hacker

World

CYBERSECURITY

Ransomware suspects accused of thousands of attacks arrested

The Nomad Today/dpa 11/9/21

They allegedly made off with millions of euros

World

RANSOMWARE ATTACK

Coop supermarkets in Sweden reopen after cyberattack

The Nomad Today/dpa 7/6/21

A hacker group is now demanding 70 million dollars in the digital currency Bitcoin for a master key to all affected computers

Finland

CYBER EXTORTION

Police to interview victims of Vastaamo psychotherapy centre hack

The Nomad Today 6/23/21

The offences under investigation comprise an aggravated computer break-in, aggravated dissemination of information violating personal privacy and aggravated extortion.

Finland

CYBER ATTACK

Finnish police probe hack of parliamentary email accounts

The Nomad Today/dpa 12/28/20

The speaker of the parliament, Anu Vehvilainen, said the attack was "a serious threat against our democracy and Finnish society."

Coronavirus

CYBER ATTACKS

Microsoft says Russian, North Korean hackers targeting Covid vaccines

The Nomad Today/dpa 11/13/20

The pharmaceutical companies being targeted in the latest attacks are based in Canada, France, India, South Korea and the United States, Microsoft said.

Finland

EXTORTION

Police got 25,000 criminal complaints from victims of Vastaamo hack

The Nomad Today 11/9/20

Check in this article the channels opened by the police to provide online help and guidance to the victims.

Finland

CYBER EXTORTION

15,000 Vastaamo patients report to police being victims of hacking

The Nomad Today 10/28/20

More and more victims are asking on social networks whether the government has breached its obligation to supervise the psychotherapy center and ensure that their data was secure.

Finland

EXTORTION

Vastaamo fires CEO for hiding another data breach in March 2019

The Nomad Today 10/26/20

The company says it seems "obvious" that he was aware of the company's vulnerabilities, but still did not inform the Board of Directors.

Finland

EXTORTION

Police asked Vastaamo to hide data theft from customers a month ago

The Nomad Today 10/25/20

The company only informed its clients last Wednesday, after the criminals made the case public and began to disclose their personal information. The crisis line set by the company only…

Finland

THEY DEMAND € 450,000

Blackmailers resume extortion of psychotherapy center Vastaamo

The Nomad Today 10/23/20

The website where extortionists have posted the personal and mental health data of hundreds of people reappeared Friday afternoon on the encrypted Tor network after being missing for a few hours.

Finland

EXTORTION TO VASTAAMO

Hackers hijack and publish mental health data of hundreds of people

The Nomad Today 10/23/20

The criminals demanded from the psychotherapy center Vastaamo 450,000 euros in exchange for stopping publishing the data. The release of patient data - including minors - ceased on Friday,…