Earlier today, DataBreaches provided a small update on U.S. medical entities recently attacked or leaked by AlphV (BlackCat). Other groups also continue to attack health care entities. Here are a few: Monti added Cascade Family Dental to their leak site on October 1 with a note: About 130 Gb was downloaded. At 12 October whole…
Category: Malware
FBI: Dual ransomware attack victims now get hit within 48 hours
Sergiu Gatlan reports: The FBI has warned about a new trend in ransomware attacks where multiple strains are deployed on victims’ networks to encrypt systems in under two days. FBI’s warning comes in the form of a Private Industry Notification prompted by trends observed starting July 2023. The federal law enforcement agency explains that ransomware affiliates…
Ransomware attack impacts 21 Pinal County school districts
Ford Hatchett reports: Pinal County schools confirmed to ABC15 Thursday night their data processing service consortium was attacked over the weekend, putting paychecks in jeopardy for some school employees this week throughout the 21 districts in the county. Read more at abc15. h/t, @douglevin
Building automation giant Johnson Controls hit by ransomware attack
Lawrence Abrams reports: Johnson Controls International has suffered what is described as a massive ransomware attack that encrypted many of the company devices, including VMware ESXi s […] Yesterday, a source told BleepingComputer that Johnson Controls suffered a ransomware attack after initially being breached at its Asia offices. BleepingComputer has since learned that the company…
Sale of Waterbury, Rockville, Manchester hospitals in doubt as Yale New Haven officials raise concerns
Eric Bedner reports: The $400 million sale of Waterbury, Rockville, and Manchester hospitals to Yale New Haven Health is in jeopardy as officials from the latter group are raising concerns about the condition of the hospitals they are slated to acquire, particularly following a data breach last month. California-based Prospect Medical Holdings — the parent company…
Baruch College closed for the remainder of the week amid malware attack
Suporna Das reports: Baruch College extended remote learning through Sept. 29 after announcing on Sept. 27 that the network outages across the campus were due to a malware attack. […] Baruch Computing and Technology Center and other departments have restored some of Baruch’s network, including the website and Baruch’s email. It did not state if…