IT Sec News updates – Ransomware Attacks

Securelist

In the context of ransomware threats, one notable example is leveraging exported functions present in the cryptography DLL ADVAPI32.dll, such as …

Help Net Security

… ransomware threat remains resilient. Our Q1 ransomware report for 2024 reveals that 1,075 leak site ransomware victims were posted on leak sites …

NPR

… ransomware attack at the national health system Ascension. Ascension is one of the largest health systems in the United States, with some 140 …

StateTech Magazine

… ransomware attack the previous year. That's not only the lowest rate … ransomware attacks. In contrast, 68 percent of central/federal governments …

Campus Safety Magazine

– Another major U.S. healthcare system has become the victim of a ransomware attack. Officials at Ascension — which is one of the largest private …

Healthcare Dive

About half of healthcare organizations that experienced a ransomware attack said the breach impacted patient data — and 34% said they failed to …

The New York Times

Like Change, Ascension was the subject of a ransomware attack, and the hospital group says it is working with federal law enforcement agencies. The …

The Hacker News

Ransomware attacks targeting VMware ESXi infrastructure following an established pattern regardless of the file-encrypting malware deployed.

SC Magazine

The Canadian drug retailer maintains it won't pay a $25 million ransom, while LockBit allegedly said it would start releasing stolen data.

The HIPAA Journal

A Texas ophthalmology practice has experienced a ransomware attack that resulted in the encryption of files on its computer systems.