Graham Cluley writes: Vesuvius, the London Stock Exchange-listed molten metal flow engineering company, says it has been hit by a cyber attack. This morning, Vesuvius issued an alert that it was “currently managing a cyber incident.” Read more at GrahamCluley.com.

Bill Toulas reports: The Russian hacking group known as ‘Nodaria’ (UAC-0056) is using a new information-stealing malware called ‘Graphiron’ to steal data from Ukrainian organizations. The Go-based malware can harvest a wide range of information, including account credentials, system, and app data. The malware will also capture screenshots and exfiltrate files from compromised machines....

Liz Dunphy reports: Munster Technological University (MTU) is working with gardaí and the National Cyber Security Centre to establish if a major IT breach that led to the closure of its four Cork campuses is linked to an international ransomware attack on hundreds of organisations. MTU’s four Cork campuses will remain closed today and an update...

Phil Muncaster reports: The US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has published a new script designed to help ransomware victims recover any VMware virtual machines (VMs) impacted by a current global campaign. Ransomware payment tracker Ransomwhere estimated the number of victims at 3800, based on an “internet-wide” scanning effort on Monday. It said four payments had been...

Joseph Choi reports: Many former customers of Blue Cross Blue Shield (BCBS) health plans woke up on Friday to discover they had been notified of insurance claims despite not being covered by the provider for some time, causing concerns that a security breach could have leaked customer information. Several people on social media on...

Pamela Vanmeer reports: Kawartha 411 News has learned a suspected ransomware attack has hit Ross Memorial Hospital disabling some important diagnostic systems and access to medical files. Patients in the Emergency Department notified Kawartha 411 this morning calling the situation “crazy”.  Patients say staff aren’t able to access the systems needed for treatment and...

Jurgita Lapienytė reports: A leading electrical engineering company in Russia, Elevel, has exposed its customers’ personally identifiable information (PII,) including full names and addresses. Founded in 1991, Elevel (previously Eleko) positions itself as the leading Russian electrical engineering company that runs both an e-commerce business and wholesale stores. On January 24, the Cybernews research...

Highland Radio reports: Saolta has confirmed that Letterkenny University Hospital is managing a data breach incident arising from the removal of one list of patients from the hospital premises. Source: Highland Radio

Danny Palmer reports: An experimental new version of a prolific form of ransomware has been seen targeting Linux systems for the first time. Clop ransomware first appeared in 2019 and, despite being hit by arrests and takedowns in 2021, continues to operate today, with the discovery of a new variant indicating the group is still keen...