July 2022: Finnish News Agency STT and Wärtsilä hit by ransomware

Summary

July cyber weather featured no major changes. STT and Wärtsilä had systems hacked and became ransomware victims with wide media coverage. Scam and phishing messages actively circulated with tax refund themes. Germany’s TÜV SÜD introduced label similar to Traficom’s Cybersecurity Label.

Key Details

• Month: July 2022
• Victims: Finnish News Agency (STT), Wärtsilä
• Attack: System hacks, ransomware
• Media: Wide coverage
• Scams: Tax refund-themed phishing
• International: TÜV SÜD cybersecurity label (Germany)

Notes

• High-profile Finnish victims
• Multiple concurrent threats
• Confidence: high