Ransomware operators often do their research on their victim to know what assets to go after. Here’s an example where threat actors did their research, but were perhaps too greedy in their demands. Gareth Corfield reports: The criminals who took out Scotland’s Dundee and Angus College made a ransom demand that precisely added up to…
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Sodinokibi/REvil ransomware gang pwns British housing biz via suspected phishing attack
Gareth Corfield reports: A social housing provider in Norwich, England, has said it was hit with the Sodinokibi ransomware following what it assumes was a successful phishing attack. Flagship Group revealed last night that its systems were compromised by a “cyberattack” on Sunday, 1 November. Read more on The Register. The attack is not (yet)…
Almost 11 million patients impacted by Blackbaud incident — and still counting
Earlier this week, Marianne Kolbasuk McGee had a follow-up piece on the Blackbaud ransomware incident. As part of her update, she reported that Blackbaud would not provide answers when asked about the number or names of clients involved in the incident who had patient data or medical information of donors involved. McGee notes: A snapshot…
Israeli companies targeted with new Pay2Key ransomware
Catalin Cimpanu reports: Several companies and large corporations from Israel have been breached and had their systems encrypted using a new strain of ransomware named Pay2Key, in what appears to be a targeted attack against Israeli networks. The first attacks were seen in late October but have now grown in numbers while also remaining contained…
STJ would have been a victim of ransomware; Ministry of Health suffers attack
It seems like every week, I am being shown evidence of huge — and I do mean HUGE — data leaks out of two countries: India and Brazil. I do not report on most of them. But I am not surprised to read a news report that Brazilian government agencies have been hit with ransomware….
Alamance Skin Center reports ransomware attack
Andy Warfield reports: A Cone Health medical practice has been hit by a ransomware cyber attack. The Greensboro-based health system announced this week that on Oct. 21, Alamance Skin Center in Burlington was the victim of a phishing scam or brute force attack used to gain access to the system. Read more on BizJournals.