CyberSecurity Insiders

AUGUST 19, 2021

Memorial Health System, based in Ohio, is trending on Google for becoming a recent victim to a ransomware attack. In another incident related to ransomware targeting healthcare organization, St. Joseph/Candler is yet to confirm whether it is going to pay a ransom to free up its database from encryption.

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eSecurity Planet

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

To accelerate the ransomware encryption process and make it harder to detect, cybercriminal groups have begun using a new technique: intermittent encryption. Intermittent encryption allows the ransomware encryption malware to encrypt files partially or only encrypt parts of the files.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

Royal Ransomware operators added support for encrypting Linux devices and target VMware ESXi virtual machines. The Royal Ransomware gang is the latest extortion group in order of time to add support for encrypting Linux devices and target VMware ESXi virtual machines.

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Malwarebytes

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

In a statement issued Monday morning, Lehigh Valley Health Network said it had been the target of a cyberattack attributed to a ransomware gang known as BlackCat. BlackCat The ransomware-as-a-service (RaaS) group BlackCat, also known as ALPHV and Noberus, is currently one of the most active groups, and has been associated with Russia.

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Malwarebytes

JULY 10, 2022

State-sponsored North Korean threat actors have been targeting the US Healthcare and Public Health (HPH) sector for the past year using the Maui ransomware, according to a joint cybersecurity advisory (CSA) from the FBI, Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), and the Department of the Treasury. Check it out @ [link].

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Security Affairs

JULY 6, 2022

Hive ransomware operators have improved their file-encrypting module by migrating to Rust language and adopting a more sophisticated encryption method. ” These upgrades prove that Hive is one of the fastest evolving ransomware families in the cybercrime ecosystem. . ” reads the post published by Microsoft.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

APRIL 18, 2022

Ireland Health Service (HSE) was cyber-attacked by CONTI Ransomware group in mid last year and news is now out that 80% of the data been stored on the servers of the healthcare services provider was encrypted by the said a gang of criminals. And the result on whether the information truly belonged to HSE is awaited! .

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 16, 2023

Antivirus firm Avast released a free decryptor for the BianLian ransomware family that allows victims to recover locked files. Security firm Avast has released a free decryptor for the BianLian ransomware to allow victims of the malware to recover locked files. The experts noticed that the offset differs per sample.

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The Last Watchdog

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

Related: Hackers relentlessly target healthcare providers. However, healthcare data ranks at the top of the list for needing improvements in security and privacy protections. There are many reasons for the vulnerable state of healthcare data. Healthcare data security and privacy is a problem that continues to grow.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JULY 8, 2021

Trickbot banking malware is back in news for inducing a new ransomware variant into the wild. Researchers from Fortinet’s FortiGuard Labs has have found that the new malware strain is acting similar to that of Conti Ransomware with a change that it Asymmetric encryption algorithms unlike other file encrypting malware variants.

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Krebs on Security

AUGUST 19, 2021

Criminal hackers will try almost anything to get inside a profitable enterprise and secure a million-dollar payday from a ransomware infection. It offered to pay him 40 percent of a million-dollar ransom demand if he agreed to launch their malware inside his employer’s network. Image: Abnormal Security.

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SecureWorld News

JULY 7, 2022

United States government agencies recently released a joint Cybersecurity Advisory (CSA) providing information on how North Korean state-sponsored threat actors are actively using Maui ransomware to attack healthcare organizations. What is Maui ransomware? The advisory reminds organizations that the U.S.

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IT Security Guru

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

Today, Comparitech released the results of its most recent study , looking at the true cost of ransomware on healthcare organisations around the world. It found that, since 2018, there have been 500 publicly-confirmed ransomware attacks; and this excludes those that may have not been disclosed at all.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 19, 2022

Researchers spotted a new variant of the Agenda ransomware which is written in the cross-platform programming language Rust. Trend Micro researchers have spotted a new variant of the Agenda ransomware (aka Qilin) that is written in Rust Language. The researchers estimated that combined revenue surpasses US$550 million. AGENDA.THIAFBB.”

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Krebs on Security

JANUARY 27, 2021

and Bulgarian authorities this week seized the darkweb site used by the NetWalker ransomware cybercrime group to publish data stolen from its victims. The victim shaming site maintained by the NetWalker ransomware group, after being seized by authorities this week. ” Image: Chainalysis. million from the scheme.

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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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eSecurity Planet

NOVEMBER 11, 2022

Check Point security researchers recently described the Azov ransomware as an “effective, fast, and unfortunately unrecoverable data wiper,” noting that the malware seems far more focused on destroying data than on any effort to demand a ransom. As Check Point’s Ji?í Framing Researchers. Unclear Motive for Attacks.

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Malwarebytes

MARCH 6, 2024

For the second time in only four months, all is not well on the ALPHV (aka BlackCat) ransomware gang’s dark web site. ” The ALPHV ransomware dark web site has a new look So far, so FBI, but all is not what it seems. .” ALPHV is arguably the second most dangerous ransomware group in the world.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

Sophos has compiled a report and released it stating 67% of IaaS cloud providers were hit by ransomware this year and the numbers to increase by a double fold this year. Unpatched vulnerabilities and configuration errors made it easy for hackers to steal info and encrypt data on the servers related to the cloud.

