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At least one London council has had data compromised after a suspected ransomware attack last week
Audit sympathetic toward Comhairle nan Eilean Siar as staff stretched to capacity trying to recover Auditors remain concerned about the cyber resilience of a Scottish council as some systems are yet to be fully rebuilt following a ransomware attack in November 2023.…
'We're going to smash the business model' NHS, local council and schools told by politicos The UK government is proposing to "ban" public sector organizations and critical national infrastructure from paying criminal operators behind ransomware attacks, under new measures outlined today.…
West Lothian Council confirmed that ransomware attackers have stolen personal and sensitive information held on its education network
Parents and teachers have personal info, ID documents leaked online, but exam season mostly unaffected Scotland's West Lothian Council has confirmed that data was stolen from its education network after the Interlock ransomware group claimed responsibility for the intrusion earlier this month.…
Pastes allegedly stolen documents on leak site with £600K demand Another year and yet another UK local authority has been pwned by a ransomware crew. This time it's Gateshead Council in North East England at the hands of the Medusa group.…
New HSCC Publication Aims to Help Device, Drug Makers Improve Cyber ResponseA new playbook from the Health Sector Coordinating Council aims to help manufacturers of medical products such as pharmaceuticals, devices and durable equipment plot out and improve their response to ransomware attacks and other cyber incidents.
City council says it lost control after shutting down systems It's become somewhat cliché in cybersecurity reporting to speculate whether an organization will have the resources to "keep the lights on" after an attack. But the opposite turns out to be true with Leicester City Council following its March ransomware incident.…
Leicester City Council confirmed around 25 sensitive documents have been leaked online, including personal ID information, following claims by the Inc Ransom gang
INC Ransom emerges as a growing threat as some ex-LockBit/ALPHV affiliates get new gigs Leicester City Council is finally admitting its "cyber incident" was carried out by a ransomware gang and that data was stolen, hours after the criminals forced its hand.…
Security experts insist ransomware is involved but Leicester zips its lips Leicester City Council continues to battle a suspected ransomware attack while keeping schtum about the key details.…
The Calvià City Council in Majorca announced it was targeted by a ransomware attack on Saturday, which impacted municipal services. [...]
UK council identified attack on Monday
Local government's travails highlight devastating impact of breaches
The Spanish National Research Council (CSIC) last month was hit by a ransomware attack that is now attributed to Russian hackers. [...]