ransomware
UnitedHealth confirms ransom payment, reports $872 million impact from attack in Q1
Personal data of a "substantial proportion" of Americans stolen from systems.
ransomware
Akira swells into a bloated, grotesque metaphor for modern society. Also, the ransomware is pretty bad
A prolific ransomware known as "Akira" has already managed to extract $42m in payments from its victims, according to the FBI
UK government
UK.gov's “ostrich” approach to cybersecurity leaves country “exposed and unprepared”
Departments need to go away and rethink how to protect country from ransomware
ransomware
US healthcare ransomware attack impact worsens, as government ramps up pressure and lawsuits start
"An immense crisis demanding immediate attention" says the American Medical Association
cybersecurity
US Treasury confirms $9 billion ICBC ransomware impact
"ICBC’s inability to access its systems caused securities to be delivered for settlement with no funds backing the trades"
News
National Crime Agency smashes LockBit infrastructure, grabs 1,000 decryption keys
Did NCA, FBI deploy an exploit for PHP vulnerability CVE-2023-3824 to break the prolific group's systems?
ransomware
Ransomware earns scumbags $1 billion in 2023
"Invest in, understand and test your entire recovery strategy"
ransomware
EquiLend confirms ransomware attack has crippled $2.4 trillion NGT trading platform.
The attack has been claimed by the prolific LockBit group, which has hit numerous high-profile companies in recent months, often using unpatched Citrix Bleed vulnerabilities.
cyberattack
Ransomware attackers jack up attacks on tech companies
"Over 102.4 million records were breached via ransomware attacks on tech companies in 2023–a staggering 2,300 percent increase on 2022’s figure of 4.26 million. It’s also the highest number recorded across any industry since we began tracking confirmed ransomware attacks in 2018..."
ransomware
Disclosed ransomware attacks hit two-per day in December: The real figure is ~500% higher
"Simulate and exercise breach readiness, especially abilities to reduce blast radius of a cyber attack. Involve top leadership, the board, and customers in separate cyber war games, as often as practical..."
News
Feds bust Blackcat malware ring
The US department of justice has busted up a prolific ransomware as a service ring that targeted hundreds of companies
Cybersecurity
$11 billion North Face owner, VF Corp., hit by ransomware
Attacker "disrupted… business operations by encrypting some IT systems, and stole data from the company"