Latest BlackCat news

UnitedHealth: Change Healthcare cyberattack caused $872 million loss

UnitedHealth Group reported an $872 million impact on its Q1 earnings due to the ransomware attack disrupting the U.S. healthcare system since February.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- April 16, 2024
- 10:24 AM
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Ransomware gang starts leaking alleged stolen Change Healthcare data

The RansomHub extortion gang has begun leaking what they claim is corporate and patient data stolen from United Health subsidiary Change Healthcare in what has been a long and convoluted extortion process for the company.
- Lawrence Abrams
- April 15, 2024
- 05:54 PM
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US govt probes if ransomware gang stole Change Healthcare data

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services is investigating whether protected health information was stolen in a ransomware attack that hit UnitedHealthcare Group (UHG) subsidiary Optum, which operates the Change Healthcare platform, in late February.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- March 13, 2024
- 04:16 PM
- 0
The Week in Ransomware - March 8th 2024 - Waiting for the BlackCat rebrand

We saw another ransomware operation shut down this week after first getting breached by law enforcement and then targeting critical infrastructure, putting them further in the spotlight of the US government.
- Lawrence Abrams
- March 08, 2024
- 05:25 PM
- 1
BlackCat ransomware shuts down in exit scam, blames the "feds"

The BlackCat ransomware gang is pulling an exit scam, trying to shut down and run off with affiliates' money by pretending the FBI seized their site and infrastructure.
- Ionut Ilascu
- March 05, 2024
- 10:49 AM
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BlackCat ransomware turns off servers amid claim they stole $22 million ransom

The ALPHV/BlackCat ransomware gang has shut down its servers amid claims that they scammed the affiliate responsible for the attack on Optum, the operator of the Change Healthcare platform, of $22 million.
- Ionut Ilascu
- March 04, 2024
- 12:44 PM
- 1
The Week in Ransomware - March 1st 2024 - Healthcare under siege

Ransomware attacks on healthcare over the last few months have been relentless, with numerous ransomware operations targeting hospitals and medical services, causing disruption to patient care and access to prescription drugs in the USA.
- Lawrence Abrams
- March 01, 2024
- 03:32 PM
- 0
Ransomware gang claims they stole 6TB of Change Healthcare data

The BlackCat/ALPHV ransomware gang has officially claimed responsibility for a cyberattack on Optum, a subsidiary of UnitedHealth Group (UHG), which led to an ongoing outage affecting the Change Healthcare platform.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- February 28, 2024
- 02:33 PM
- 0
FBI, CISA warn US hospitals of targeted BlackCat ransomware attacks

Today, the FBI, CISA, and the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) warned U.S. healthcare organizations of targeted ALPHV/Blackcat ransomware attacks.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- February 27, 2024
- 05:26 PM
- 0
UnitedHealth subsidiary Optum hack linked to BlackCat ransomware

A cyberattack on UnitedHealth Group subsidiary Optum that led to an ongoing outage impacting the Change Healthcare payment exchange platform was linked to the BlackCat ransomware group by sources familiar with the investigation.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- February 26, 2024
- 07:13 PM
- 1
ALPHV ransomware claims loanDepot, Prudential Financial breaches

The ALPHV/Blackcat ransomware gang has claimed responsibility for the recent network breaches of Fortune 500 company Prudential Financial and mortgage lender loanDepot.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- February 16, 2024
- 06:46 PM
- 0
US offers up to $15 million for tips on ALPHV ransomware gang

The U.S. State Department is offering rewards of up to $10 million for information that could lead to the identification or location of ALPHV/Blackcat ransomware gang leaders.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- February 15, 2024
- 01:57 PM
- 0
Trans-Northern Pipelines investigating ALPHV ransomware attack claims

Trans-Northern Pipelines (TNPI) has confirmed its internal network was breached in November 2023 and that it's now investigating claims of data theft made by the ALPHV/BlackCat ransomware gang.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- February 14, 2024
- 10:24 AM
- 0
New RustDoor macOS malware impersonates Visual Studio update

A new Rust-based macOS malware spreading as a Visual Studio update to provide backdoor access to compromised systems uses infrastructure linked to the infamous ALPHV/BlackCat ransomware gang.
- Bill Toulas
- February 09, 2024
- 10:53 AM
- 1
The Week in Ransomware - January 12th 2024 - Targeting homeowners' data

Mortgage lenders and related companies are becoming popular targets of ransomware gangs, with four companies in this sector recently attacked.
- Lawrence Abrams
- January 12, 2024
- 05:06 PM
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Fidelity National Financial: Hackers stole data of 1.3 million people

Fidelity National Financial (FNF) has confirmed that a November cyberattack (claimed by the BlackCat ransomware gang) has exposed the data of 1.3 million customers.
- Bill Toulas
- January 10, 2024
- 03:32 PM
- 0
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The Week in Ransomware - December 22nd 2023 - BlackCat hacked

Earlier this month, the BlackCat/ALPHV ransomware operation suffered a five-day disruption to their Tor data leak and negotiation sites, rumored to be caused by a law enforcement action.
- Lawrence Abrams
- December 22, 2023
- 04:20 PM
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FBI: ALPHV ransomware raked in $300 million from over 1,000 victims

The ALPHV/BlackCat ransomware gang has made over $300 million in ransom payments from more than 1,000 victims worldwide as of September 2023, according to the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI).
- Sergiu Gatlan
- December 19, 2023
- 02:32 PM
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How the FBI seized BlackCat (ALPHV) ransomware’s servers

An unsealed FBI search warrant revealed how law enforcement hijacked the ALPHV/BlackCat ransomware operations websites and seized the associated URLs.
- Lawrence Abrams
- December 19, 2023
- 12:27 PM
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