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Paraguay warns of Black Hunt ransomware attacks after Tigo Business breach

The Paraguay military is warning of Black Hunt ransomware attacks after Tigo Business suffered a cyberattack last week impacting cloud and hosting services in the company's business division.
- Lawrence Abrams
- January 09, 2024
- 11:28 AM
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Toronto Zoo: Ransomware attack had no impact on animal wellbeing

Toronto Zoo, the largest zoo in Canada, says that a ransomware attack that hit its systems on early Friday had no impact on the animals, its website, or its day-to-day operations.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- January 08, 2024
- 05:16 PM
- 0
US mortgage lender loanDepot confirms ransomware attack

Leading U.S. mortgage lender loanDepot confirmed today that a cyber incident disclosed over the weekend was a ransomware attack that led to data encryption.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- January 08, 2024
- 12:39 PM
- 0
Capital Health attack claimed by LockBit ransomware, risk of data leak

The Lockbit ransomware operation has claimed responsibility for a November 2023 cyberattack on the Capital Health hospital network and threatens to leak stolen data and negotiation chats by tomorrow.
- Bill Toulas
- January 08, 2024
- 10:53 AM
- 0
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The Week in Ransomware - January 5th 2024 - Secret decryptors

With it being the first week of the New Year and some still away on vacation, it has been slow with ransomware news, attacks, and new information.
- Lawrence Abrams
- January 05, 2024
- 05:16 PM
- 0
Zeppelin ransomware source code sold for $500 on hacking forum

A threat actor announced on a cybercrime forum that they sold the source code and a cracked version of the Zeppelin ransomware builder for just $500.
- Bill Toulas
- January 04, 2024
- 11:16 AM
- 0
Online museum collections down after cyberattack on service provider

Museum software solutions provider Gallery Systems has disclosed that its ongoing IT outages were caused by a ransomware attack last week.
- Bill Toulas
- January 02, 2024
- 02:01 PM
- 0
Xerox says subsidiary XBS U.S. breached after ransomware gang leaks data

The U.S. division of Xerox Business Solutions (XBS) has been compromised by hackers, and a limited amount of personal information might have been exposed, according to an announcement by the parent company, Xerox Corporation.
- Bill Toulas
- January 02, 2024
- 12:29 PM
- 0
Victoria court recordings exposed in reported ransomware attack

Australia's Court Services Victoria (CSV) is warning that video recordings of court hearings were exposed after suffering a reported Qilin ransomware attack.
- Bill Toulas
- January 02, 2024
- 10:47 AM
- 0
New Black Basta decryptor exploits ransomware flaw to recover files

Researchers have created a decryptor that exploits a flaw in Black Basta ransomware, allowing victims to recover their files for free.
- Lawrence Abrams
- December 30, 2023
- 10:14 AM
- 0
The Week in Ransomware - December 29th 2023 - LockBit targets hospitals

It's been a quiet week, with even threat actors appearing to take some time off for the holidays. We did not see much research released on ransomware this week, with most of the news focusing on new attacks and LockBit affiliates increasingly targeting hospitals.
- Lawrence Abrams
- December 29, 2023
- 03:39 PM
- 0
Hospitals ask courts to force cloud storage firm to return stolen data

Two not-for-profit hospitals in New York are seeking a court order to retrieve data stolen in an August ransomware attack that's now stored on the servers of a Boston cloud storage company.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- December 29, 2023
- 03:20 PM
- 5
Lockbit ransomware disrupts emergency care at German hospitals

German hospital network Katholische Hospitalvereinigung Ostwestfalen (KHO) has confirmed that recent service disruptions were caused by a Lockbit ransomware attack where the threat actors gained access to IT systems and encrypted devices on the network.
- Bill Toulas
- December 27, 2023
- 04:05 PM
- 1
Integris Health patients get extortion emails after cyberattack

Integris Health patients in Oklahoma are receiving blackmail emails stating that their data was stolen in a cyberattack on the healthcare network, and if they did not pay an extortion demand, the data would be sold to other threat actors.
- Lawrence Abrams
- December 26, 2023
- 03:03 PM
- 0
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
- 0
Nissan Australia cyberattack claimed by Akira ransomware gang

Today, the Akira ransomware gang claimed that it breached the network of Nissan Australia, the Australian division of Japanese car maker Nissan.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- December 22, 2023
- 11:38 AM
- 0
Healthcare software provider data breach impacts 2.7 million

ESO Solutions, a provider of software products for healthcare organizations and fire departments, disclosed that data belonging to 2.7 million patients has been compromised as a result of a ransomware attack.
- Bill Toulas
- December 20, 2023
- 10:21 AM
- 0
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
- 0
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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