Hundreds of US businesses hit by ‘colossal’ cyber-attack
3 years, 5 months ago

Hundreds of US businesses hit by ‘colossal’ cyber-attack

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Nearly 200 businesses were hit on Friday by a “colossal” ransomware attack that targeted widely used software from Kaseya, a Miami-based supplier. The US government’s Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency said it is taking action to understand the recent supply-chain ransomware attack against Kaseya VSA The attackers changed a Kaseya tool called VSA, used by firms that manage technology at smaller businesses. “This is a colossal and devastating supply chain attack,” Huntress senior security researcher John Hammond said in an email, referring to an increasingly high profile hacker technique of hijacking one piece of software to compromise hundreds or thousands of users at a time. Hammond added that because Kaseya is plugged in to everything from large enterprises to small companies “it has the potential to spread to any size or scale business.” Many managed service providers use VSA, although their customers may not realise it, experts said.

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Cybersecurity experts reveal what exactly happened in the ransomware attacks that took down 300 banks
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Cybersecurity experts reveal what exactly happened in the ransomware attacks that took down 300 banks

Firstpost  

Very basically, C-Edge Technologies Ltd, the joint venture between Tata Consultancy Services Ltd and State Bank of India was attacked using a sophisticated variant of their ransomware according to a report by CloudSEK The recent ransomware attack that basically took down over 300 small Indian banks and has rendered ATM usage and online payments has been attributed to the notorious …

Medical-Targeted Ransomware Is Breaking Records After Change Healthcare’s $22M Payout
6 months, 1 week ago

Medical-Targeted Ransomware Is Breaking Records After Change Healthcare’s $22M Payout

Wired  

When Change Healthcare paid $22 million in March to a ransomware gang that had crippled the company along with hundreds of hospitals, medical practices, and pharmacies across the US, the cybersecurity industry warned that Change's extortion payment would only fuel a vicious cycle: Rewarding hackers who had carried out a ruthless act of sabotage against the US health care system …

Experts examine how hackers took down a top digital health care payment system
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Experts examine how hackers took down a top digital health care payment system

NPR  

Experts examine how hackers took down a top digital health care payment system Pharmacies have a backlog of insurance claims waiting to be paid after the payment system was hacked in February. That's after hackers took down one of the top digital payment systems for the health care industry in late February. The health care industry has been a top …

A cyberattack has disrupted hospitals and health care...
1 year, 4 months ago

A cyberattack has disrupted hospitals and health care...

Daily Mail  

A cyberattack has wreaked havoc on hospital computer systems in five states, forcing some emergency rooms to close and ambulances to be diverted. One of the biggest healthcare hacks in US history last year saw a three-year-old boy in Iowa accidentally given a megadose of opioids after hospital computer systems were shut down. Some 16 hospitals across five states have …

Acronis' Mid-Year Cyberthreats Report Reveals 464pc Increase in Email Attacks
1 year, 5 months ago

Acronis' Mid-Year Cyberthreats Report Reveals 464pc Increase in Email Attacks

Deccan Chronicle  

SINGAPORE –Acronis, a global leader in cyber protection, hasreleased the findings of its Mid-Year Cyberthreats Report, From Innovation to Risk: Managing the Implications of AI-driven Cyberattacks. The comprehensive study, based on data captured from more than one million global endpoints, provides insight into the evolving cybersecurity landscape and uncovers the growing utilization of generative artificial intelligence systems, such as ChatGPT, …

Ransomware attack affects Dallas police, court websites
1 year, 7 months ago

Ransomware attack affects Dallas police, court websites

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Dallas was hit with a …

Russian hackers preparing new cyber assault against Ukraine, says Microsoft report
1 year, 9 months ago

Russian hackers preparing new cyber assault against Ukraine, says Microsoft report

The Hindu  

Russian hackers appear to be preparing a renewed wave of cyber attacks against Ukraine, including a "ransomware-style" threat to organisations serving Ukraine's supply lines, a research report by Microsoft said on Wednesday. The report, authored by the tech giant’s cyber security research and analysis team, outlines a series of new discoveries about how Russian hackers have operated during the Ukraine …

UK and US sanction seven Russian cyber criminals over ransomware actions
1 year, 10 months ago

UK and US sanction seven Russian cyber criminals over ransomware actions

The Independent  

Seven Russian nationals have been sanctioned by the UK and US over their links to the development and deployment of ransomware, as part of a Government crackdown on cyber criminals. We will always put our national security first by protecting the UK and our allies from serious organised crime – whatever its form and wherever it originates Foreign Secretary James …

