IT Sec News updates – Ransomware Attacks

Bleeping Computer

CISA and the FBI said today that Black Basta ransomware affiliates breached over 500 organizations between April 2022 and May 2024.

PCMag

US cyber authorities send out the alert as CNN reports that Black Basta is behind a hack at private healthcare provider Ascension.

American Hospital Association

Ransomware. A red lock on a background of 1s and 0s. The Federal Bureau of Investigation, Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, Department …

NBC New York

Increasingly, ransomware gangs steal data before activating data-scrambling malware that paralyzes networks. The threat of making stolen data …

Bleeping Computer

… NCA have done just that, revealing the name of LockBitSupp, the operator of the LockBit ransomware operation.

MedPage Today

Experts say ransomware attacks have increased in recent years, especially in healthcare.

Newser

But the attack had the hallmarks of ransomware, and Ascension said it had called in Mandiant, the Google cybersecurity unit that's a leading responder …

Yahoo Movies Canada

Ransomware involves hackers essentially holding a target computer or computer system hostage by encrypting its files and demanding payment, often via …

Yahoo Movies UK

We are here to help you and your family return to normal.” Shortly after the cyberattack, the ransomware gang known as ALPHV (or BlackCat) claimed …

The Record from Recorded Future News

Neuberger argued that if the data had been properly protected, the ransomware gang that breached company networks would not have been able to do much …