An international law enforcement operation that infiltrated ransomware-as-a-service operation LockBit has resulted in arrests, indictments and the seizure of encryption keys that can be used to help victims recover their data. LockBit emerged in 2019 and was one of the largest ransomware operations.
Blue Monday arrived late this year for the LockBit ransomware-as-a-service group, after an international coalition of law enforcement agencies seized swaths of its infrastructure. Security experts said even if the down-at-the-heels group reboots, the disruption already stands as a big win.
An international law enforcement operation seized the infrastructure of Russian-speaking cybercriminal group LockBit, a prolific ransomware-as-a-service operation, marking the latest in a series of digital takedowns. The group's dark web leak site now displays a seizure notice.
As the damage caused by ransomware and profits flowing to attackers reaches record levels, a panel of cybersecurity and policy experts reviewed what it might take to ban ransom payments and whether such a ban might take a bite out of cybercrime or have unwelcome consequences.
When a hospital or clinic is hit with a cyberattack, it often seems as if the electronic health record systems just can't win. Even if the EHR system is not the prime target of the attack, it's still frequently taken off line as the organization responds to the incident. What should entities do?
The FDA's multifaceted approach to strengthening medical device security centers on several key areas, including enhanced regulatory oversight, industry collaboration and a recent organizational change that raises the profile of the agency's device work, said the FDA's Dr. Suzanne Schwartz.
This week, the Zeus leader pleaded guilty, Prudential detected hackers, U.S. telecoms have to report breaches, Microsoft patched zero-days, researchers said Chinese threat intel is faulty, ransomware hit Romanian healthcare entities, Juniper was breached and Poland allegedly previously used Pegasus.
An Oklahoma-based healthcare system is notifying 2.4 million individuals that their sensitive information was potentially compromised in an exfiltration incident last year. Cybercriminals have been attempting to extort ransom payments directly from some of those affected patients - including kids.
While overall ransomware profits might remain high, many of the remaining or rebooted top-tier groups are "really struggling" with scarce talent, trauma from the Russia-Ukraine war and repeated disruptions by law enforcement, say researchers from threat intelligence firm RedSense.
Bank of America is notifying more than 57,000 customers that their information, including Social Security numbers, was potentially compromised in a hacking incident last November at Atlanta, Georgia-based insurance software firm InfoSys McCamish. BoA says none of its systems were affected.
Ransomware operators disrupted emergency healthcare services over the weekend, crippling operations in nearly two dozen hospitals in Romania and France. Ransomware attacks increase the in-hospital mortality rate for already-admitted patients, a recent study concluded.
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U.S. federal authorities are again warning the healthcare sector about threats from the Akira ransomware group. The latest alert comes on the heels of several recent attacks by the gang, including one last month on Bucks County, Pennsylvania, which affected an IT system used by emergency responders.
Attackers wielding ransomware collectively earned over $1 billion last year - breaking previous records. Their increasingly sophisticated attacks targeted "high-profile institutions and critical infrastructure, including hospitals, schools and government," reported Chainalysis.
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