Tag Archives: ransomware

Single point of software failure could hamstring 15K car dealerships for days

Enlarge / Ford Mustang Mach E electric vehicles are offered for sale at a dealership on June 5, 2024, in Chicago, Illinois. Scott Olson / Getty Images reader comments 97 CDK Global touts itself as an all-in-one software-as-a-service solution that is “trusted by nearly 15,000 dealer locations.” One connection, over an always-on VPN to CDK’s… Read More: Single point of software failure could hamstring 15K car dealerships… »

Ransomware attackers quickly weaponize PHP vulnerability with 9.8 severity rating

Getty Images reader comments 29 Ransomware criminals have quickly weaponized an easy-to-exploit vulnerability in the PHP programming language that executes malicious code on web servers, security researchers said. As of Thursday, Internet scans performed by security firm Censys had detected 1,000 servers infected by a ransomware strain known as TellYouThePass, down from 1,800 detected on… Read More: Ransomware attackers quickly weaponize PHP vulnerability with 9.8 severity rating »

7,000 LockBit decryption keys now in the hands of the FBI, offering victims hope

reader comments 9 The FBI is urging victims of one of the most prolific ransomware groups to come forward after agents recovered thousands of decryption keys that may allow the recovery of data that has remained inaccessible for months or years. The revelation, made Wednesday by a top FBI official, comes three months after an… Read More: 7,000 LockBit decryption keys now in the hands of the… »

London hospitals declare emergency following ransomware attack

reader comments 39 A ransomware attack that crippled a London-based medical testing and diagnostics provider has led several major hospitals in the city to declare a critical incident emergency and cancel non-emergency surgeries and pathology appointments, it was widely reported Tuesday. The attack was detected Monday against Synnovis, a supplier of blood tests, swabs, bowel… Read More: London hospitals declare emergency following ransomware attack »

Newly discovered ransomware uses BitLocker to encrypt victim data

reader comments 36 A previously unknown piece of ransomware, dubbed ShrinkLocker, encrypts victim data using the BitLocker feature built into the Windows operating system. BitLocker is a full-volume encryptor that debuted in 2007 with the release of Windows Vista. Users employ it to encrypt entire hard drives to prevent people from reading or modifying data… Read More: Newly discovered ransomware uses BitLocker to encrypt victim data »

Black Basta ransomware group is imperiling critical infrastructure, groups warn

Getty Images reader comments 22 Federal agencies, health care associations, and security researchers are warning that a ransomware group tracked under the name Black Basta is ravaging critical infrastructure sectors in attacks that have targeted more than 500 organizations in the past two years. One of the latest casualties of the native Russian-speaking group, according… Read More: Black Basta ransomware group is imperiling critical infrastructure, groups warn »

Ransomware mastermind LockBitSupp reveled in his anonymity—now he’s been ID’d

Enlarge / Dmitry Yuryevich Khoroshev, aka LockBitSupp UK National Crime Agency reader comments 62 Since at least 2019, a shadowy figure hiding behind several pseudonyms has publicly gloated for extorting millions of dollars from thousands of victims he and his associates had hacked. Now, for the first time, “LockBitSupp” has been unmasked by an international… Read More: Ransomware mastermind LockBitSupp reveled in his anonymity—now he’s been ID’d »

Health care giant comes clean about recent hack and paid ransom

Getty Images reader comments 24 Change Healthcare, the health care services provider that recently experienced a ransomware attack that hamstrung the US prescription market for two weeks, was hacked through a compromised account that failed to use multifactor authentication, the company CEO told members of Congress. The February 21 attack by a ransomware group using… Read More: Health care giant comes clean about recent hack and paid… »

Missouri county declares state of emergency amid suspected ransomware attack

Enlarge / Downtown Kansas City, Missouri, which is part of Jackson County. reader comments 57 Jackson County, Missouri, has declared a state of emergency and closed key offices indefinitely as it responds to what officials believe is a ransomware attack that has made some of its IT systems inoperable. “Jackson County has identified significant disruptions… Read More: Missouri county declares state of emergency amid suspected ransomware attack »

Member of LockBit ransomware group sentenced to 4 years in prison

Getty Images | Charles O’Rear reader comments 34 A dual Canadian-Russian national has been sentenced to four years in prison for his role in infecting more than 1,000 victims with the LockBit ransomware and then extorting them for tens of millions of dollars. Mikhail Vasiliev, a 33-year-old who most recently lived in Ontario, Canada, was… Read More: Member of LockBit ransomware group sentenced to 4 years in… »