[The security box] Olympus probes apparent cyberattack, its second in less than a month

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On 10/15/2021 9:18 PM, Jennifer Martinez via Thesecuritybox wrote:
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>     On Wed, Oct 13, 2021 at 9:02 AM, Jared Rimer via Thesecuritybox
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>     Olympus probes apparent cyberattack, its second in less than a month
>     Cyberscoop »   /  AJ Vicens
> 
>     <https://www.cyberscoop.com/olympus-data-breach-october-hack/>
> 
>     Japanese technology manufacturer Olympus announced Tuesday
>     <https://www.olympus-global.com/news/2021/nr02217.html> that it was
>     investigating “a potential cybersecurity incident” affecting IT
>     systems in the U.S., Canada and Latin America.
> 
>     The Oct. 12 statement was light on detail but said the “incident”
>     was detected Sunday, Oct. 10. The Tokyo-based company has offices
>     and subsidiaries around the world, which produce and sell equipment
>     such as medical devices and various microscopes.
> 
>     The issue comes nearly a month after the company was the victim of a
>     ransomware attack
>     <https://www.cyberscoop.com/olympus-ransomware-blackmatter-attack-camera/>
>     affecting its business units in Europe, the Middle East and Africa.
>     That incident was reportedly the work of an attacker affiliated the
>     BlackMatter ransomware group, one of the successor groups of
>     DarkSide
>     <https://www.cyberscoop.com/blackmatter-darkside-revil-ransomware-successor/>,
>     the Russia-based gang behind the Colonial Pipeline attack in May,
>     which became a major discussion point
>     <https://www.nytimes.com/2021/07/01/us/politics/biden-putin-russia-hacking.html>
>     between President Joe Biden and Russian President Vladimir Putin
>     during a bilateral summit in June.
> 
>     BlackMatter is also linked to REvil
>     <https://www.cyberscoop.com/revil-ransomware-gang-sites-go-dark-offline/>,
>     another prolific ransomware extortion group behind a string of
>     attacks earlier this year.
> 
>     A ransomware expert told TechCrunch Tuesday
>     <https://techcrunch.com/2021/10/12/olympus-confirms-us-cyberattack-weeks-after-blackmatter-ransomware-hit-emea-systems/>
>     that it’s not clear whether the Oct. 10 incident was another
>     ransomware attack, but the fact that it occurred on a weekend — a
>     popular time for such attacks to take place— makes it a plausible
>     scenario.
> 
>     “Upon detection of suspicious activity, we immediately mobilized a
>     specialized response team including forensics experts, and we are
>     currently working with the highest priority to resolve this issue,”
>     the company said in the Oct. 12 statement. Affected systems have
>     been “suspended,” and currently the company believes “the incident
>     was contained to the Americas with no known impact to other regions.”
> 
>     A spokesperson for the company said there’s currently no evidence
>     that the that the two incidents are related, but the investigation
>     is ongoing.
> 
>     *Update: */This story was updated Oct. 13 to include a response from
>     the company./
> 
>     The post Olympus probes apparent cyberattack, its second in less
>     than a month
>     <https://www.cyberscoop.com/olympus-data-breach-october-hack/>
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>     Original Article:
>     https://www.cyberscoop.com/olympus-data-breach-october-hack/
>     <https://www.cyberscoop.com/olympus-data-breach-october-hack/>
> 
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