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September 13, 2021

Supercell storm causes chaos, disables infrastructure in Ontario

A supercell storm has caused chaos in the southern part of the Canadian province of Ontario. Heavy rain and large hailstones were dropped across the area, which also saw lightning, high winds, and even a tornado that touched down at 4:05 a.m.

September 10, 2021

Pacific City Bank hit by ransomware

AVOS Locker ransomware operators are claiming to have stolen sensitive data from Pacific City Bank, a California-based bank focused on serving the Korean-American community.

September 10, 2021

Firefox update adds improved security, vulnerability fixes

Mozilla has released version 92 of their Firefox browser. This update includes a mixture of security improvements and critical fixes, including patches for multiple high-severity vulnerabilities pertaining to memory corruption.

September 03, 2021

Bangkok Airways hit by ransomware, 200 GB of data leaked

Bangkok Airways, which employees more than 3,000 people in 11 countries and has an annual revenue of over $685 million, has announced that they were the victim of a ransomware attack. The LockBit extortion gang is claiming responsibility.

September 01, 2021

Hurricane Ida devastates Louisiana, Mississippi infrastructure

Hurricane Ida made landfall in Louisiana on August 29 as a Category 4 storm. Ida was strong enough to temporarily reverse the flow of the Mississippi River as it brought as much as 2 feet of rain in some areas, and a 7-foot storm surge.

August 31, 2021

Unleashing the power of the Smart Factory

We stand facing the fourth iteration of the industrial revolution: Industry 4.0. See what Acronis and other security leaders had to say about challenges and approaches to securing the technologies that will drive our future.

August 27, 2021

FBI issues FLASH alert about OnePercent ransomware group

In a first for the FBI, their Cyber Division has released a FLASH alert to warn about a ransomware affiliate. The cybercriminals in question are the OnePercent Group, which has operated since at least November 2020 and has ties to the REvil, Maze, and Egregor extortion gangs.