Security Affairs

OCTOBER 15, 2023

The Alphv ransomware group added the Morrison Community Hospital to its dark web leak site. The ALPHV/BlackCat ransomware group claims to have hacked the Morrison Community Hospital and added it to its dark web Tor leak site. Stats for 2022 in the link. Other ransomware attacks recently hit US hospitals.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 12, 2023

The Lorenz ransomware gang has been active since April 2021 and hit multiple organizations worldwide demanding hundreds of thousands of dollars in ransom to the victims. At the time of this writing, the Loren group has started uploading the stolen data (95%) US Healthcare organizations continue to be a privileged target of ransomware gangs.

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Security Affairs

MAY 3, 2024

LockBit ransomware operators have published sensitive data allegedly stolen from the Simone Veil hospital in Cannes. In April, a cyber attack hit the Hospital Simone Veil in Cannes (CHC-SV), impacting medical procedures and forcing personnel to return to pen and paper.

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The Last Watchdog

MAY 26, 2022

Related: The role of post-quantum encryption. Quantum computers pose yet another looming threat since it has been mathematically proven that quantum computers with enough power will crack all the world’s public encryption. Ransomware payments must be reported within 24 hours, and all cyber incidents must be declared within 72 hours.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

AUGUST 29, 2022

Second is the news related to Baton Rouge General Health System (GHS), a healthcare service provider that disclosed yesterday that it was hit by a cyber attack in June this year leaking patient details to hackers. Third is the news related to Napa Valley College, which released a press statement admitting a ransomware attack.

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The Last Watchdog

AUGUST 15, 2022

The top ransomware gangs have become so relentless that it’s not unusual for two or more of them to attack the same company within a few days – or even a few hours. Related: How ‘IABs’ foster ransomware. In short, overlapping cyber attacks have become the norm. Security teams face a daunting challenge.

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SecureWorld News

DECEMBER 4, 2023

The ransomware group BlackCat has claimed responsibility for the attack. According to the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the ransomware group, which is also referred to as ALPHV, had compromised more than 60 entities in early 2022. FNF's claim of having 'contained' the attack by Nov. In an SEC filing on Nov.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JANUARY 13, 2022

A cyber attack reportedly hit Albuquerque Public Schools, disrupting its digital systems to the core and forcing the authorities to shut the school operations consecutively for the second day on Friday, i.e. January 14th,2022. In the past few weeks, several companies and government entities were hit by DarkSide Ransomware.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

OCTOBER 26, 2022

Microsoft Threat Intelligence Team has made it official that Vice Society, a hacking group, is behind multiple ransomware attacks that were being targeted at education, government and retail sectors. NOTE- In case a company falls prey to ransomware, it is better to avoid paying a ransom.

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eSecurity Planet

APRIL 6, 2023

Ransomware is a type of malicious program, or malware, that encrypts files, documents and images on a computer or server so that users cannot access the data. Ransomware is the most feared cybersecurity threat and with good reason: Its ability to cripple organizations by locking their data is a threat like no other.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

As we near the end of 2022, IT professionals look back at one of the worst years on record for incidents. Cyber attacks and breaches continue to rise with no end in sight. During 2022 over 65% of organizations expected security budgets to expand. With this increased spending the attacks continue at an exponential rate.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

NOVEMBER 26, 2021

Things like AI / ML, cloud computing, the cybersecurity skills gap, and ransomware are not really predictions but instead blatantly obvious. 2022 Cybersecurity Predictions. Ransomware as a threat is already established and well known. Predictions”. What we see today is not that simple.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

MAY 10, 2022

All these days, we have seen businesses shutting down on a permanent note because of sophisticated ransomware attacks; but here’s some news that is related to an educational institution which chose to shut down as it became a victim of a massive ransomware attack.

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eSecurity Planet

JUNE 7, 2022

Between high-profile ransomware attacks and mergers, it is a time of high stakes and great change for the industry. NINJIO prepares organizations to defend against cyber threats through their engaging, video-based training courses. It is used to avoid unauthorized data access, cyber-attacks, and identity theft.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

MAY 31, 2022

If you thought Windows 11 operating system machines were safe from Ransomware, then you better think twice before concluding. As information is out that those spreading Magniber Ransomware are after Windows 11 Machines and have targeted around a hundred by now.

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The Hacker News

OCTOBER 25, 2022

The Hive ransomware-as-a-service (RaaS) group has claimed responsibility for a cyber attack against Tata Power that was disclosed by the company less than two weeks ago. The incident is said to have occurred on October 3, 2022.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

DECEMBER 22, 2022

A ransomware hit Queensland University of Technology (QUT) in the early hours of today, crippling a portion of the institute’s network from the past 5 hours. The second largest University seems to have been hit badly as whole of the printers operating in the campus are displaying the ransomware note.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JANUARY 19, 2023

Yum Brands Inc, officially the owner of top food chain restaurants KFC, Taco Bell and Pizza Hut, was reportedly hit by a ransomware attack, forcing the IT staff to close about 300 eatery outlets across the United Kingdom. Just within a few days after the postal service, ‘Royal Mail’ was hit by LockBit ransomware- linked to Russia.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

APRIL 9, 2023

A new ransomware gang is on the prowl in the wild and has claimed its first major victim by launching a cyber attack and demanding $4m as ransom. The post Ransomware gang attacks MSI and demands $4m for decryption appeared first on Cybersecurity Insiders.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JUNE 3, 2022

Healthcare providers are opting to pay a ransom in the event of ransomware attacks, instead of recovering it from data backups. The reason is as it is easy and guarantees 100% encrypted data return- Of course, as per their perspective!

