Malware Ransomware, News
January 16, 2025
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Justice Department and FBI Conduct International Operation to Delete Malware Used by China-Backed Hackers

Court-Authorized Operation Removes PlugX Malware from Over 4,200 Infected U.S. Computers Note: View the affidavit here. The Justice Department and FBI today announced a multi-month law enforcement operation that, alongside international partners, deleted “PlugX” malware from thousands of infected computers worldwide. As described in court documents unsealed in the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, a group of […]

Legal News, Data Breach News, Malware Ransomware
January 15, 2025
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UK government plans to prohibit government and public sector entities from paying ransomware demands

Governments have routinely urged ransomware victims not to pay ransom demands, as it only encourages them to attack even more victims. Now the UK government may prohibit government and public sector entities from paying. LBC reports: Security minister Dan Jarvis told LBC: “We want these cyber criminals who operate from Russia and elsewhere to look […]

Legal News, Malware Ransomware
December 03, 2024
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Wanted Russian Hacker Linked to Hive and LockBit Ransomware Arrested

The Hacker News reports that a notorious Russian cybercriminal wanted in the U.S. in connection with LockBit and Hive ransomware operations has been arrested: According to a news report from Russian media outlet RIA Novosti, Mikhail Pavlovich Matveev has been accused of developing a malicious program designed to encrypt files and seek ransom in return for a […]

Data Breach News, Malware Ransomware
November 26, 2024
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Ransomware attack on software supplier disrupts operations for Starbucks and other retailers

Associated Press reports that a ransomware attack that hit Blue Yonder last week has caused disruptions for a number of companies in the U.S. and the U.K., including Starbucks and grocery giant Morrisons: Blue Yonder, which provides supply chain technology to a range of brands worldwide, said that it experienced disruptions to services it manages […]

Malware Ransomware, Data Breach News
November 08, 2024
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They’re back? Scattered Spider, BlackCat claw their way back from criminal underground

When BlackCat pulled an exit scam in February after extorting Change Healthcare for $22 million, people started speculating how long it would be before they re-branded and re-emerged. We may have an answer now. The Register reports that both BlackCat (aka ALPHV) and Scattered Spider appear to be back: In October, security firm ReliaQuest responded […]

News, Malware Ransomware
October 29, 2024
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RedLine, META infostealer malware operations disrupted by “Operation Magnus”

An announcement by Dutch police in conjunction with their law enforcement partners had cyberdefenders smiling yesterday. Law enforcement had seized the source code and network infrastructure for RedLine and META infostealers. In what has been called “Operation Magnus,” law enforcement warned cybercriminals that they got their data, too. In a “final update” video, law enforcement […]

Data Breach News, Malware Ransomware
October 26, 2024
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Change Healthcare notifies OCR that it sent 100 million notices following since February ransomware attack

Eight months after the biggest breach ever involving patient data, Change Healthcare informed the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services Office of Civil Rights (HHS OCR) that it has sent individual notifications to 100 million affected patients. This is the first time they have revealed any actual number since an April update where they […]

Data Breach News, Malware Ransomware
October 23, 2024
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How Merck upped its cybersecurity strategy since the NotPetya cyberattack that led to a $1.4 billion dispute

A costly lesson to learn, but it sounds like Merck learned it. Fortune reports: Cybersecurity has always been a priority, but got even more attention inside Merck after the company was stung by the NotPetya cyberattack in 2017, which reportedly damaged more than 30,000 of the company’s computers. It led to $1.4 billion in claims […]

Data Breach News, Healthcare, Insurance News, Malware Ransomware
October 18, 2024
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Change Healthcare Ransomware Attack Cost to Rise to $2.87bn in 2024

The Change Healthcare ransomware attack that was first disclosed in February 2024 continues to cause problems and make headlines. HIPAA Journal reports on the financial impact: The cost of the Change Healthcare ransomware attack has risen to $2.457 billion, according to UnitedHealth Group’s Q3, 2024 earnings report.  Revenues in the third quarter increased by 9% year-over-year […]