Hacking the hackers: How the FBI and hacktivists infiltrated ransomware gang Hive and recovered millions
1 year, 10 months ago

Hacking the hackers: How the FBI and hacktivists infiltrated ransomware gang Hive and recovered millions

Firstpost  

In a rather interesting FBI operation that would make a great Hollywood flick, the FBI’s cybersecurity division and a few international hacktivist groups came together to go after one of the most notorious ransomware gangs in the world, Hive, shut down a significant portion of their operations, and recovered about $130 million from them. Attorney General Merrick Garland and other …

US infiltrates big ransomware gang: ‘We hacked the hackers’
1 year, 10 months ago

US infiltrates big ransomware gang: ‘We hacked the hackers’

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The FBI and international partners have at least temporarily disrupted the network of a prolific ransomware gang they infiltrated last year, saving victims including hospitals and school districts a potential $130 million in ransom payments, Attorney General Merrick Garland and other U.S. officials announced Thursday. Officials said the targeted syndicate, known as Hive, is among the world’s top …

India's Cyber Security: AIIMS Attack Stresses Need For International Cooperation
2 years, 1 month ago

India's Cyber Security: AIIMS Attack Stresses Need For International Cooperation

The Quint  

The emergence of Ransomware-as-a-Service gangs has become a force multiplier. This year, more than 25 known cases of major ransomware attacks have been reported where ransom in billions have been demanded and many victims have negotiated and paid to avoid business and reputational loss. The transnational angle of these crimes and casual cooperation among law enforcement bodies add to the …

Hospital chain attack part of ongoing cybersecurity concerns
2 years, 2 months ago

Hospital chain attack part of ongoing cybersecurity concerns

Associated Press  

CHICAGO — Diverted ambulances. Despite the lingering questions, the incident underscores the growing concerns surrounding ransomware attacks on health care systems with patient care at stake. Brett Callow, a threat analyst with cybersecurity provider Emsisoft, said the incident could be “the most significant attack on the health care sector to date” if all CommonSpirit hospitals and other facilities were affected. …

Explained | What kept cybersecurity busy in 2021?
3 years ago

Explained | What kept cybersecurity busy in 2021?

The Hindu  

As the pandemic kept people connected to their devices for yet another year, cyberattacks and data breaches raged on. The breach was reported to the company in February, and involved personal data including name, date of birth, contact information, passport information, ticket information, Star Alliance and Air India frequent flyer data but no passwords data or credit cards data were …

Cyber security breach could target nearly all companies: Cyber watchdog
3 years ago

Cyber security breach could target nearly all companies: Cyber watchdog

NL Times  

Cyber watchdogs fear a major cyber security breach that could target all companies is on the horizon due to a weak spot in the internationally popular software, Apace Log4j. Anyone can do it," director of the computer security company Hunt & Hackett Ronal Prins told NOS. The National Cyber Security Centrum urged companies to install the update as soon as …

Web of deceit: The rising threat of ransomware
3 years, 1 month ago

Web of deceit: The rising threat of ransomware

The Telegraph  

“The first few cases were in 2013, but it’s gotten worse,” says Kurtis Minder, chief executive of GroupSense, based in Arlington, Virginia. And nobody’s really noticed what’s happening, until Colonial and JBS.” Those were two significant ransomware attacks. “It’s a shocking attack on a health service, but fundamentally on the patients and the Irish public.” Yet even that isn’t the …

One of the largest TV broadcasters in the US was targeted in likely ransomware attack
3 years, 2 months ago

One of the largest TV broadcasters in the US was targeted in likely ransomware attack

The Independent  

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The filing followed a report from online news …

$10 million rewards bolster White House anti-ransomware bid
3 years, 5 months ago

$10 million rewards bolster White House anti-ransomware bid

The Independent  

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The Biden administration will …

Hackers exploit Kaseya ransomware attack to launch spam campaign
3 years, 5 months ago

Hackers exploit Kaseya ransomware attack to launch spam campaign

The Hindu  

Florida-based IT firm Kaseya was hit by a ransomware attack earlier this month affecting nearly 1,500 businesses in multiple countries. Hackers demanded $70 million in payment to restore the data in what was called the biggest ransomware attack on record. Now, researchers at Malwarebytes say they found an email that poses as a patch for the Kaseya attack, but contains …

Firm hacked to spread ransomware had previous security flaws
3 years, 5 months ago

