HHS OCR has announced a second enforcement settlement in a ransomware case. The 2019 breach involving Green Ridge Behavioral Health managed to fly mostly under the media radar at the time. DataBreaches was not even aware that it was a ransomware attack as when this site contacted Green Ridge back then to inquire about the…
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Reward for Information: ALPHV/Blackcat Ransomware as a Service
REWARD OF UP TO $15 MILLION NAME: ALPHV/Blackcat Ransomware as a Service (RaaS) NATIONALITY: Various (Unknown) CITIZENSHIP: Various (Unknown) The U.S. Department of State is offering a reward of up to $10,000,000 for information leading to the identification or location of any individual(s) who hold a key leadership position in the Transnational Organized Crime group behind the ALPHV/Blackcat ransomware variant. In…
HC3: Analyst Note: Akira Ransomware
February 7, 2024 TLP:CLEAR Report: 202402071200 Executive Summary Akira ransomware is a relatively new ransomware gang that has demonstrated aggressive and capable targeting of the U.S. health sector in its short lifespan. U.S. healthcare organizations are advised to follow the steps in this alert to minimize their risk of attack. Overview Akira ransomware was first…
Rhysida ransomware decryptor publicly released
Laura French reports: A Rhysida ransomware decryption tool has been publicly released and detailed in a preprint paper by South Korean researchers Friday. The Rhysida decryptor takes advantage of a vulnerability in the ransomware’s encryption process, enabling the process to be reverse engineered to recover files. The researchers from Kookmin University and the Korea Internet…
20+ hospitals in Romania hit hard by ransomware attack on IT service provider
Graham Cluley reports: Over 20 hospitals in Bucharest have reportedly been impacted by a ransomware attack after cybercriminals targeted an IT service provider. As a consequence medical staff have been forced to use pen-and-paper rather than computer systems. Romania’s National Cybersecurity Directorate (DNSC) said in a statement that the attackers encrypted hospital data using the Backmydata ransomware…
Ransomware Payments Exceed $1 Billion in 2023, Hitting Record High After 2022 Decline
Chainalysis got everyone’s attention with their new report. They write, in part: 2023 marks a major comeback for ransomware, with record-breaking payments and a substantial increase in the scope and complexity of attacks — a significant reversal from the decline observed in 2022, which we forewarned in our Mid-Year Crime Update. Ransomware payments in 2023 surpassed…