Incidents involving malware or ransomware. In some cases, incidents called “ransomware” do not involve any locking but merely hack, exfiltrate, and attempt to extort.
Forbes reports: The same criminal group behind the DOGE Big Balls ransomware attack has just upped the ante. A newly updated ransom note is now using Elon Musk and DOGE references with a demand for, are you sitting down, one trillion dollars from victims. Although there is no doubt that ransomware threats should be taken very seriously, […]
Forbes reports: Now, a new threat intelligence report has revealed how financially motivated Chinese cybercriminals are targeting government offices, the energy sector, factories, financial services, and, yes, hospitals across the globe. However, North America and the U.K. have been most attacked by the Ghost ransomware hackers. According to a new report from Rebecca Harpur at […]
Only days after news sites reported that RansomHub was collaborating with EvilCorp in developing its attacks, RansomHub appeared to have been the victim of a takeover by another group. Or perhaps it was just a merger? DragonForce recently posted an announcement on the RAMP cybercrime forum claiming that it had become partners with RansomHub. A […]
The story of EncryptHub, who conquered 600 companies, but failed in conversations with ChatGPT. Swedish computer security experts have uncovered an unusual story of a hacker who balances between a legitimate career and cybercrime. Last month, he received an official commendation from Microsoft for discovering two serious vulnerabilities in Windows, but as experts at Outpost24 KrakenLabs […]
BVI News reports: The BVI Electricity Corporation (BVIEC) continues to grapple with the aftermath of a ransomware attack that occurred in August 2024, resulting in operational disruptions and significant financial costs. General Manager Dr Neil Smith disclosed that the cyberattack cost the corporation “magnitudes of hundreds of thousands of dollars,” though he refrained from specifying […]
The U.S. Department of Justice announced: A dual Russian and Israeli national was extradited to the United States on charges that he was a developer of the LockBit ransomware group, United States Attorney John Giordano announced. In August, Rostislav Panev, 51, was arrested in Israel pursuant to a U.S. provisional arrest request. Today, Panev was […]
Dark Reading reports: Medusa ransomware attacks are increasingly becoming a core tool for a threat group known as “Spearwing,” which has amassed hundreds of victims since 2023; nearly 400, in fact, have been listed on its leak site. The ransom demands when using Medusa ransomware range from $100,000 to a whopping $15 million, according to […]
CSO Online reports: In late February, healthcare organizations across the US started receiving extortion demands by mail claiming that their organization’s data had been stolen in a ransomware attack and giving them 10 days to respond. According to the letters, printed on paper and delivered in envelopes purporting to be from the BianLian ransomware group, […]
Dark Reading reports: Qilin, a Russian-speaking cybercrime group, has claimed responsibility for the cyberattack that impacted Lee Enterprises’ operations in early February. Lee Enterprises is one of the largest newspaper groups in the US, with publications in 72 markets, including The Buffalo News, Omaha World-Herald, and the Richmond Times-Dispatch. It filed a report last month with the SEC […]
Teiss reports: Harvard Pilgrim Health Care and its parent company, Point32Health, have reached a $16 million settlement to resolve claims arising from a 2023 ransomware attack that compromised the sensitive data of nearly three million individuals. The agreement follows multiple class action lawsuits that were consolidated into a single case in the U.S. District Court […]
