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Cyberattack Affects UnitingCare Network, Hospitals in Queensland
Australian community services organisation UnitingCare experienced a cyberattack on Sunday, reportedly affecting at least two hospitals in its vast network in Queensland.
The Wesley and St Andrews hospitals reportedly issued text messages to visiting medical staff at 2.20 p.m. on Monday advising them about the cybersecurity incident, The Courier Mail reported.
In a statement provided to The Epoch Times, a UnitingCare Queensland (UCQ) spokesperson said the cyber incident affected the organisation’s Digital and Technology systems, which are currently inaccessible. General view of The Wesley Hospital in Brisbane, Australia on June 7, 2013. (Chris Hyde/Getty Images)
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Over 200 Bangladesh Organizations Hit by Hafnium Hacker Group
The Group Normally Exfiltrates Data to File Sharing Sites Like MEGA After Gaining Access to A Victim’s Network.
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st, hacker group Hafnium has launched attacks on more than 200 organizations in Bangladesh.
Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC), Bangladesh Bank, commercial banks, and Internet service providers were among the targets.
The report claims the hacker group initiated the attacks last month.
Ransomware up 62 percent since 2019
Cybercriminals are using more sophisticated ransomware tactics and more dangerous variants, like Ryuk, to earn an easy payday. This has seen a 62 percent increase globally and a 158 percent spike in North America since 2019.
The latest Cyber Threat Report from SonicWall highlights how COVID-19 has provided threat actors with opportunities for more powerful, aggressive and numerous attacks, thriving on the fear and uncertainty of remote and mobile work forces navigating corporate networks from home. 2020 offered a perfect storm for cybercriminals and a critical tipping point for the cyber arms race, says SonicWall s president and CEO Bill Conner. The pandemic along with remote work, a charged political climate, record prices of cryptocurrency, and threat actors weaponizing cloud storage and tools drove the effectiveness and volume of cyberattacks to new highs. This latest threat intelligence offers a look at how cybercriminals shifted and