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Malwarebytes

MAY 28, 2021

On the 14th of May, the Health Service Executive (HSE) , Ireland’s publicly funded healthcare system, fell victim to a Conti ransomware attack, forcing the organization to shut down more than 80,000 affected endpoints and plunging them back to the age of pen and paper. Threat profile: Conti ransomware.

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Krebs on Security

MARCH 1, 2022

A Ukrainian security researcher this week leaked several years of internal chat logs and other sensitive data tied to Conti , an aggressive and ruthless Russian cybercrime group that focuses on deploying its ransomware to companies with more than $100 million in annual revenue. “Sorry, but this is f *d up. “There will be panic.

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eSecurity Planet

OCTOBER 18, 2022

For any organization struck by ransomware , business leaders always ask “how do we decrypt the data ASAP, so we can get back in business?”. The good news is that ransomware files can be decrypted. What can be done to recover from ransomware attacks when backups are not available? How Does Ransomware Encryption Work?

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Malwarebytes

DECEMBER 13, 2023

This article is based on research by Marcelo Rivero, Malwarebytes’ ransomware specialist, who monitors information published by ransomware gangs on their Dark Web sites. This provides the best overall picture of ransomware activity, but the true number of attacks is far higher.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 14, 2020

Recently organizations in healthcare, research, and government facilities have been hit by Coronavirus-themed attacks that deployed multiple malware families, including ransomware and information stealers (i.e. AgentTesla ). Attackers used a spoofed address mimicking the World Health Organization (noreply@who[.]int)

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CyberSecurity Insiders

APRIL 26, 2023

LockBit ransomware group that infiltrated the Olympia Community Unit School District 16 a few days ago has issued an unconditional apology for hacking into the servers of innocent school children. For those who aren’t aware of the potential of this file-encrypting malware-spreading gang, here’s a summary.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 9, 2024

The LockBit ransomware gang claimed responsibility for the cyber attack on the Capital Health hospital network. The LockBit ransomware operation has claimed responsibility for the cyberattack that hit the Capital Health hospital network in November 2023. Unfortunately, Lockbit affiliates continue to target healthcare organizations.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

AUGUST 27, 2021

Ragnarok Ransomware that was active since 2019 has made it official that it is going to shut its operations by this month’s end. The file encrypting malware group has also released a decryption key for zero cost to help victims clean up their databases.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

First is the news related to Southampton County of Virginia, as information is out that personal information of many county populaces was stolen in a ransomware attack that occurred in September 2022. Lorenz Ransomware spreading gang focused more on public sector companies from February 2021 to October 2022.

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SecureWorld News

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

Change Healthcare, a major provider of IT services to hospitals, continues to battle the BlackCat ransomware syndicate. The FBI and CISA have labeled BlackCat one of the most prolific and damaging ransomware groups currently active. By attacking key healthcare IT infrastructure, the ripple effects spread widely.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

Authorities in Romania reported that at least 100 hospitals went offline after a ransomware attack hit the Hipocrate platform. Authorities in Romania confirmed that a ransomware attack that targeted the Hipocrate Information System (HIS) has disrupted operations for at least 100 hospitals. The threat actors demand the payment of 3.5

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JUNE 14, 2022

Microsoft Exchange Servers are being targeted by those spreading BlackCat Ransomware and information is out that the hackers are seen exploiting unpatched vulnerabilities on the systems to induct the said file encrypting malware.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

OCTOBER 13, 2022

Advanced, the IT services provider of NHS has confirmed that a ransomware attack on its servers that took place in August this year led to data breach. A news resource that only covers details related to the healthcare sector has confirmed that data related to 16 of StaffPlan and Caresys customers were accessed and stolen by hackers.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JUNE 23, 2023

A student of Whitworth University has brought a class action against the university for not keeping student and staff data safe from a ransomware attack that occurred in 2022. The post Student Sues Whiteworth University for Ransomware Attack appeared first on Cybersecurity Insiders.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JULY 6, 2022

Maui Ransomware is being spread by state-funded hackers of North Korea and it confirmed this in a joint statement released by the FBI, CISA, and Department of Treasury on a collective note. At the same, it has issued an advisory to the health care sector on how to deal with the incident and the risks involved in ransomware payments.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 3, 2023

Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) is warning of the capabilities of the recently emerged Royal ransomware. The human-operated Royal ransomware first appeared on the threat landscape in September 2022, it has demanded ransoms up to millions of dollars. ” reads the alert.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

Mortal Kombat is the news ransomware that is on the prowl and Cisco Talos says the new ransomware can wipe off data of the victim, if they fail to pay the demanded ransom on time. MortalKombat belongs to the Xorist Commodity Ransomware family, a malware that has been existing on the internet since 2016.

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Security Boulevard

JUNE 8, 2022

Ransomware Trends Show Lockbit Most Active, New Tactics, Healthcare Hit Hard. LockBit replaced Conti as the most active ransomware gang and continued to evolve its operations in the first quarter, according to a report (PDF) from KELA Cybercrime Intelligence. Another notable Ransomware trend: new methods of intimidation.

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