Interesting use cases of public ransomware, cybercrime and databreaches (for educational purposes)

  1. Data breaches
    1. 2023 Chat GPT
  2. ISMS
    1. Rogue administrators & ISMS
  3. Ransomware
    1. Benelux
  4. Sources
    1. Tech web site
    2. News papers

Data breaches

2023 Chat GPT

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-05-02/samsung-bans-chatgpt-and-other-generative-ai-use-by-staff-after-leak

ISMS

Rogue administrators & ISMS

(2018) Canadian Railway

https://www.theregister.com/2018/02/14/rogue_it_admin_canadian_railway_switches/

(2017) I was authorized to trash my employer’s network, sysadmin tells court

https://www.theregister.com/2017/02/23/michael_thomas_appeals_conviction/

(2016) IT Admin Faces Felony for Deleting Files Under Flawed Hacking Law

https://www.wired.com/2016/06/admin-faces-felony-deleting-files-flawed-hacking-law/

Ransomware

Benelux

DateRegionTargetSource ReferenceInfo
2021-11-08International/BeNeLuxMediamarkthttps://www.security.nl/posting/729252/%22Elektronicaketen+MediaMarkt+getroffen+door+aanval+met+Hive-ransomware%22

(and others…)
2021-07-03NLHoppenbrouwershttps://www.bd.nl/brabant/ook-udenhoutse-techneut-hoppenbrouwers-slachtoffer-van-wereldwijde-cyberaanval-ik-gun-het-niemand~aa4e9767/?referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com%2F
2021-07-03BEITxxhttps://www.gva.be/cnt/dmf20210703_96373496

Sources

Tech web site

News papers