IT Sec News updates – Ransomware Attacks

CNN

The February ransomware attack paralyzed computers that Change Healthcare, the UnitedHealth subsidiary, uses to process medical claims across the …

CNA

An online source claims that the law firm paid a ransom of US$1.4m in Bitcoin to the Akira ransomware group.

Forbes

Ransomware attacks continue to increase, both in numbers and severity, and companies need to be prepared. I talked to Halcyon founder and CEO Jon …

InformationWeek

The RaaS Economy. A certain sense of trust needs to be fostered between threat actors and victims in order for ransomware to be lucrative. “If the …

CyberScoop

After warning that a substantial portion of Americans' data was compromised by a February ransomware attack on Change Healthcare, Andrew Witty …

BetaNews

Combating small ransomware attacks. May 2, 2024 • By Kevin Cole. Ransomware Malware Cyber Attack. Ransomware attacks are so destructive that it's …

International Association of Privacy Professionals

UnitedHealth Group admitted to the U.S. Senate Finance Committee that it paid hackers USD22 million in ransomware payments.

The HIPAA Journal

Ransomware groups target the healthcare sector because a successful attack gives them access to large amounts of sensitive data that can be easily …

AFR

Herron Todd White appears to be the victim of a ransomware attack, with a group called Black Suit claiming on the dark web to have “a list of …

Yahoo Finance

11% had evidence of a ransomware infection in the past year. 62% of the global external attack surface is concentrated in the products and services of …