IT Sec News updates – Ransomware Attacks

Reuters

… prescriptions for days was triggered by a ransomware group dubbed “Blackcat,” two sources familiar with the matter told Reuters.

Bloomberg.com

Ransomware refers to the type of software code that hackers use to encrypt victims' computer files. The tactic, thought to date back to the time of …

Reuters

Hackers working for the 'Blackcat' ransomware gang are behind the outage at UnitedHealth's technology unit that has snarled prescription …

StateScoop

The city manager for Oakley, California, declared a state of emergency to accelerate the city's response to a ransomware attack.

American Medical Association

How common are ransomware attacks on hospitals? How is AI used in cyber security? The impact of cyber attacks on health care and more insights from …

TechCrunch

Ransomware and extortion gangs typically publish portions of a victim's stolen data to extort a ransom demand. Ransomware attacks typically scramble a …

The Record by Recorded Future

The LockBit ransomware gang is attempting to relaunch its cyber extortion operation following a law enforcement takedown that saw police seize the …

WTVB

… that has led to nationwide disruptions in the filling of prescriptions for days was triggered by a ransomware group dubbed “Blackcat,” two s…

SC Magazine

While actions against ransomware gangs have obviously not gone kinetic, the seizure of these groups' infrastructure compares in the cyber realm to the …

Cybernews

The actual cost of a ransomware attack to a business includes much more than the ransom itself. After surveying 1,008 IT professionals who all had …