reader comments 50 The ransomware group responsible for hamstringing the prescription drug market for two weeks has suddenly gone dark, just days after receiving a $22 million payment and standing accused of scamming an affiliate out of its share of the loot. The events involve AlphV, a ransomware group also known as BlackCat. Two weeks… Read More: After collecting $22 million, AlphV ransomware group stages FBI takedown »
Getty Images reader comments 60 Nine days after a Russian-speaking ransomware syndicate took down the biggest US health care payment processor, pharmacies, health care providers, and patients were still scrambling to fill prescriptions for medicines, many of which are lifesaving. On Thursday, UnitedHealth Group accused a notorious ransomware gang known both as AlphV and Black… Read More: US prescription market hamstrung for 9 days (so far) by… »
reader comments 9 Two days after an international team of authorities struck a major blow at LockBit, one of the Internet’s most prolific ransomware syndicates, researchers have detected a new round of attacks that are installing malware associated with the group. The attacks, detected in the past 24 hours, are exploiting two critical vulnerabilities in… Read More: Ransomware associated with LockBit still spreading 2 days after server… »
Getty Images reader comments 38 After years of being outmaneuvered by snarky ransomware criminals who tease and brag about each new victim they claim, international authorities finally got their chance to turn the tables, and they aren’t squandering it. The top-notch trolling came after authorities from the US, UK, and Europol took down most of… Read More: After years of losing, it’s finally feds’ turn to troll… »
Getty Images reader comments 32 Threats from malicious cyberactivity are likely to increase as nation-states, financially motivated criminals, and novices increasingly incorporate artificial intelligence into their routines, the UK’s top intelligence agency said. The assessment, from the UK’s Government Communications Headquarters, predicted ransomware will be the biggest threat to get a boost from AI over… Read More: AI will increase the number and impact of cyberattacks, intel… »
Enlarge / The Rexroth Nutrunner, a line of torque wrench sold by Bosch Rexroth. Bosch Rexroth reader comments 91 Researchers have unearthed nearly two dozen vulnerabilities that could allow hackers to sabotage or disable a popular line of network-connected wrenches that factories around the world use to assemble sensitive instruments and devices. The vulnerabilities, reported… Read More: Hackers can infect network-connected wrenches to install ransomware »
Enlarge / Shortly after the FBI posted a notice saying it had seized the dark-web site of AlphV, the ransomware group posted this notice claiming otherwise. reader comments 19 The FBI spent much of Tuesday locked in an online tug-of-war with one of the Internet’s most aggressive ransomware groups after taking control of infrastructure the… Read More: AlphV ransomware site is “seized” by the FBI. Then it’s… »
Getty Images reader comments 25 with One of the world’s most active ransomware groups has taken an unusual—if not unprecedented—tactic to pressure one of its victims to pay up: reporting the victim to the US Securities and Exchange Commission. The pressure tactic came to light in a post published on Wednesday on the dark web… Read More: Ransomware group reports victim it breached to SEC regulators »
reader comments 83 with What do Boeing, an Australian shipping company, the world’s largest bank, and one of the world’s biggest law firms have in common? All four have suffered cybersecurity breaches, most likely at the hands of teenage hackers, after failing to patch a critical vulnerability that security experts have warned of for more… Read More: Teens with “digital bazookas” are winning the ransomware war, researcher… »
Enlarge / This is not what a hacker looks like. Except on hacker cosplay night. reader comments 4 with Microsoft has been tracking a threat group that stands out for its ability to cash in from data theft hacks that use broad social engineering attacks, painstaking research, and occasional physical threats. Unlike many ransomware attack… Read More: Microsoft profiles new threat group with unusual but effective practices »