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Greater Manchester Police is the latest force to fall victim to yet another cyberattack . As of late , hackers are repeatedly targeting police forces and incidents like this are becoming all too common .
ACC Colin McFarlane of Greater Manchester Police ( GMP ), released a statement on the organisation ’ s website : ‘ We are aware of a ransomware attack affecting a third-party supplier of various UK organisations , including GMP , which holds some information on those employed by GMP . At this stage , it ’ s not believed this data includes financial information . We understand how concerning this is for our employees so , as we work to understand any impact on GMP , we have contacted the Information Commissioner ’ s Office and are doing everything we can to ensure employees are kept informed , their questions are answered and they feel supported . This is being treated extremely seriously , with a nationally-led criminal investigation into the attack .’
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MGM Resorts recently announced it has been the victim of a malicious cyberattack .
The organisation published a statement on its website : ‘ MGM Resorts recently identified a cybersecurity issue affecting certain of the company ’ s systems . Promptly after detecting the issue , we began an investigation with assistance from leading external cybersecurity experts . We also notified law enforcement and are taking steps to protect our systems and data , including shutting down certain systems . Our investigation is ongoing and we are working diligently to resolve the matter . The company will continue to implement measures to secure its business operations and take additional steps as appropriate .’
The ransomware attack was reported to have been orchestrated by ALPHV / BlackCat .
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