IT Sec News updates – Ransomware Attacks

Reuters

A website used by hackers responsible for a breach at UnitedHealth Group has been replaced by a notice saying it has been seized by international …

Dark Reading

… ransomware affiliate that breached its systems on Feb. 23. Unsurprisingly, paying the extortion didn't provide the tidy end to the cyber incident …

Ars Technica

The ransomware group responsible for hamstringing the prescription drug market for two weeks has suddenly gone dark, just days after receiving a …

CyberScoop

… ransomware attacks using ALPHV's tools in exchange for splitting the proceeds of any ransomware payments — claimed that Change Healthcare's parent …

Campus Safety Magazine

Change Healthcare, ransomware, cyberattack, UnitedHealth, American Hospital Association, AHA, AlphV, BlackCat.

CRN

Ransomware Change Healthcare attack sees UnitedHealth Group pay AlphV and Blackcat cyber-attackers $22 million in Bitcoin cryptocurrency.

Krebs on Security

There are indications that U.S. healthcare giant Change Healthcare has made a $22 million extortion payment to the infamous BlackCat ransomware …

International Association of Privacy Professionals

A hacker forum claimed UnitedHealth Group paid “Blackcat” ransomware group USD22 million to recover the company's stolen data.

PYMNTS.com

UnitedHealth Group reportedly paid $22 million to the Blackcat ransomware group to recover data stolen in a Change Healthcare hack.

TechRadar

The notorious BlackCat ransomware operator (also known as ALPHV) has apparentlly shut down its entire infrastructure, including servers, …