Tag: cyberattack

Barcelona’s Hospital Clinic hit by ransomware cyberattack

March 7, 2023

According to Euro Weekly, according to experts a cyberattack on Barcelona hospital originated from outside of Spain. This was announced in a press conference by Sergi Marcen, the Secretary for Telecommunications and Digital Transformation of the medical facility who described the attack as ‘complex and transversal’ and explained that it came from a cybercrime company called Ransom … More Barcelona’s Hospital Clinic hit by ransomware cyberattack

French hospital crippled by cyberattack

August 29, 2022

Some have already forgotten, that about 15 months ago, a notorious cyberattack on HSE, the Irish health service happened. Now a major hospital near Paris has been hit by a ransomware attack that crippled its computer and medical systems and forced it to send patients to other healthcare facilities. The criminals demand $10 million from the hospital … More French hospital crippled by cyberattack

Cyberattacks: A very real existential threat to organizations

July 4, 2022

One in five organizations have teetered on the brink of insolvency after a cyberattack. Can your company keep hackers at bay? We all know cyber is a critical element of business risk. But how critical? Some boardrooms seem to pay little more than lip service to security and still manage to avoid serious repercussions. That’s … More Cyberattacks: A very real existential threat to organizations

Critical infrastructure: Under cyberattack for longer than you might think

April 21, 2022

Lessons from history and recent attacks on critical infrastructure throw into sharp relief the need to better safeguard our essential systems and services. Just days ago, Ukraine’s power grid came under attack as the Sandworm group attempted to deploy a piece of malware called Industroyer2 against the operations of an energy supplier in the country. Industroyer2, uncovered during … More Critical infrastructure: Under cyberattack for longer than you might think