Cyberattack On One of Norway's Largest Media Companies Shuts Down Presses (therecord.media) 11
An anonymous reader quotes a report from The Record: Amedia, the largest local news publisher in Norway, announced on Tuesday that several of its central computer systems were shut down in what it is calling an apparent "serious" cyberattack. The attack is preventing the company from printing Wednesday's edition of physical newspapers, and presses will continue to be halted until the issue is resolved, Amedia executive vice president of technology Pal Nedregotten said in a statement. The hack also impacts the company's advertising and subscription systems, preventing advertisers from purchasing new ads and stopping subscribers from ordering or canceling subscriptions.
The company said it is unclear whether personal information has been compromised -- the subscription system affected by the attack contains names, addresses, phone numbers, and subscription history of customers. Data such as passwords, read history, and financial information are not affected, the company said. Amedia publishes more than 90 newspapers and other publications that reach more than 2.5 million Norwegians, according to the company's website. The attack on Amedia is the third major Norwegian cyberattack reported over the last several days. "We are in the process of gaining an overview of the situation, but do not yet know the full potential for damage. We have already implemented comprehensive measures to limit the damage and to restore normal operations as quickly as possible," said Nedregotten in a translated statement on the company's website.
The company said it is unclear whether personal information has been compromised -- the subscription system affected by the attack contains names, addresses, phone numbers, and subscription history of customers. Data such as passwords, read history, and financial information are not affected, the company said. Amedia publishes more than 90 newspapers and other publications that reach more than 2.5 million Norwegians, according to the company's website. The attack on Amedia is the third major Norwegian cyberattack reported over the last several days. "We are in the process of gaining an overview of the situation, but do not yet know the full potential for damage. We have already implemented comprehensive measures to limit the damage and to restore normal operations as quickly as possible," said Nedregotten in a translated statement on the company's website.
Stop the presses! (Score:4, Funny)
We need to take IT Security Seriously (Score:2)
While it is our instinct to try to cheap out with computer technology. The truth is if you are going to run an internet connected organization, you cant operate anymore with going cheap. Organizations need to invest into a secure IT Infrastructure otherwise it is only a matter of time until someone creates chaos with their system, possibly a business ending level of outage.
This has been a near 30 year long process.
1980's and early 1990's as the Desktop PC started to become a popular tool Becoming cheaper th
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The big thing that's actually changed is the number of attackers. It's gone up as internet penetration has increased worldwide while inequality continues to rule the planet, creating motivation for the have nots to attack the haves.
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The big thing that's actually changed is the number of attackers.
No, the one big thing that changed over the years is the ability of attackers to use cryptocurrency to secure ransom drops. Before that, hacking was pointless vandalism. Cryptocurrency is what makes it pay off.
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The big thing that's actually changed is the number of attackers.
No, the one big thing that changed over the years is the ability of attackers to use cryptocurrency to secure ransom drops. Before that, hacking was pointless vandalism. Cryptocurrency is what makes it pay off.
Not only, but all the crap-coins make it far easier to monetize a hack, especially for larger sums. The other innovation is the invention of ransomware and based on that, ransomware being sold to small-time criminals. Outlawing crap-coins will unfortunately not fix this. It could slow things down a bit though.
This is now a well-oiled machine, and _anybody_ that still thinks they can get by without reasonable protection _will_ get hit. But morons that think they are of course not the same as anybody else in
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I feel like this is probably the complete opposite.
I cannot tell you about the demographics of hackers, but it is a very technical field that requires very expensive equipment and years of study.
Meanwhile other people blame poverty for terrorism, which I would argue has a far lower cognitive and training floor but we know for a fact that the average terrorist is relatively rich and well educated. I think like half the 911 terrorists had doctorates. These are not people forced into a criminal career because
Reaches 2.5 million? (Score:2)
I receive one of these papers in the mail occasionally and other than helping to light the fireplace, I have no use for them.
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Really?
Amedia publishes more than 90 newspapers and other publications that reach more than 2.5 million Norwegians, according to the company’s website.