Cybersecurity Breaches: Recent High-Profile Cases in the month of January 2025

Ransomware attack on New York Blood Center forces workarounds, drive cancellations One of the largest independent blood centers serving over 75 million people across the U.S. has been hit by a ransomware attack, forcing officials to reschedule blood drives and implement workarounds. New York Blood Center Enterprises said its team discovered suspicious activity affecting theContinue reading “Cybersecurity Breaches: Recent High-Profile Cases in the month of January 2025”

Monthly Round Up for the month of December 2024

Deloitte UK Reportedly Cyberattacked for 1 TB of Sensitive Data by Ransomware Group The Brain Cipher Ransomware group has reportedly claimed responsibility for a cyberattack on Deloitte UK. They allege that they have exfiltrated over 1 terabyte of data. This breach, if confirmed, could have serious implications for Deloitte’s clients and its professional reputation. However,Continue reading “Monthly Round Up for the month of December 2024”

Monthly Round Up for the month of November 2024

Insurance Administrator Landmark Admin Ransomware Data Breach Impacted Over 800,000 People Landmark Admin, a third-party insurance administrator, has confirmed a data breach. The May 2024 ransomware attack affected nearly one million customers. “The forensic investigation determined that data was encrypted and infiltrated from Landmark’s system,” the company said. Canada faces a cybersecurity crisis with criticalContinue reading “Monthly Round Up for the month of November 2024”

Monthly Round Up for the month of September 2024

Ransomware attack forces high school in London to close and send students home A high school in south London has announced it will be closed for the first half of this week due to a ransomware attack, leaving approximately 1,300 students in the lurch. Students were sent home from the Charles Darwin School on Thursday,Continue reading “Monthly Round Up for the month of September 2024”

Monthly Round Up for the month of June 2024

Synnovis Cyber Attack: A ransomware attack on Synnovis, a pathology laboratory in the UK, severely impacted NHS services in South East London. This attack led to the postponement of over 800 elective procedures and 700 outpatient appointments between June 3 and June 9, 2024. The recovery process is ongoing, and NHS England is working withContinue reading “Monthly Round Up for the month of June 2024”

Monthly Round Up for the month of May 2024

Nissan data breach exposed Social Security numbers of thousands of employees Nissan suffered a data breach last November in a ransomware attack that exposed the Social Security numbers of thousands of former and current employees, the Japanese automaker said 15th May.  Nissan’s U.S.-based subsidiary, Nissan North America, detailed the cyberattack in a May 15 letter toContinue reading “Monthly Round Up for the month of May 2024”

Weekly roundup for August 20 to 26

SEIKO Data Breach The watch manufacturing company Seiko, targeted by the threat group BlackCat/ALPHV who operates as ransomware as a service. On August 10, the company notified its customers about a data breach after they detected unauthorized access to its server. Cloud Host Lost All Data  There has been a cyber attack on two cloudContinue reading “Weekly roundup for August 20 to 26”