KillSec3 is a ransomware group, but is it really encrypting its victims these days? Recent data suggests that its affiliate(s) may be trying to extort victims using data that has already been publicly leaked. The following was researched and written by Dissent Doe, JayeLTee, and a third researcher who prefers to remain in the shadows….
Author: Dissent
Watsonville Community Hospital still dealing with November cyberattack
Watsonville Community Hospital in California is continuing to work through what they refer to as a cyberattack on November 29. The hospital’s network has been offline since then with staff reverting to “downtime” procedures using paper. The hospital has been able to continue to provide emergency, inpatient, and outpatient care but alerts patients that there…
Hoboken NJ cyberattack by 3AM was “massive”
Ron Zeitlinger of The Jersey Journal reports: Social security numbers, driver’s licenses, payroll, health and other personal information of Hoboken workers and residents ― including dozens who applied for rental assistance during the pandemic ― was among the data stolen in the cyberattack last month, The Jersey Journal has confirmed. The Russia-linked ransomware group ThreeAM (also known as…
Anna Jaques Hospital notifies 316,300 people about 2023 ransomware attack
On Christmas, December 2023, Anna Jaques Hospital (AJH) in Massachusetts was grappling with a cyberattack that knocked out their EHR system and resulted in them having to divert ambulances to other area hospitals. On January 23, they posted a preliminary website notice (archived) about the attack. That notice was posted four days after threat actors…
Veterans Affairs’ Nurse Charged With Unlawfully Accessing Patient Health Information
Here’s today’s reminder of the insider threat. It’s a shame they don’t explain how the employee was able to access the patient’s information or why it was accessed. From the U.S.A.O. of the Western District of Michigan: GRAND RAPIDS – U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Michigan Mark Totten today announced that Jessica Nicole Pitcher,…
Developing: Blue Yonder ransomware attack claimed by Termite
Termite threat actor(s) have now claimed responsibility for the Blue Yonder ransomware attack that has caused widespread impact. They provide no proof as yet, but a note posted on their dark web leak site several hours ago says, “Our team got 680gb of data such as DB dumps Email lists for future attacks (over 16000)…