Johnson Controls Suffers Ransomware Attack

Every week, Information Security Media Group rounds up cybersecurity incidents and breaches around the world. This week: Johnson Controls suffers a ransomware attack, the Philippine state health insurance program struggles to recover from a ransomware and Air Canada reports a cyberattack. Also: an APT group uses the American Red Cross as bait, new malware targets would-be users of Bitwarden, and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security kicked off a conference for Latin American cybersecurity.

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Johnson Controls Suffers Ransomware Attack

Global smart building and security systems maker Johnson Controls faces a major cybersecurity incident, it disclosed in a regulatory filing. “The incident has caused, and is expected to continue to cause, disruption to parts of the Company’s business operations,” it told the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.

Bleeping Computer reports the incident appears to be a ransomware attack from a recently-formed criminal group calling itself “Dark Angels.” The group is demanding $51 million, the outlet says.

The attack affects subsidiary brands, affecting operations. Some systems are offline, and the company is working to mitigate risks. Johnson Controls subsidiaries such Simplex and Ruskin, have displayed technical outage messages on their websites. “We are…