Alexander Martin reports: Veteran cybercriminals involved in ransomware attacks are increasingly shying away from large ransomware-as-a-service (RaaS) platforms following a spate of law enforcement disruption operations, as well as the AlphV/BlackCat gang’s high-profile exit scam, according to officials and industry experts. Organized online crime groups are attempting to reduce their dependence on RaaS services by developing…
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Acadian Ambulance hit by ransomware attack; Daixin claims info on 10 million patients stolen
A new listing on Daixin Team’s leak site suggested serious problems for Acadian Ambulance. Acadian Ambulance offers several health-related services, including emergency medical transportation, non-emergency transportation, at-home health care, air services, and medical education. It has locations in Louisiana, Mississippi, Tennessee, and Texas. Acadian has been in business since 1971, and at this point, employees…
Suffolk County cyberattack recovery costs hit $25M; final tab still being tallied
Remember how Suffolk County in New York had decided cyberinsurance was too expensive and how they got hit with a ransomware attack by AlphV in 2022. The county not only had no insurance, but it had no cyberattack recovery plan. Mark Harrington reports another update on that incident: Suffolk County approved more than $25…
West Midlands Police arrest teen allegedly involved with MGM Resorts attack
West Midlands Police in the UK have announced the arrest of a teenager allegedly involved in the attack on MGM Resorts. That attack has been widely attributed to Scattered Spider, although the announcement does not specifically name the group: Officers from our Regional Organised Crime Unit for the West Midlands (ROCUWM) joined officers from the…
Trickbot dev arrested in Moscow
Catalin Cimpanu reports: Russian authorities have allegedly arrested a member of the Trickbot cybercrime gang in Moscow this week. According to a report from Russian news channel Baza, authorities have detained a 37-year-old man named Fedor Andreev on the morning of July 15 in a house in South Moscow. Andreev was allegedly detained based on an Interpol…
Two Foreign Nationals Plead Guilty to Participation in LockBit Ransomware Group
The following is a press release issued yesterday by the U.S. Attorney’s Office, District of New Jersey: Two foreign nationals pleaded guilty today in Newark federal court to participating in the LockBit ransomware group – at various times the most prolific ransomware variant in the world – and to deploying LockBit attacks against victims in…