Has the notorious REvil, aka Sodinokibi, ransomware operation rebooted as "Ransom Cartel"? Security experts say the new group has technical and other crossovers with REvil. But whether the new group is a spinoff of REvil, bought the tools, or is simply copying how they work, remains unclear.
Today’s world of work is difficult to define. Where and how work happens has fundamentally changed, and permanent hybrid working will inevitably strain an organization’s ability to detect cyber threats, especially as the trusted perimeter stretches to include remote workers.
The 2021 Global Workplace Report...
Ransomware and other malware attacks are on the rise. The cyber criminals are getting more sophisticated. They are not only targeting production systems and data but also the data protection environments businesses depend on to protect against just such situations.
Realizing that preventing ransomware may not be...
Cyberattacks remain a critical security concern - and a top patient safety hazard - for the healthcare and public health sector in 2022, federal authorities and other experts warned this week. Will recent takedowns of ransomware criminal gang members by law enforcement agencies help?
Michael Lines is working with ISMG to promote awareness of the need for cyber risk management. As a part of that initiative, CyberEdBoard posts draft chapters from his upcoming book, "Heuristic Risk Management: Be Aware, Get Prepared, Defend Yourself." This chapter is "Recognize the Threats."
The latest edition of the ISMG Security Report features an analysis of whether the cyberattacks that hit Ukraine's government agencies last week are attributable to any group or nation-state along with updates to the cybersecurity executive order and illicit cryptocurrency trends.
Globally, organizations estimate it will take another two years to eliminate the vulnerabilities they face today. As the world struggled to cope with the unexpected global pandemic that broke out early in 2020, IT teams worldwide needed to rapidly adapt to support their organizations and enable the changes required...
VPN Lab, known for its alleged wide use by ransomware threat actors, has been shut down. Fifteen servers associated with VPNLab.net were seized or disrupted based on multiple international investigations tying the VPN service provider to cybercrime operations, according to Europol.
Ransomware group ShinyHunters has published 700 GB of data stolen from Indian firm Aditya Birla Fashion and Retail on a dark web forum, says Troy Hunt of Have I Been Pwned. A source at the retailer, however, says that its threat intrusion and detection solutions have not shown signs of an attack.
Because healthcare IT environments are so complicated, it will become essential for all suppliers to provide and maintain a software bill of materials for their products to remain relevant, says Curt Miller of the Healthcare Supply Chain Association.
A new threat group linked to China, dubbed "Earth Lusca" by researchers, is not only running cyberespionage campaigns against governments around the globe, but also seeking financial gain.
In the midst of a global pandemic, the federal breach tally shows that a record number of major health data breaches were reported in the U.S. in 2021, and the overwhelming majority of them involved hacking/IT incidents. Will those trends continue in 2022?
Russian authorities have charged eight individuals with crimes tied to the REvil ransomware operation, after raiding 25 properties and detaining 14 suspects, thanks in part to U.S.-shared intelligence. The White House says one of the suspects was also responsible for last year's attack on Colonial Pipeline.
Due to the rapid digital transformation healthcare has undergone, the healthcare industry is facing a fundamentally new threat landscape. Providers need to understand the challenges ahead, the problems they will face and most importantly how to solve these issues.
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A family medical practice is notifying nearly 200,000 individuals that their information was compromised in a 2020 ransomware attack on cloud hosting vendor Netgain Technology, an incident that also affected several of the vendor's other clients and hundreds of thousands of their patients.
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