Eduard Kovacs reports: Government agencies from the United States, Canada and the United Kingdom are providing recommendations to critical infrastructure organizations following a series of attacks launched by apparent pro-Russia hacktivists against industrial control systems (ICS) and other operational technology (OT) systems. A fact sheet authored by the cybersecurity agency CISA and its partners reveals that hacktivist…
Month: May 2024
Sodinokibi/REvil Affiliate Yaroslav Vasinskyi Sentenced for Role in $700M Ransomware Scheme
May 1 – A Ukrainian national was sentenced today to 13 years and seven months in prison and ordered to pay over $16 million in restitution for his role in conducting over 2,500 ransomware attacks and demanding over $700 million in ransom payments. “As this sentencing shows, the Justice Department is working with our international…
Change Healthcare hackers broke in using stolen credentials — and no MFA, says UHG CEO
Zack Whittaker reports: The ransomware gang that hacked into U.S. health tech giant Change Healthcare used a set of stolen credentials to remotely access the company’s systems that weren’t protected by multifactor authentication (MFA), according to the chief executive of its parent company, UnitedHealth Group (UHG). UnitedHealth CEO Andrew Witty provided the written testimony ahead of a…