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1.) A recent cyber attack targeted Infosys subsidiary, Infosys McCamish Systems, which was initially detected last week but only officially acknowledged this Tuesday. According to sources within our Cybersecurity Insiders, this incident appears to involve a ransomware variant, with further details to be disclosed following a comprehensive investigation.

Infosys McCamish Systems, an advocate for robust data protection and security, is actively implementing measures to mitigate the risks stemming from this incident. Speculation has arisen on platforms like Reddit, with some tech enthusiasts humorously suggesting that the attack may be in response to a statement by Infosys CEO Narayana Murthy, who advocated that India’s younger generation, particularly those in the IT and software sector, should work 70 hours a week to demonstrate their dedication and competitiveness.

2.) Second is the news related to Ace hardware that supplies computing goods to over 5700 retailers across United States, China, Panama and UAE. Currently, the business is experiencing disruption for key operations such as ACENET-Warehouse inventory management systems, Retailer Mobile Assistant, Hot sheets, invoices, Ace Rewards and to Phone lines. The timeline for recovery of the 196 affected servers within the company remains uncertain. Nevertheless, the IT team is working diligently to maintain business continuity and has enlisted the support of security experts to navigate this challenging situation.

The incident is suspected to be orchestrated by the Russia-based Evil Corp group, and investigators are in the process of collecting evidence to substantiate these ongoing suspicions.

3.) In a separate incident, the healthcare company Henry Schein fell victim to the BlackCat ransomware, also known as ALPHV, on October 15th. This attack resulted in the theft of a substantial amount of data, including employee payroll information and shareholder details. The threat actors behind the attack are now employing double extortion tactics to pressurize the company.

Henry Schein has responded by isolating the compromised systems and engaging forensic experts to minimize losses resulting from the data breach. A company insider revealed that they successfully recovered 35 terabytes of stolen data from their backup database and are planning to involve law enforcement authorities in addressing the data security threat.

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IBM confirms Johnson & Johnson Data Breach with 631k affected

IBM has officially confirmed a data breach involving Johnson & Johnson, impacting approximately 631,000 individuals. This breach occurred on the servers of Johnson and Johnson’s patient medication platform. While the issue has been resolved, IBM is now facing two lawsuits for failing to safeguard its customers’ data.

The breach, initially identified by IBM in early September, is now detailed on the Department of Health and Human Services’ websites. Since this breach violated HIPAA guidelines, Johnson & Johnson may be subject to prosecution by regulatory authorities and possible penalties in the future.

The compromised information in this cyber incident includes names, contact details, dates of birth, health insurance data, and information related to medications and medical history provided through the Janssen CarePath application, a health service unit of Johnson & Johnson. Fortunately, sensitive data such as social security numbers and financial information were stored on separate servers and remained unaffected.

American TV ad agency hit by ransomware attack

In another cyber-related incident, Ampersand, a TV advertising and technology company jointly owned by Comcast Corporation, Charter Communications, and Cox Communications, disclosed a ransomware attack. Ampersand provides viewership information to marketing companies and has reported that the Black Basta ransomware gang successfully breached their servers and accessed sensitive data.

Recorded Future, a cybersecurity firm, has been tasked with investigating the attack and has confirmed the presence of ransomware on Ampersand’s servers.

Henry Schein hit by cyber attack and faces data breach concerns

Henry Schein, a prominent healthcare service provider in the United States, has fallen victim to a sophisticated digital attack. The extent and consequences of the breach are still under investigation.

Henry Schein has pledged to notify all affected individuals about the data breach and provide guidance on mitigating any associated risks stemming from the attack. Further details on these incidents are eagerly anticipated.

D Link data breach confirmed after phishing attack on employee

D-Link a pioneer in offering networking equipment to the world has acknowledged that a data breach occurred when cyber criminals infiltrated into its network and stole data, only to post it on a breach forum.

As per the details available to our Cybersecurity Insiders, info like names, emails, addresses, phone numbers, account registration dates, user login history and source code of D-Link’s D View Network Management software were siphoned by criminals in the attack.

A hacker claimed on Telegram that customer- information of over 3 million lines was accessed and posted on the breach forum and that includes login credentials related to government offi-cials, CEOs, and employees of many companies.

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