Ransomware
FBI Shuts Down Dispossessor Ransomware Group’s Servers Across U.S., U.K., and Germany
The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) on Monday announced the disruption of online infrastructure associated with a nascent ransomware group called Dispossessor (aka Radar).
The effort saw the dismantling of three U.S. servers, three United Kingdom servers, 18 German servers, eight U.S.-based criminal domains, and one German-based criminal domain. Dispossessor is said to be led by
Australian gold producer Evolution Mining hit by ransomware
Evolution Mining has informed that it has been targeted by a ransomware attack on August 8, 2024, which impacted its IT systems. […]
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Read MoreBreachForums Returns Just Weeks After FBI Seizure – Honeypot or Blunder?
The online criminal bazaar BreachForums has been resurrected merely two weeks after a U.S.-led coordinated law enforcement action dismantled and seized control of its infrastructure.
Cybersecurity researchers and dark web trackers Brett Callow, Dark Web Informer, and FalconFeeds revealed the site’s online return at breachforums[.]st – one of the dismantled sites – by a user named ShinyHunters,
Synlab Italia suspends operations following ransomware attack
Synlab Italia has suspended all its medical diagnostic and testing services after a ransomware attack forced its IT systems to be taken offline. […]
Read MoreYacht retailer MarineMax discloses data breach after cyberattack
MarineMax, self-described as one of the world’s largest recreational boat and yacht retailers, says attackers stole employee and customer data after breaching its systems in a March cyberattack. […]
Read MoreAlert: GhostSec and Stormous Launch Joint Ransomware Attacks in Over 15 Countries
The cybercrime group called GhostSec has been linked to a Golang variant of a ransomware family called GhostLocker.
“TheGhostSec and Stormous ransomware groups are jointly conducting double extortion ransomware attacks on various business verticals in multiple countries,” Cisco Talos researcher Chetan Raghuprasad said in a report shared with The Hacker News.
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BlackCat Ransomware Group Implodes After Apparent $22M Payment by Change Healthcare
There are indications that U.S. healthcare giant Change Healthcare has made a $22 million extortion payment to the infamous BlackCat ransomware group (a.k.a. “ALPHV“) as the company struggles to bring services back online amid a cyberattack that has disrupted prescription drug services nationwide for weeks.
Read MoreLockBit’s Leak Site Reemerges, a Week After ‘Complete Compromise’
Is LockBit dead? Law enforcement and the group itself seem to be telling conflicting stories.
Read MoreU.S. Offers $15 Million Bounty to Hunt Down LockBit Ransomware Leaders
The U.S. State Department has announced monetary rewards of up to $15 million for information that could lead to the identification of key leaders within the LockBit ransomware group and the arrest of any individual participating in the operation.
“Since January 2020, LockBit actors have executed over 2,000 attacks against victims in the United States, and around the world, causing costly