Tag: mgm resorts international
UK government issues urgent cybercrime warning
The UK government is issuing a warning this week to all companies to make cybersecurity an “absolute priority”, following recent cyberattacks on retailers Marks & Spencer, Harrods, and the Co-op. UK cabinet office minister Pat McFadden is reported to have held a briefing last week with national security officials and the CEO of the National Cyber Security Centre, Richard Horne, aimed at providing support to the three retail groups.
Cyberattacks hit UK retailers hard
The UK retailers, Marks & Spencer, Harrods and the Co-Op, who have been hit by a flurry of cyber-attacks over the last two weeks, have immediately experienced a loss in consumer and investor confidence.
US fleet management systems impacted in ransomware attack – September 19th
ORBCOMM, the US trucking and fleet management software provider, has linked recent service outages across freight transportation firms throughout the US to a ransomware attack. These outages prevented the Blue Tree Electronic Logging Device usage and inventory tracking capabilities of the fleet management software. Investigations continue into the identity of the threat actors.