Latest Ransomware news

KuCoin charged with AML violations that let cybercriminals launder billions

The U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ) has charged global cryptocurrency exchange KuCoin and two of its founders for failing to adhere to anti-money laundering (AML) requirements, allowing threat actors to use the platform to launder money.
- Bill Toulas
- March 27, 2024
- 10:08 AM
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- March 21, 2024
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Hackers exploit Aiohttp bug to find vulnerable networks

The ransomware actor 'ShadowSyndicate' was observed scanning for servers vulnerable to CVE-2024-23334, a directory traversal vulnerability in the aiohttp Python library.
- Bill Toulas
- March 16, 2024
- 10:17 AM
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StopCrypt: Most widely distributed ransomware evolves to evade detection

A new variant of StopCrypt ransomware (aka STOP) was spotted in the wild, employing a multi-stage execution process that involves shellcodes to evade security tools.
- Bill Toulas
- March 14, 2024
- 04:59 PM
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Nissan confirms ransomware attack exposed data of 100,000 people

Nissan Oceania is warning of a data breach impacting 100,000 people after suffering a cyberattack in December 2023 that was claimed by the Akira ransomware operation.
- Bill Toulas
- March 14, 2024
- 09:04 AM
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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
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LockBit ransomware affiliate gets four years in jail, to pay $860k

Russian-Canadian cybercriminal Mikhail Vasiliev has been sentenced to four years in prison by an Ontario court for his involvement in the LockBit ransomware operation.
- Bill Toulas
- March 13, 2024
- 07:42 AM
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Stanford: Data of 27,000 people stolen in September ransomware attack

Stanford University says the personal information of 27,000 individuals was stolen in a ransomware attack impacting its Department of Public Safety (SUDPS) network.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- March 12, 2024
- 03:49 PM
- 0
Equilend warns employees their data was stolen by ransomware gang

New York-based securities lending platform EquiLend Holdings confirmed in data breach notification letters sent to employees that their data was stolen in a January ransomware attack.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- March 11, 2024
- 02:00 PM
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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
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Switzerland: Play ransomware leaked 65,000 government documents

The National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) of Switzerland has released a report on its analysis of a data breach following a ransomware attack on Xplain, disclosing that the incident impacted thousands of sensitive Federal government files.
- Bill Toulas
- March 07, 2024
- 03:27 PM
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Duvel says it has "more than enough" beer after ransomware attack

Duvel Moortgat Brewery was hit by a ransomware attack late last night, bringing to a halt the beer production in the company's bottling facilities
- Bill Toulas
- March 06, 2024
- 01:15 PM
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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
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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
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Rhysida ransomware wants $3.6 million for children’s stolen data

The Rhysida ransomware gang has claimed the cyberattack on Lurie Children's Hospital in Chicago at the start of the month.
- Bill Toulas
- February 28, 2024
- 03:37 PM
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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
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LockBit ransomware returns to attacks with new encryptors, servers

The LockBit ransomware gang is once again conducting attacks, using updated encryptors with ransom notes linking to new servers after last week's law enforcement disruption.
- Lawrence Abrams
- February 28, 2024
- 01:31 PM
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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
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