Christopher Janaro writes: The prevailing wisdom from cybersecurity experts is that trying to negotiate with ransomware hackers is a bad idea, but on December 30, 2020, one victim broke the rules and gave it a shot. “Help?” they typed into one of the compromised computers. “Hello,” one of the hackers replied. “Are you ready to…
Category: Malware
IL: Morris Hospital discloses breach that Royal claimed responsibility for in May; notifies 248,943
Morris Hospital & Healthcare Centers (Morris Hospital) has issued a notification concerning a cybersecurity incident they discovered on April 4. The incident affects current and former patients of Morris Hospital and current and former employees and their dependents or beneficiaries. According to their explanation, their forensic investigation determined that “just prior to the incident,” data…
Cuba Ransomware Deploys New Tools: Targets Critical Infrastructure Sector in the U.S. and IT Integrator in Latin America
Blackberry’s Research and Intelligence Team writes: BlackBerry has discovered and documented new tools used by the Cuba ransomware threat group. Cuba ransomware is currently into the fourth year of its operation and shows no sign of slowing down. In the first half of 2023 alone, the operators behind Cuba ransomware were the perpetrators of several high-profile…
Ransomware Diaries: Volume 3 – LockBit’s Secrets
Add this to your must-read list for the week (after you finish the Georgia indictment, of course, although to be honest, the ransomware diaries entry is more fascinating). Jon DiMaggio of Analyst1 writes: In this volume of the Ransomware Diaries, I will share interesting, previously unknown details of the LockBit ransomware operation that LockBit has…
Hackers threaten publishing sensitive medical data on politicians, Haredi leaders
Daniela Ginzburg reports: The hacker group that has claimed responsibility for the breach at the Mayanei HaYeshua Medical Center in central Israel earlier this month has issued an ultimatum to the facility, threatening to reveal sensitive medical files that include the prime minister, MKs, senior rabbis, and other known figures in the Haredi word if…
Over 100K hacking forums accounts exposed by info-stealing malware
Ionut Ilascu reports: Researchers discovered 120,000 infected systems that contained credentials for cybercrime forums. Many of the computers belong to hackers, the researchers say. Analyzing the data, threat researchers found that the passwords used for logging into hacking forums were generally stronger than those for government websites. After pouring through 100 cybercrime forums, researchers at…