Only months after the Albanian government opened its online portal, National Agency of the Information Society (AKSHI), it has has to be closed, along with other government websites due to a sustained cyber attack (I will avoid the word “sophisticated” they used in their press release). Investigations are ongoing as to who attacked them.
Cyber Attacks Forces AKSHI Close Government Online Systems – Albanian Daily News
Ransomware hits a small Colorado Town – possibly
The LockBit ransomware gang has added Frederick, Colorado, to it’s online victim’s list, and officials there have been notified by the gang of a potential ransomware attack – although it has not happened yet. Local police and cyber security experts are investigating.
Colorado police investigating ransomware attack on small town – The Record by Recorded Future
The LockBit cyber gang overtook the Conti gang in June 2022, to be the most prolific gang.
Clive Catton MSc (Cyber Security) – by-line and other articles
