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Conti’s Ransomware Toll on the Healthcare Industry

Krebs on Security

Conti — one of the most ruthless and successful Russian ransomware groups — publicly declared during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic that it would refrain from targeting healthcare providers. But according to Microsoft and an advisory from the U.S. National Security Agency (NSA).

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Inside Ireland’s Public Healthcare Ransomware Scare

Krebs on Security

The consulting firm PricewaterhouseCoopers recently published lessons learned from the disruptive and costly ransomware attack in May 2021 on Ireland’s public health system. The unusually candid post-mortem found that nearly two months elapsed between the initial intrusion and the launching of the ransomware.

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Russian Hacker “Wazawaka” Indicted for Ransomware

Krebs on Security

A Russian man identified by KrebsOnSecurity in January 2022 as a prolific and vocal member of several top ransomware groups was the subject of two indictments unsealed by the Justice Department today. And on April 26, 2021, Matveev and his Babuk gang allegedly deployed ransomware against the Metropolitan Police Department in Washington, D.C.

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Researchers Quietly Cracked Zeppelin Ransomware Keys

Krebs on Security

Peter is an IT manager for a technology manufacturer that got hit with a Russian ransomware strain called “ Zeppelin ” in May 2020. There are multiple examples of ransomware groups doing just that after security researchers crowed about finding vulnerabilities in their ransomware code. This is not an idle concern.

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North Korean-sponsored ransomware attacks target US healthcare companies

Tech Republic Security

Since May of 2021, state-sponsored attackers have been deploying Maui ransomware in an attempt to encrypt sensitive records and disrupt services for vulnerable healthcare organizations. The post North Korean-sponsored ransomware attacks target US healthcare companies appeared first on TechRepublic.

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Healthcare sector warned of Venus ransomware attacks

Graham Cluley

Healthcare organisations in the United States are being warned to be on their guard once again, this time against a family of ransomware known as Venus. Read more in my article on the Tripwire State of Security blog.

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The DPRK Is the NKOTB of Healthcare Ransomware

SecureWorld News

A joint Cybersecurity Advisory (CSA) has revealed that the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) is doing its best to become the New Kids on the Block (NKOTB) of ransomware. The CSA provides updates to earlier alerts of malicious cyber actor activities involving DPRK ransomware campaigns—namely Maui and H0lyGh0st ransomware.