Cybercrime

Aviation services provider Swissport says its systems are mostly back up and running after a ransomware attack

https://www.computerweekly.com/news/252513022/Airport-services-firm-thwarts-attempted-ransomware-heist

Following a cyber attack on distribution facilities in Germany, more incidents have been reported in Belgium and the Netherlands, but it is too early to necessarily draw a link between them

https://www.computerweekly.com/news/252512974/Cyber-attacks-on-European-oil-facilities-spreading

Supplies of Hula Hoops and many other snack brands are under threat after a ransomware attack on the systems of KP Snacks

https://www.computerweekly.com/news/252512873/Crisp-supply-shortage-looms-after-KP-Snacks-hit-by-ransomware

Several weeks on from the suspected ransomware attack that blighted two of the umbrella industry’s biggest players, contractors are still chasing their missing money

https://www.computerweekly.com/news/252512871/Brookson-and-Parasol-cyber-attacks-Contractor-complaints-about-delayed-payments-continue

Preliminary reports from Germany’s national cyber authority indicate the recent OilTanking ransomware attack may have been the work of the BlackCat group

https://www.computerweekly.com/news/252512876/BlackCat-crew-supposedly-behind-OilTanking-ransomware-heist

The Butterkist and Skips maker, with bases in the North East, Midlands and South East, says it has plans to keep products stocked

https://www.business-live.co.uk/retail-consumer/kp-snacks-working-plans-keep-22977398?utm_source=twitter.com&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=sharebar

Newly published data reveals a significant uptick in cyber attacks against the financial services sector during the third quarter of 2021

https://www.computerweekly.com/news/252512737/Over-one-fifth-of-ransomware-attacks-target-financial-sector

The National Cyber Security Centre is urging UK organisations to take steps to bolster their cyber security resilience in response to the ongoing Ukraine crisis

https://www.computerweekly.com/news/252512559/CISOs-must-get-out-in-front-of-Ukraine-cyber-crisis-says-NCSC

A fresh alert from the US Department of Homeland Security may have IT security teams jumpy over the possibility that their organisations could be targeted by Russian state actors

https://www.computerweekly.com/news/252512417/Prepare-but-dont-panic-over-supposed-Russian-cyber-threat

Search engines, online marketplaces and cloud computing providers are more likely to have to report major cybersecurity incidents in the UK after the government moved to address “EU-exit related deficiencies” in UK regulation.

https://www.pinsentmasons.com/out-law/news/uk-incident-reporting-laws-updated-as-ransomware-attacks-rise