IT Sec News updates – Ransomware Attacks

August 6, 2023
NEWS

Clop ransomware now uses torrents to leak data and evade takedowns

The Clop ransomware gang has once again altered extortion tactics and is now using torrents to leak data stolen in MOVEit attacks.

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Ransomware Attack Disrupts Health Care Services in at Least Three States

A ransomware attack this week on a California-based health care system forced some of its locations to close and left others to rely on paper …

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Cyberattack forces hospitals to divert ambulances in Connecticut and Pennsylvania – CNN

A June 2020 attack orchestrated by a prolific ransomware gang forced the hospital network to take its computer systems offline. This story has been …

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Organizations urged to defend against new ransomware threat | AHA News

John Riggi, AHA's national advisor for cybersecurity and risk, said, “The Rhysida ransomware group is a recently emerged ransomware-as-a-service …

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Dallas confirms sensitive data was stolen in recent ransomware attack – StateScoop

A ransomware group known as Royal claimed responsibility for the Dallas cyberattack, which temporarily took down the city's main website and the …

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The FBI is investigating a multiple-state hospital ransomware attack – The Verge

The FBI is investigating a ransomware attack that shut down emergency rooms in several states (via The Guardian). Ambulances were diverted while …

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4 Delaware County hospitals fall victim to ransomware attack – YouTube

… attack READ: 6abc.com/crozer-health-network-ransomware-attack-delaware-county-hospitals-crozer-chester-medical-center/13599338/

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New Study Shows How AI is Boosting Ransomware – Digital Information World

Instances of ransomware attacks have doubled year over year, and they are four times as high as they were in 2021.

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Cyberattack causes multiple hospitals to shut emergency rooms and divert ambulances

The ransomware attack happened at Prospect Medical Holdings of Los Angeles, which has hospitals and clinics in Connecticut, Pennsylvania, …

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Ransomware cyber-attacks surge over two-fold in India in first half of 2023: Report

At the global level, there was a decline of 41 per cent in ransomware attacks. ADVERTISEMENT. Cybercriminals are diversifying and expanding their …

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