Ransomware group Qilin (also known as Agenda) claimed responsibility for a cyberattack on Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) in Malaysia. The attack disrupted flight information displays, check-in counters, and baggage handling systems.

The Oregon DEQ said it was investigating a cyber attack on its enterprise information services that forced the department to shut down its email system, computer workstations, help desk, and vehicle inspection stations.

Over the last few years, ransomware attacks have become a major concern for schools and colleges in the US, with an average of $500,000 being lost per day due to downtime from these attacks, according to Comparitech.

The findings from the Comparitech study show that Wall Street investors are largely unconcerned with ransomware attacks aside from a very brief sell-off when news of the attack is first published.

According to the estimates by Comparitech researchers, 71.1 million people fall victim to cybercrimes globally each year which equates to nearly 900 victims per 100,000 people.

The experimental honeypot set up by Comparitech researchers saw an average of 18 attacks per day. The first attack came on May 12, just 8 hours and 35 minutes after deployment.

A customer database of more than 1.1 million records was exposed on the web by SCUF Gaming, maker of high-end gamepads and other video game peripherals.