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A unit of Toshiba Corp was hit by a ransomware attack in May that overshadowed a similar attack on a major U.S. pipeline company last week. Image said yesterday that the group blamed by the FBI for the attack on the Colonial Pipeline Co. targeted it with ransomware attacks on Tuesday, the last of the week, according to a statement.
The cyberattack only lost a minimal amount of work data and no data leaks were detected, the unit said in a statement. The company said only a minimal amount of work data had been lost and no data leaks had been detected. A unit of Toshiba Corp. said it was hacked by a group widely believed to be part of the group responsible for attacking U.S.-made products such as barcode printers, and by another unit of Toshiba Tec Corp., which is in France and has been hacked in the past, according to sources familiar with the matter.
Employees who accessed the company’s computer systems from home during the pandemic made the company more vulnerable to cyber-attacks. The number of companies and individuals that may have been stolen by the hackers varied, but more than 740 gigabytes of information was compromised, including passports and other personal information, said Trend Micro Inc., a cybersecurity firm that provides cybersecurity solutions to businesses, government agencies, and private sector organizations.
Investigators in the US colonial power case said the attack software was distributed by DarkSide, which included Russian-speaking individuals whose partners had hacked targets elsewhere. Dark Side lets it hack targets outside the former Soviet Union and then handles the ransom negotiations and data release.
The group made headlines in May after the FBI confirmed it had hacked into the computer systems of Toshiba’s French unit and other companies in France. The hackers are said to have left a statement on the darknet on Friday, claiming to have stolen 740 gigabytes of data from Toshiba’s French device. NHK cited a report that DarkSide had claimed responsibility for the hack but did not elaborate. Ransomware attacks typically involve malicious software that can be downloaded by clicking on a link in a malicious file, such as a Ransomware file or an e-mail address. Concerns about ransomware attacks on the Colonial Pipeline led to a pipeline at gas stations in a handful of states. The pipeline was shut down for several days, leading to gas price increases for fear of fuel shortages. Users were locked out of their systems after ransom was paid to restore computer functions. Ireland’s health service said on Friday it had shut down all its IT systems in a “significant ransomware attack.”
Investigators in the US colonial power case said the attack software was distributed by DarkSide, which included Russian-speaking individuals whose partners had hacked targets elsewhere. Dark Side lets it hack into targets outside the former Soviet Union and then handles ransom negotiations and data release. The company’s computer systems are home to employees during pandemic lockouts, but that makes the company more vulnerable to cyber attacks. Ransomware attacks have increased in recent months as hackers encrypt data and demand payments in cryptocurrencies to unlock it. The stolen data is increasingly threatened and only released if it is paid more. According to a report by a cybersecurity firm that provides security solutions for the US government and private companies, more than 740 gigabytes of information, including passports and other personal information, have been compromised. On Thursday night, the criminal group released a statement saying it had lost all the money it had made in ransom payments.
The announcement was posted on the Cybercrime Chatboard Exploit Forum by a Recorded Future threat intelligence analyst. DOS server, “according to Record Record, which reads:” DOS servers in the United States, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, South Korea, Japan, China, Germany, France, Italy, Spain, Russia, and the United Kingdom. Employees who access the company’s computer systems during pandemic lockdowns at home make the company more vulnerable to cyber attacks, the company’s security chief said. Ransomware attacks have increased in recent months as hackers encrypt data and demand payments in cryptocurrencies to unlock it, according to a report by security firm Kaspersky Lab. More than 740 gigabytes of information were compromised, including passports and other personal information, said the cybersecurity firm, which provides security solutions to companies including Apple, Google, Facebook, Microsoft, and others. Microsoft Corp. The stolen data is increasingly under threat and only released if it is paid more. On Thursday night, the criminal group issued a statement saying it had lost control of the money used to pay and the personal details of more than 1.5 million people. Ireland’s health service said on Friday it had shut down its IT systems in a “significant ransomware attack.” Record Future Threats said in an announcement published on the Exploit Forum Cybercrime Chatboard. DOS, “according to the Record Record, which tracks recent cyber attacks in the US and other countries.