Firm hacked to spread ransomware had previous security flaws

Associated Press  

For 21 years, the software company Kaseya labored in relative obscurity — at least until cybercriminals exploited it in early July for a massive ransomware attack that snarled businesses around the world and escalated U.S.-Russia diplomatic tensions. In 2018, for instance, hackers managed to infiltrate Kaseya’s remote tool to run a “cryptojacking” operation, which channels the power of afflicted computers …

Russia-based ransomware gang offline but cause not clear
3 years, 5 months ago

Russia-based ransomware gang offline but cause not clear

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The Russia-based criminal syndicate behind a devastating series of recent ransomware attacks was offline on Tuesday, but cybersecurity experts said that it was premature to speculate why and that there was no indication of a law enforcement takedown. It was also possible that the group was laying low after the attack, or switching methods “as we did expose …

Russian-based ransomware group ‘REvil’ disappears after hitting US businesses
3 years, 5 months ago

Russian-based ransomware group ‘REvil’ disappears after hitting US businesses

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The New York Times reported that dark web pages purporting to belong to the …

Biden: US damage appears minimal in big ransomware attack
3 years, 5 months ago

Biden: US damage appears minimal in big ransomware attack

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden said Tuesday that damage to U.S. businesses in the biggest ransomware attack on record appears minimal, though information remained incomplete. Answering a reporter’s question at a vaccine-related White House event, Biden said his national security team had updated him Tuesday morning on the attack, which exploited a powerful remote-management tool run by Miami-based software company …

Explained | Kaseya and the massive cyberattack affecting 1,500 businesses globally
3 years, 5 months ago

Explained | Kaseya and the massive cyberattack affecting 1,500 businesses globally

The Hindu  

On July 2, Kaseya, a Miami-based software provider to over 40,000 organisations, announced that it was investigating a potential cyberattack. In an interview to Reuters, he noted that the precise impact of the attack could not be estimated since businesses impacted were customers of Kaseya’s customers. The Florida-based company’s impact can be understood from the fact that more than 40,000 …

Criminals In Historically Large, Global Cyberattack Demand $70 Million Ransom
3 years, 5 months ago

Criminals In Historically Large, Global Cyberattack Demand $70 Million Ransom

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING The criminal group REvil, which has claimed responsibility for a global cyberattack security officials are calling one of the largest in history, has demanded $70 million in return for a tool it says will unlock all of the devices that have been hacked. In a Sunday post on the group’s dark web site, REvil claims to have …

Scale, details of massive Kaseya ransomware attack emerge
3 years, 5 months ago

Scale, details of massive Kaseya ransomware attack emerge

Associated Press  

BOSTON — Cybersecurity teams worked feverishly Sunday to stem the impact of the single biggest global ransomware attack on record, with some details emerging about how the Russia-linked gang responsible breached the company whose software was the conduit. CEO Fred Voccola of the breached software company, Kaseya, estimated the victim number in the low thousands, mostly small businesses like “dental …

Hackers behind huge ransomware attack demand $70m
3 years, 5 months ago

Hackers behind huge ransomware attack demand $70m

Al Jazeera  

A ransom demand was posted on a site typically used by the REvil cybercrime gang, a Russia-linked group. The demand was posted late Sunday night on a site typically used by the REvil cybercrime gang, a Russia-linked group that is counted among the cybercriminal world’s most prolific extortionists. The gang has an affiliate structure, occasionally making it difficult to determine …

Possibly hundreds of IT company clients affected by international cyberattack
3 years, 5 months ago

Possibly hundreds of IT company clients affected by international cyberattack

NL Times  

Possibly hundreds of companies in the Netherlands may have fallen victim to an international ransomware attack carried out by Russian hackers on Friday, NOS reported. A VelzArt employee said that the impact had been enormous: “We have been extremely busy and are being flooded with calls.” The technical service provider Hoppenbrouwers in Udenhout was also targeted in the attack. "While …

Russian ransomware group strikes again, affects 800 stores in Sweden
3 years, 5 months ago

Russian ransomware group strikes again, affects 800 stores in Sweden

Hindustan Times  

Russia-linked ransomware group REvil, accused of orchestrating cyberattacks on giant meatpacker JBS SA, struck again on Saturday attacking managed service providers which primarily provide IT services to small and medium-sized businesses, news agency Bloomberg reported. The recent attack has affected MSPs in 11 countries, according to Slovak cybersecurity firm ESET. The report said 20 MSPs have been impacted by the …

Ransomware hits hundreds of US companies, security firm says
3 years, 5 months ago

