disputed territory controlled by[…]

CyberSec Roundup A synopsis of the Latest Cybersecurity News   Linus Tech Tips Hacked The YouTube channel with 15 million subscribers was hacked by threat actors who tried to use it to promote a crypto scam. Linus Tech Tips was taken down by YouTube, just before the Linus Media Group was able to regain control[…]

CyberSec Roundup A synopsis of the Latest Cybersecurity News   Lockbit Claims Attack on SpaceX Vendor The Lockbit Ransomware group proclaimed they hacked Maximum Industries, a fabricator of rocket parts for SpaceX. Lockbit taunted Elon Musk on its data leak website, saying they will find buyers for the 3,000 SpaceX certified drawings, who will build[…]

CyberSec Roundup A synopsis of the Latest Cybersecurity News   $4.5 Million Ransom Barcelona’s Hospital Clinic, one of Barcelona’s largest hospitals, was hit with a ransomware attack last week, which led to major disruptions of the health facilities’ services and the cancelation of non-urgent operations. The RansomHouse group claimed responsibility for the attack and demanded[…]

CyberSec Roundup A synopsis of the Latest Cybersecurity News   BidenCash Leaks 2M Cards A dark web marketplace that sells stolen credit card information leaked a database containing over 2 million debit and credit cards. BidenCash normally sells this information, but it was done for free in celebration of its 1st anniversary. Some of the[…]

CyberSec Roundup A synopsis of the Latest Cybersecurity News   COB Systems Breach The City of Bridgetown Co-operative Credit Union in Barbados confirmed it suffered a systems breach that affected its entire network. The cyber attack led to the disruption of the financial institution’s branch services, online banking, POS and ATM transactions. COB assured customers[…]

CyberSec Roundup A synopsis of the Latest Cybersecurity News   Jamaica’s PM Office hit by Cyberattack The Office of the Prime Minister in Jamaica suffered a cyberattack last week. No details about the nature of the attack were provided, or what data may have been exposed. The OPM did assure the public that they are[…]

CyberSec Roundup A synopsis of the Latest Cybersecurity News   Canadian Bookstore Hacked Indigo Books & Music was hit with a cyberattack last week that shut down the company’s website. The nature of the attack is being investigated, and the company can’t confirm if customer data was exposed during the incident. As a result, the[…]

CyberSec Roundup A synopsis of the Latest Cybersecurity News   Unpatched VMware Servers Attacked Last week, some admins were greeted in horror with ransomware notes for their VMware ESXi Servers. The threat actors are exploiting an old vulnerability tracked CVE-2021-21974, that some administrators have not patched to deploy ransomware. More than 120 servers worldwide have[…]

CyberSec Roundup A synopsis of the Latest Cybersecurity News   The Hackers got Hacked The FBI was able to hack its way into Hive Ransomware’s network, as part of an international law enforcement operation. Since July last year, they were able to warn organizations that were being targeted and also provide decryption keys to past[…]