Another depressing report.

https://www.databreaches.net/study-reveals-traditional-data-security-tools-have-a-60-failure-rate-against-ransomware-and-extortion/

Study Reveals Traditional Data Security Tools Have a 60% Failure Rate Against Ransomware and Extortion

Titaniam, Inc., the industry’s most advanced data security platform, announced today the ‘State of Data Exfiltration & Extortion Report.’ The survey revealed that while over 70% of organizations have an existing set of prevention, detection, and backup solutions, nearly 40% of organizations have been hit with ransomware attacks in the last year, and more than 70% have experienced one in the previous five years, proving existing solutions to be woefully inadequate in managing the risks and impacts from these attacks.

Data exfiltration during ransomware attacks is up 106% relative to where it was five years ago. We are seeing the emergence of a new trend where cybercriminals are no longer limiting themselves to just encrypting entire systems—they are making sure to steal data ahead of the encryption so that they can have additional leverage on the victim. The survey found that 65% of those who have experienced a ransomware attack have also experienced data theft or exfiltration due to the incident. Of those victims, 60% say the hackers used the data theft to extort them further, known as double extortion. Most of them, i.e., 59% of victims, paid the hackers, implying that they were not helped by their backup or data security tools to prevent this fate.

Read more of their press release at DarkReading.

Ukraine related or just opportunistic? Either way, it seems to have shut the entire country down for a time.

https://www.databreaches.net/norway-hit-with-cyberattack-temporarily-suspending-service/

Norway hit with cyberattack, temporarily suspending service

Ines Kagubare reports:

Norway’s public and private sector websites were temporarily down on Wednesday following a cyberattack that targeted the country’s national data network, forcing it to suspend online services for several hours.

Sofie Nystrøm, head of the Norwegian National Security Authority (NSM), said a criminal pro-Russian group seemed to be behind the hacks, adding the attacks “give the impression that we are a piece in the current political situation in Europe,” according to The Associated Press.

Read more at The Hill.

Sort of like Hitchcock’s ‘The Birds’ but far spookier…

https://thenextweb.com/news/cruise-robotaxis-block-san-francisco-street-for-no-reason

Robotaxis block San Francisco street for no reason, surprising no one

Picture this. You’re in San Francisco. It’s late at night, and you’re driving back home. You’re dreaming of your warm bed. But, you arrive at the intersection of Gough and Fulton Streets — and shock! Horror! You’re forced to stop. The road, it seems, is blocked by robotaxis.

So yeah, this actually happened. On Tuesday night. A Reddit user posted images of what appears to be a small fleet of Cruise robotaxis just stopped in the middle of the street.

The robotaxis blocked traffic for a couple of hours until fleshy human employees arrived and removed them.

We know who you are. We know what flight you are on. We know what gate that plane is at. We know what seat you have been assigned. We know you checked one bag. We know you ordered a vegan meal. We know the hotel you’ll be staying at. We know the make and model of your rental car. We know…

https://www.axios.com/2022/06/30/facial-recognition-airport-departures

This airport departures board knows your name

Detroit Metropolitan Airport is now home to a first-of-its-kind departure board that uses facial recognition tech to show travelers customized info about their flight.

… How it works: The new departure board uses facial recognition, multi-view pixels and "proprietary technology" to display personalized flight information to travelers who opt-in to the program.

This is complicated by employees who use their own phone for company business.

https://www.bespacific.com/7-sites-to-identify-the-owner-of-a-phone-number/

7 Sites to Identify the Owner of a Phone Number

MakeUseOf: “Phone numbers are a little like fingerprints; they can reveal a lot about a person, for example, their name or where they live. If you received a call from a number you don’t recognize, the following resources can help you identify the caller before you ring them back. One option even calls the number for you…”