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January 25, 2025
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WORST Healthcare Breach Ever: 1 in 2 Americans affected by UnitedHealth ransomware attack, new disclosure shows

The Minnesota Star Tribune reports: UnitedHealth Group says the impact from the cyberattack last year at its Change Healthcare subsidiary is much wider than previously understood, affecting roughly 190 million patients — up from previous estimates of about 100 million people. The updated tally extends the scope beyond what was previously described by company Chief Executive Andrew […]

Malware Ransomware, News
January 19, 2025
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Russian couple on trial for large-scale ransomware attacks

Two Russians are on trial in Brussels for infecting tens of thousands of computers with ransomware and raking in more than 3 million euros. Belga News Agency reports: The couple allegedly used the highly malicious Crylock ransomware to remotely lock computer files and hold some 400,000 victims for ransom. Crylock first appeared in Belgium in […]

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 […]