Mathew J. Schwartz reports: Ransomware gangs are increasingly not just claiming that they’ll leak stolen data from victims that don’t meet their ransom demand, but actually following through. […] Speaking at Information Security Media Group’s Virtual Cybersecurity Summit: New York last week, attorney Craig Hoffman, who’s co-leader for the digital risk advisory and cybersecurity team at BakerHostetler, said…
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ANNOUNCE: Free cybersecurity help for Canadian charities and non-profits
From Hackers for Change: In response to the on-going Covid-19 pandemic, and understanding that many organizations have now either shifted operations online, or are in the process of doing so, our team is offering our cyber security services free of cost. This applies to Canadian charity or non-profit organizations, who can take advantage of this….
Valley Health System recovering from ransomware attack while maintaining patient care
Valley Health Systems (VHS) has joined the unfortunate ranks of health systems that have fallen prey to a ransomware attack. VHS provides primary and preventative care to approximately 75,000 patients each year in southern West Virginia, southeastern Ohio and eastern Kentucky, operating more than 40 healthcare facilities. Their 2019 annual report noted that their sliding…
National Cyber Awareness System Alert: FASTCash 2.0: North Korea’s BeagleBoyz Robbing Banks
Summary This joint advisory is the result of analytic efforts among the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), the Department of the Treasury (Treasury), the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and U.S. Cyber Command (USCYBERCOM). Working with U.S. government partners, CISA, Treasury, FBI, and USCYBERCOM identified malware and indicators of compromise (IOCs) used by the…
New SunCrypt Ransomware sheds light on Maze’s ransomware cartel
Lawrence Abrams reports: A new ransomware named SunCrypt has joined the ‘Maze cartel,’ and with their membership, we get insight into how these groups are working together. In June, we broke the story that the Maze threat actors created a cartel of ransomware operations to share information and techniques to help each other extort their victims. Read more on BleepingComputer.
Established dark web market disappears suddenly, leaving vendors and customers scrambling
Is the largest dark web market really gone? And was it an exit scam? Dark.Fail tweeted the news on Twitter last night: Empire, the largest darknet cryptomarket is gone. With no explanation from its admins and no announcement from law enforcement, this looks like a devastating exit scam. The darknet was in a golden age…