Lawrence Abrams reports: The ALPHV ransomware gang, aka BlackCat, has brought extortion to a new level by creating a dedicated website that allows the customers and employees of their victim to check if their data was stolen in an attack Read more at BleepingComputer.
Category: Malware
Montrose Environmental Group Says Ransomware Attack Took Place Over Weekend
Denny Jacob reports: Montrose Environmental Group Inc. said Tuesday that it determined it was the target of a ransomware attack over the weekend. The environmental services company said it believes the attack primarily affected computers and servers within its Enthalpy Analytical laboratory network based on currently available information. Montrose said fact patterns of the attack…
More details emerge on Palermo ransomware attack — threat actors claim 350 GB stolen and 70% of files encrypted
Last week, the municipality of Palermo, Italy issued a statement that it had shut down systems in response to a cyberattack and that all services had been impacted. The Vice Society ransomware group subsequently claimed responsibility for the attack by adding Palermo to their list of “partners” on their dark web leak site. As DataBreaches.net…
Yuma Regional Medical Center notifying approximately 700,000 patients of ransomware attack
KYMA reports: Yuma Regional Medical Center (YRMC) said it mailed letters to thousands of patients whose information may have been involved in a recent cybersecurity incident. On April 25, 2022, YRMC identified a ransomware incident affecting some internal systems. Upon detecting the incident, YRMC shared with News 11 it took immediate action, taking systems offline,…
Shoprite Group issues warning on ‘suspected data compromise’ (UPDATED)
TimesLive reports: The Shoprite Group said on Friday evening it had become aware of a suspected data compromise, including names and ID numbers, which may affect some customers who engaged in money transfers to and within Eswatini and within Namibia and Zambia. “Affected customers will receive an SMS to the cell number supplied at the…
Personal and sensitive files from Tehama County Social Services leaked on dark web. Have the victims been notified?
On their dark web blog, Quantum threat actors claim to have acquired 32 GB of files from Tehama County Social Services in California. Quantum describes the files as involving information of county clients and employees: Financial information, budgets, fiscal docs, contracts, HR data, resumes, payrolls, clients personal data, scans ID, scans SSN, personal info, scans…