Ronin Network says cyber attackers targeting its blockchain netted 173,600 ether and $25.5 million worth of stable coin, in a major crypto heist.
While links with Russian hacking groups, or Russia itself, are far from certain, some experts point at similar tactics used in the past.
The attack on websites, including those of the cabinet and several ministries, came as tensions with the West and Russia continue to escalate.
“Technical experts are fixing the problem and soon the refuelling process will return to normal,” said state broadcaster IRIB as angry motorists were stranded in long lines at shuttered stations.
US Justice Department says it has recovered more than half of $4.4 million paid by Colonial Pipeline to Russia-based ransomware extortionists Darkside, who had forced shutdown of major US fuel network.
The state-owned giant said names, credit card numbers and passport information were among the data stolen, adding that the breach involved personal data registered between August 2011 and February 2021.
Colonial Pipeline says a cyberattack forced it to temporarily halt all operations on a major pipeline that delivers roughly 45 percent of all fuel consumed on the US East Coast.
Bloomberg reports that the Babuk hacking group claims to have stolen 500GB of data from Houston Rockets, including contracts, non-disclosure agreements and financial data.
US President-elect Joe Biden says a widespread data breach of the government allegedly carried out by Russia poses a "grave risk" to national security that cannot "go unanswered."
Contradicting his secretary of state and other top officials, President Donald Trump suggested without evidence that China – not Russia – may be behind the cyberattack against the United States.
A sophisticated cyberattack on US government agencies and private companies revealed a "grave risk" and thwarting it will be "highly complex," the US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency said.
The Tokyo Olympics were originally scheduled for this year but pushed back due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
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