A cyber event has caused disruption to derivatives traders, fitness trainers, and finger lickers worldwide. It is believed to have been caused by ransomware and is linked to a recent announcement of a Ukraine tanks deal. Dublin-based ION Markets, a data and software firm, was the target of the attack. They have stated that the attack was contained to a specific environment and that all affected servers have been disconnected. As a result, traders have had to complete business manually. JD Sports, a sportswear retailer, also experienced a security incident which affected historic orders at its brands. It is estimated that around 10 million customers may have been affected. Yum! Brands, the owner of KFC, was also hit by ransomware which caused 300 of its UK restaurants to close for a day. They have confirmed that data was taken but there is no evidence that customer databases were stolen. It is thought that the attack was in response to the Western agreement to supply tanks to Ukraine. Microsoft has released a public preview of device isolation in Microsoft Defender for Endpoint for Linux. Apple has also released an iOS update to fix a flaw that left older iPhones and iPads exposed. The EU's Cyber Resiliency Act is also being discussed which includes proposals to extend the period over which vendors should provide security patches for IoT products.
This Cyber News was published on blog.isc2.org. Publication date: Wed, 08 Feb 2023 13:02:03 +0000