Ransomware

Trojan.Fastcash malware infected ATMs. Lazarus hackers tied to North Korea stole millions of dollars from U.S. banks, Symantec says.

HSBC data breach impacts less than 1 percent of U.S. customers, but October 2018 hack involved account numbers, balances, statements, transaction details, names, addresses and birthdates.

A public school district in Galloway Township, New Jersey has lost $200,000 due to a cybersecurity incident that involved two fraudulent wire transfers.

NTT Security, a Top 100 MSSP for 2018, adds integrated network analytics technology into its Managed Security Services (MSS). The move detects and defends against cyberattacks launched on botnet infrastructure.

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) suffers a data breach that allowed hackers to access 75k files on its Healthcare.gov system for insurers.

The GreyEnergy group (or groups) may attack or hack critical infrastructure targets like ICS (industrial control systems), ESET believes. Still, direct indicators haven’t surfaced.

Cybercriminals are increasingly using Betabot infostealer malware to launch cyberattacks, according to cybersecurity analytics platform provider Cybereason.