Ionut Ilascu reports: For more than a year, North Korean hackers have been running a ransomware operation called HolyGhost, attacking small businesses in various countries. The group has been active for quite a while but it failed to gain the notoriety and financial success of other gangs even if the operation followed the same recipe:…
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BlackCat (Aka ALPHV) Ransomware Is Increasing Stakes Up To $2.5M In Demands
A new blog post by Resecurity indicates that BlackCat’s average ransom demand is now over $2 million. They write: Based on the recently compromised victims in Nordics region, which haven’t been disclosed by the group yet, the amount to be paid exceeds $2 million. […] According to experts from Resecurity, BlackCat ransomware actors began defining…
US govt warns of Maui ransomware attacks against healthcare orgs
Sergiu Gatlan reports: The FBI, CISA, and the U.S. Treasury Department issued today a joint advisory warning of North-Korean-backed threat actors using Maui ransomware in attacks against Healthcare and Public Health (HPH) organizations. Starting in May 2021, the FBI has responded to and detected multiple Maui ransomware attacks impacting HPH Sector orgs across the U.S….
Updating: Napa Valley College Recovering After June Ransomware Attack
There’s an update to the incident first disclosed by Napa Valley College on June 10 and reported in the media on June 25. On July 5, Edward Booth reported: The Napa Valley College website and network systems have been coming back online this week after being shut down by a ransomware attack in early June….
Health Aid of Ohio settles class action lawsuit stemming from 2021 ransomware attack
There’s one thing I am sure of: even if I fail to cover some breaches on this site, class action lawyers will still be busy suing entities. Top Class Actions reports a settlement in a suit involving a Health Aid of Ohio breach in February of last year. Although not reported on this site at…
UK: ICO and NCSC stand together against ransomware payments being made
A joint letter addressed to the Law Society and signed by the U.K.’s Information Commissioner’s Office and NCSC is causing waves in cybersecurity circles. The following is the press release accompanying it: July 8 – Solicitors are today being asked to play their part in keeping the UK safe online by helping to tackle the…