L’hebdo cybersécurité (14 janvier 2024)

Toronto Zoo: Ransomware attack had no impact on animal wellbeing

Toronto Zoo, the largest zoo in Canada, says that a ransomware attack that hit its systems on early Friday had no impact on the animals, its website, or its day-to-day operations.

Ransomware victims targeted by fake hack-back offers

Some organizations victimized by the Royal and Akira ransomware gangs have been targeted by a threat actor posing as a security researcher who promised to hack back the original attacker and delete stolen victim data.

FTC bans data broker from selling Americans’ location data

Today, the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) banned data broker Outlogic, formerly X-Mode Social, from selling Americans’ raw location data that could be used for tracking purposes.

Finland warns of Akira ransomware wiping NAS and tape backup devices

The Finish National Cybersecurity Center (NCSC-FI) is informing of increased Akira ransomware activity in December, targeting companies in the country and wiping backups.

Major T-Mobile outage takes down account access, mobile app

A major T-Mobile outage is preventing customers from logging into their accounts and using the company’s mobile app.