ZDNET – Cyberattack on UK university knocks out online learning, Teams and Zoom
“In recent incidents affecting the education sector, ransomware has led to the loss of student coursework, school financial records, as well as data relating to COVID-19 testing,” the agency said.
Nakedsecurity – Too slow! Booking.com fined for not reporting data breach fast enough
“The Dutch Data Protection Authority (DPA) – the country’s data protection regulator – has fined online travel and hotel booking company Booking.com almost half a million Euros over a data breach.”
De Tijd: Wees extra voorzichtig met vreemde telefoontjes en berichten
In de nasleep van het huidige veiligheidslek ontwikkelde De Ceukelaire de website benikerbij.be, waar elke Belg kan controleren of zijn of haar telefoonnummer gelekt is, door het eenvoudigweg in te geven op de website. ‘
CBS – Stanford, University Of California Targeted In Widespread Ransomware Cyber Attack
“The cybersecurity attack targeted a vulnerability in Accellion, a third-party vendor that is used to securely transfer files.”
De Tijd – Criminelen maakten 34 miljoen buit via phishing
“Oplichters gingen vorig jaar met 34 miljoen euro aan de haal door bankgegevens van hun slachtoffers te ontfutselen via valse mails en berichten. De crisis biedt criminelen nieuwe kansen om mensen te misleiden.”
BleepingComputer – Computer giant Acer hit by $50 million ransomware attack
“In conversations between the victim and REvil, which started on March 14th, the Acer representative showed shock at the massive $50 million demand.”
AGConnect – Kabinet acht Google niet veilig genoeg voor onderwijswereld
“Het kabinet heeft contact gelegd met de Autoriteit Persoonsgegevens (AP) en met de Europese Commissie omdat producten van Google die scholen gebruiken niet veilig genoeg blijken.”
Darkreading – Universities Face Double Threat of Ransomware, Data Breaches
“Institutions of higher education continue to have problematic password policies, lack multifactor authentication (MFA), and have a plethora of open ports — despite suffering dozens of ransomware attacks and targeting by attackers focused on stealing student information and university research, according to a new study published Tuesday.”
Computable – Overlast door hack bij UvA en HvA lijkt beperkt
“Universiteit van Amsterdam en de Hogeschool van Amsterdam waren eerder deze week het doelwit van professionele hackers. Doordat de aanval snel werd opgemerkt, is de hinder ‘slechts zeer beperkt’, aldus de instellingen.”
BBCNews – Hacker tries to poison water supply of Florida city
“A computer hacker gained access to the water system of a city in Florida and tried to pump in a “dangerous” amount of a chemical, officials say.”