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JUNE 28, 2023

After the military group named Wagner took over the supremacy realms from Putin for a brief period in the last weekend, a new ransomware is said to be threatening all Windows machines operating in the Russian federation. The post Wagner Ransomware targets Russian Computers operating on Windows appeared first on Cybersecurity Insiders.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

AUGUST 10, 2022

In May this year, noted networking technology provider Cisco was targeted by a ransomware group that demanded millions to free up data from encryption. After seeing the press notification of Cisco, hackers behind Yanluowang ransomware group released a portion of data that they allege to have stolen from the American technology company.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

LockBit ransomware group breached two hospitals, the Carthage Area Hospital and the Clayton-Hepburn Medical Center in New York. The Lockbit ransomware group claims to have hacked two major hospitals, the Carthage Area Hospital and Claxton-Hepburn Medical Center. Other ransomware attacks recently hit US hospitals.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

APRIL 19, 2023

AhnLab, a South Korean cybersecurity firm, has issued an alert about a ransomware attack on Microsoft SQL Servers that are being bombarded with Trigona Ransomware payloads meant to encrypt files after stealing data.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

AUGUST 23, 2022

Ragnar Locker Ransomware gang has officially declared that they are responsible for the disruption of servers related to a Greece-based gas operator DESFA. And reports are in that Ragnar Locker Gang is demanding $12 million to free up data from encryption.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JANUARY 27, 2022

A Taiwan-based electronics firm named Delta Electronics was hit by a ransomware attack on January 22nd, 2022, affecting its admin operations to the core. ransomware gang. The fourth news that is related to ransomware and trending on Google is related to a new ransomware gang dubbed “White Rabbit”.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JUNE 26, 2023

Numerous gas and fuel filling stations throughout Canada experienced significant disruptions in processing credit card and reward points-based payments due to a cyber attack on Suncor Energy, the parent company. NOTE- Ransomware is a form of malware that encrypts data within an infected database until a ransom is paid.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

APRIL 27, 2022

American Dental Association, shortly known as ADA, was reportedly hit by ransomware attack last week, disrupting its IT services to a certain extent and downing email chat and telephone services. A new ransomware known as the Black Basta has taken the claim of the incident and leaked about 2.8 million from $1.4

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GlobalSign

JULY 22, 2022

Albanian government services suffer a ‘massive’ cyber attack, LinkedIn remains the most impersonated brand and favorite of phishing attacks, How Conti ransomware hacked and encrypted the Costa Rican government

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CyberSecurity Insiders

DECEMBER 23, 2021

A group of lawyers have decided to file a lawsuit against the Police Federation of England and Wales (PFEW) for failing to protect the information of its police officers from a ransomware breach. The final decision to sue PFEW will be taken in the second week of January 2022 and proceedings will be done accordingly, thereafter.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 25, 2022

The Hive ransomware gang, which claimed the responsibility for the Tata Power data breach, started leaking data. On October 14, Tata Power, India’s largest power generation company, announced that was hit by a cyber attack. Now the ransomware gang Hive started leaking the alleged stolen files on its Tor leak site.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JUNE 2, 2022

Foxconn, an electronics manufacturer from Mexico, has released a press statement that it was hit by Lockbit ransomware in the last week of May and is recovering data through a business continuity plan. LockBit group has given the time till June 11th, 2022 to pay up the ransom.

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SecureWorld News

MARCH 3, 2023

The City of Oakland recently experienced a ransomware attack that disrupted services and caused the city to declare a state of emergency, displaying the real-world consequences that cyberattacks can have. The hackers behind Play Ransomware claim to have access to a "master key" that can decrypt all files affected by their malware.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 5, 2022

A French hospital near Paris canceled operations and transfer some patients due to a cyber attack suffered over the weekend. France’s health ministry announced that the Hospital Centre of Versailles was hit by a cyber attack over the weekend. SecurityAffairs – hacking, ransomware). ” reported RFI.

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SecureWorld News

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

The Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (ICBC), recognized as the world's largest commercial bank, has fallen victim to a ransomware attack. The incident, which unfolded on November 8, 2023, has sent ripples through the global financial community, emphasizing the escalating cyber threats faced by even the most robust institutions.

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SecureWorld News

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

That's the reality the City of Oakland, California, is facing after a ransomware attack last week. The ransomware group behind the attack is currently unknown, and the city has not shared any details regarding ransom demands or data theft from compromised systems. Interim City Administrator G.

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Security Affairs

JULY 30, 2022

I’m proud to announce the release of the “ENISA THREAT LANDSCAPE FOR RANSOMWARE ATTACKS” report, Enjoy it! Ransomware has become one of the most dangerous threats for organizations worldwide. Ransomware operations continue to evolve and are becoming more efficient and causing more devastating attacks.

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