Cyber Synopsis: Vol. 18 | July 1
July 1, 2022
Russia Seizes Control of Sakhalin Gas Project, Raises Stakes with West
“President Vladimir Putin has raised the stakes in an economic war with the West and its allies with a decree that seizes full control of the Sakhalin-2 gas and oil project in Russia's far east, a move that could force out Shell and Japanese investors.”
June 30, 2022
Russian Hackers Claim Responsibility for DDoS Cyber Attacks on Lithuania
“A wave of distributed denial of service (DDoS) cyber attacks that have hit Lithuania in the past week have been claimed by a non-government group of Russian hackers, who say the digital bombardment is in response to a blockade of train routes that serve Kaliningrad with freight.”
June 30, 2022
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Israel: Iran Cyber-Attacks Target Int’l Community
“Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) “Shahid Kaveh” cyber unit has conducted research to damage ships, gas stations and industrial plants in several Western countries including Britain, the United States, France and Israel," revealed Defense Minister Benny Gantz.”
June 30, 2022
Macmillan Publishers Hit by Apparent Cyber Attack as Systems are Forced Offline
“Book publisher Macmillan has been hit with what it describes as a “digital security incident”, with experts believing it could be ransomware. The company’s staff have taken to social media to confirm that the incident has been hugely disruptive for its US side of the business, forcing the company to close its New York head office. Staff are also unable to access emails or files, and customers are unable to order from the company at the time of writing.”
June 29, 2022
Vivalia Posts Massive Losses After Cyber Attacks
“The health provider fell victim to a huge ransomware attack on 13 May, holding 400 gigabytes of patient information and computer systems hostage for several months. This severely disrupted the running of the group’s seven hospitals and six residential care centres, which provide 1,600 hospital beds.”