Indian pharmaceutical company Dr. Reddy Laboratories reported a cyber attack about a week after the company was granted permission to begin its final stage trials for a Russian COVID-19 vaccine. In a statement released by Dr. Reddy’s to the National Stock Exchange of India, Chief Information Officer Mukesh Rathi said the
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B&N cyberattack calls into question the retailer’s business segmentation practices
Pictured: A Barnes & Noble retail location. (Mike Mozart from Funny YouTube, USA, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons) An apparent ransomware infection at Barnes & Noble, which spread from the retailer’s corporate systems to its stores, has led to speculation over whether a lack of business segmentation could have assisted the
History shows, transparency can ease the fallout from a cyberattack
Norwegian aluminium group Norsk Hydro logo can be seen on a flag at their headquarters at Lysaker outside of Oslo, Norway. The company earned kudos for its swift and transparent response to a ransomware attack. (FREDRIK HAGEN/NTB Scanpix/AFP via Getty Images) Cybersecurity firms have a responsibility to keep their clients safe
Trump approved 2018 retaliatory cyberattack on Russia’s IRA
Despite past assertions that he believed Russian President Vladimir Putin over his own intelligence community that Russia does not tamper with the U.S. electoral process, President Donald Trump last week admitted in an interview with a Washington Post columnist that he approved a 2018 retaliation to take out Russia’s Internet
Fed report castigates U.S. ability to fend off a cyberattack, suggests major reforms
Fed report castigates U.S. ability to fend off a cyberattack, suggests major reforms The Cyberspace Solarium Commission issued a 182-page report stating the United States in dangerously insecure when it comes to defending itself from a cyberattack and offered a litany of recommendations to shore up the nation’s defenses. The Commission, headed by Sens. Angus King, I-Me., and
CES, cyberattack hit Las Vegas
State actors may be behind ongoing cyberattack on Austria’s foreign ministry
An ongoing and “serious cyberattack” at Austria’s foreign ministry could be the work of nation-state actors, the country’s government said. The ministry has set up a “coordination committee” to respond to the attack, which started as the country’s Greens party okayed an alliance with conservatives. While the foreign ministry discovered the attack and responded quickly, the incident
Pensacola hit with cyberattack hours after shooting at naval base
Pemex claims victory over cyberattack; $4.9 million ransom reportedly demanded
The claim made by the Mexican state-owned petroleum corporation Pemex that it had recovered from a Nov. 10 cyberattack was met with some skepticism, as published reports indicate the attack may be still affecting the company. Pemex stated it had suffered a cyberattack that impacted about five percent of its computer
Indian gov’t confirms cyberattack on nuclear plant
Indian government officials last week confirmed that its Kudankulam nuclear power plant did come under cyberattack. The attack reported to Indian authorities on September 3 by threat analyst Pukhraj Singh on September, but the government did not confirm that the incident took place until last week. North Korea is the likely culprit, according to Avast, which conducted an interview