Emma Woollacott reports: One-third of UK-based CISOs have confessed to paying ransomware groups millions of dollars in recent years in a bid to alleviate the impact of an attack, according to new research. Analysis from security firm Trellix found four-in-ten UK CISOs have managed a ransomware attack in the last five years – and in…
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Zeppelin ransomware source code sold for $500 on hacking forum
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…
Swedish Retail and Grocery Provider Coop Hit by Cactus Ransomware Gang
Pierluigi Paganini reports: Coop is one of the largest retail and grocery providers in Sweden, with approximately 800 stores across the country. The stores are co-owned by 3.5 million members in 29 consumer associations. All surplus that is created in the business goes back to the members or is reinvested in the business, which creates a…
The State of Ransomware in the U.S.: Report and Statistics 2023
Data analyses and commentary by Emsisoft begins: “From 2016 to 2021, we estimate that ransomware attacks killed between 42 and 67 Medicare patients.” — McGlave, Neprash, and Nikpay; University of Minnesota School of Public Health1 In 2023, the U.S. was once again battered by a barrage of financially-motivated ransomware attacks that denied Americans access to…
Parathon by JDA e-Health: what we still don’t know about their July ransomware incident
On August 1, DataBreaches noticed that Parathon by JDA e-Health had been listed on the Akira ransomware leak site. Neither Akira nor Parathon responded to DataBreaches’ inquiries at the time, as DataBreaches reported on August 6. On October 30, Parathon issued a notice of security incident. The notice stated, in part: On July 27, 2023,…
ChatGPT-aided ransomware in China results in four arrests as AI raises cybersecurity concerns
Coco Feng reports: Four cyber attackers in China have been arrested for developing ransomware with the help of ChatGPT, the first such case in the country involving the popular chatbot that is not officially available locally. The attack was first reported by an unidentified company in Hangzhou, capital of eastern Zhejiang province, which had its systems…