PARIS (AP) — Russian-speaking cybercriminals have hit subsidiaries of the Paris-based insurer AXA in Thailand, Malaysia, Hong Kong and the Philippines with a ransomware attack. The hackers claimed to have stolen 3 terabytes of data, including personal health and bank account information of customers and other “reserved” material. AXA Partners offered few details of the Asia attacks. Meanwhile, Ireland’s health service struggled to provide services after a different ransomware gang paralyzed its systems, demanding a $20 million ransom. The Irish government is refusing to pay. The attack left hospitals without access to patient records and using handwritten notes until computerized services are restored.
