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Follow-on extortion campaign: confirmation of some findings by Arctic Wolf

Posted on January 10, 2024August 22, 2024 by Dissent

Bill Toulas of Bleeping Computer reported on a recent Arctic Wolf Labs investigation that caught my eye. Arctic Wolf investigated two cases where victims of the Royal and Akira ransomware gangs who had paid ransoms were subsequently approached by threat actors offering to help them by hacking into the server of the ransomware gangs to…

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Attorney General James Reaches Agreement with Refuah Health Center to Invest $1.2 Million to Protect Patient Data and Pay $450,000 in Penalties to State

Posted on January 6, 2024 by Dissent

January 5, 2024 NEW YORK – New York Attorney General Letitia James today announced an agreement with a Hudson Valley-area health care provider, Refuah Health Center, Inc. (Refuah), for failing to safeguard the personal and private health information of its patients. The Office of the Attorney General (OAG) found that Refuah failed to maintain appropriate controls to protect and limit access to sensitive data, including by failing to encrypt patient information and using multi-factor authentication. As…

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Major Us Museums Suffer Cyberattack Fallout

Posted on January 5, 2024 by Dissent

ArtForum reports: Several US arts institutions were rendered unable to display their collections online after a cyberattack struck a tech service provider used by the museums, the New York Times reports. Among those affected by the breach targeting Gallery Systems, which aids cultural institutions in managing internal documents and displaying works digitally, were the Museum of Fine…

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Zeppelin ransomware source code sold for $500 on hacking forum

Posted on January 5, 2024 by Dissent

Bill Toulas reports: A threat actor announced on a cybercrime forum that they sold the source code and a cracked version of the Zeppelin ransomware builder for just $500. The post was spotted by threat intelligence company KELA and while the legitimacy of the offer has not been validated, the screenshots from the seller indicate that the package…

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Area city’s cyber attack: Functions restored, $350,000 spent, personal data issue in limbo

Posted on January 5, 2024 by Dissent

Aimee Hancock reports: The city of Huber Heights remains under a state of emergency as officials work to finalize recovery operations nearly two months after a cyberattack took down multiple government systems and functions. According to City Manager Rick Dzik, all city services are functional, though “additional infrastructure work” is still underway. […] “Payments were…

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Merck Settles Coverage Dispute With Insurers Over War Exclusion in NotPetya Attack

Posted on January 5, 2024 by Dissent

Insurance Journal reports: Merck & Co. Inc. has reportedly reached a deal with insurers over a closely-watched coverage dispute related to a massive cyberattack in 2017. The New Jersey Supreme Court in July 2023 agreed to hear the case after a state appeals court ruled months prior against eight insurers, finding that a hostile/warlike action exclusion in…

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