Trading Halted: Another Crypto Exchange Goes Dark After Cyber Attack
A Russian-linked crypto exchange, Grinex, has suspended its services after a major cyber attack that resulted in the theft of roughly 1 billion roubles ($13 million). Crypto Exchange Grinex Accuses ‘Unfriendly States’ In a statement released on Thursday, the exchange claimed that the attack was carried out by “foreign intelligence services,” claiming that the “digital […]
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Five banks in Russia have undergone a DDoS-attack according to Artyom Sychev, Deputy Director of the General Directorate of Security and Information Protection of Russia’s Central Bank. However, the regulator had warned banks in advance about the cyber attack planned for September26. "Last Saturday monitoring channels received information that, obviously, several major financial institutions will be attacked,” said Sychev. “We contacted with banks and gave them the possible details of how the attack will take place.” Banks were able to escape harm as the attack did not affect banking....
Chinese crypto exchange, Hotbit, has shut down all of its services after suffering a cyberattack on Thursday. The cryptocurrency exchange with over 2 million users worldwide announced that it suffered an attack that forced some of its services to paralyze as the attached tried to access the exchange’s wallets. “Hotbit just suffered a serious cyber-attack […]
Given the lack of IT staffers in healthcare, this news is not surprising by any means. Hospitals remain a prime target for online criminals these days. One new type of virus shut down an entire UK hospital’s systems, leading to all planned operations getting canceled. Although UK MEPs are discussing new cyber security measures, this NHS attack highlights the dire need for better computer security. For now, it remains unclear which type of malware was used during the attack. All scheduled operations and organ transplants at the National Health Service’s Lincolnshire and Goods trust were....
It is not the first time UK hospitals are targeted by cyber criminals. Four different UK hospitals have been hit by a large-scale malware attack. Several thousands of files across these London hospitals are threatened by this malicious software. Barts, the largest NHS trust in England, is working on addressing the situation. Interestingly enough, it does not appear ransomware is used for this attack Moreover, there is no Bitcoin demand by the cyber criminals either. The attack against Barts health trust is rather disconcerting, as it is a major cyber attack against the UK hospital sector.....