Cases Mark Strike Force’s First Enforcement Actions Since Established WASHINGTON – The Justice Department today announced criminal charges in five cases and four arrests from five different U.S. Attorney’s offices in connection with the recently launched multi-agency Disruptive Technology Strike Force. The Disruptive Technology Strike Force is co-led by the Departments of Justice and Commerce…
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Ransomware Charges Unsealed Against Russian National in District of Columbia
WASHINGTON – An indictment was unsealed today in the District of Columbia charging a Russian national with participating in a global ransomware campaign which deployed ransomware variants against victims in the District of Columbia, the United States, and around the world. Mikhail Pavlovich Matveev, alleged to use the online monikers Wazawaka, m1x, Broriscelcin, and Uhodiransomwar,…
Insured companies more likely to be ransomware victims, sometimes more than once
Maria Korolov reports: Back in 2019, fewer than 20% of enterprises suffered repeat ransomware attacks, while during the pandemic, the percentage rose to around 30%. And it didn’t stop with the pandemic, with 38% of organizations surveyed in 2022 reporting two or more successful ransomware attacks, those that attackers were able to lock systems, encrypt…
Russian National Charged with Ransomware Attacks Against Critical Infrastructure
The Justice Department today unsealed two indictments charging a Russian national and resident with using three different ransomware variants to attack numerous victims throughout the United States, including law enforcement agencies in Washington, D.C. and New Jersey, as well as victims in healthcare and other sectors nationwide. According to the indictment obtained in the District…
Another business associate attacked: 286,699 patients being notified of attack on medical debt collection firm (UPDATED)
Update of May 22: R&B Corporation of Virginia d/b/a Credit Control Corporation reported the incident to HHS on May 13 as affecting even more people than had been reported to Maine. They reported 345,523 patients were affected. Nicole Livas reports: A security breach of patient accounts may have put your private information at risk. Credit Control Corporation…
Only months after dealing with one problem, Academy Mortgage gets hit with a ransomware attack
Months after agreeing to pay $38.5 million to settle federal charges it violated the False Claims Act by improperly originating and underwriting mortgages insured by the Federal Housing Administration, Utah-headquartered Academy Mortgage now finds itself in the also-unenviable position of having its sensitive files dumped on the dark web by the AlphV (BlackCat) ransomware group….