Ransomware hits hundreds of US companies, security firm says

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — A ransomware attack paralyzed the networks of at least 200 U.S. companies on Friday, according to a cybersecurity researcher whose company was responding to the incident. The REvil gang, a major Russian-speaking ransomware syndicate, appears to be behind the attack, said John Hammond of the security firm Huntress Labs. “Kaseya handles large enterprise all the way to small …

Ransomware hits hundreds of US companies, security firm says
3 years, 5 months ago

Ransomware hits hundreds of US companies, security firm says

India Today  

A ransomware attack paralysed the networks of at least 200 US companies on Friday, according to a cybersecurity researcher whose company was responding to the incident. The REvil gang, a major Russian-speaking ransomware syndicate, appears to be behind the attack, said John Hammond of the security firm Huntress Labs. “Kaseya handles large enterprise all the way to small businesses globally, …

Cyber attack against US IT provider forces Swedish chain to close 800 stores
3 years, 5 months ago

Cyber attack against US IT provider forces Swedish chain to close 800 stores

India Today  

The Swedish Coop grocery store chain closed all its 800 stores on Saturday after a ransomware attack on an American IT provider left it unable to operate its cash registers. Hundreds of American businesses were hit on Friday by an unusually sophisticated attack that hijacked widely used technology management software from a Miami-based supplier called Kaseya. "We have been troubleshooting …

A 'Colossal' Ransomware Attack Hits Hundreds Of U.S. Companies, A Security Firm Says
3 years, 5 months ago

A 'Colossal' Ransomware Attack Hits Hundreds Of U.S. Companies, A Security Firm Says

NPR  

A 'Colossal' Ransomware Attack Hits Hundreds Of U.S. Companies, A Security Firm Says Enlarge this image toggle caption Jenny Kane/AP Jenny Kane/AP WASHINGTON — A ransomware attack paralyzed the networks of at least 200 U.S. companies on Friday, according to a cybersecurity researcher whose company was responding to the incident. The REvil gang, a major Russian-speaking ransomware syndicate, appears to …

Ransomware hits hundreds of US companies, security firm says
3 years, 5 months ago

Ransomware hits hundreds of US companies, security firm says

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The REvil gang, a major Russian-speaking ransomware syndicate, appears …

Russian intelligence poses new cyber attack threat, UK and US security agencies say
3 years, 7 months ago

Russian intelligence poses new cyber attack threat, UK and US security agencies say

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The Russian foreign intelligence service, SVR, was blamed for …

Increase in ransom-ware attacks on companies
3 years, 10 months ago

Increase in ransom-ware attacks on companies

NL Times  

A new wave of ransomware attacks targeting businesses is underway, security company Northwave warned, speaking to NOS. With this type of malware, cammers seize valuable information from companies and make them pay a hefty sum to gain back access to their own data. Northwave noticed that since last week Thursday a known group of cybercriminals has been sending phishing emails …

Microsoft, McAfee form task force to tackle ransomware
4 years ago

Microsoft, McAfee form task force to tackle ransomware

The Hindu  

Microsoft, McAfee and other tech companies, security firms and non-profits have formed a new group, called the ‘Ransomware Task Force’ to tackle ransomware attacks. “The RTF’s founding members understand that ransomware is too large of a threat for any one entity to address, and have come together to provide clear recommendations for both public and private action that will significantly …

FBI warns ransomware assault threatens US health care system
4 years, 1 month ago

FBI warns ransomware assault threatens US health care system

Associated Press  

BOSTON — Federal agencies warned that cybercriminals could unleash a wave of data-scrambling extortion attempts against the U.S. health care system, an effort that, if successful, could paralyze hospital information systems just as nationwide cases of COVID-19 are spiking. In a joint alert Wednesday, the FBI and two federal agencies said they had credible information of “an increased and imminent …

Microsoft attempts takedown of global criminal botnet
4 years, 2 months ago

Microsoft attempts takedown of global criminal botnet

The Hindu  

Microsoft announced legal action on October 12 seeking to disrupt a major cybercrime digital network that uses more than 1 million zombie computers to loot bank accounts and spread ransomware, which experts consider a major threat to the U.S. presidential election. “We’re sure that they are going to notice and it will be hard for them to get back to …

Microsoft attempts takedown of global criminal botnet
4 years, 2 months ago

Microsoft attempts takedown of global criminal botnet

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Paul Vixie of Farsight Security said via email “experience …

Hacked software provider acknowledges ransomware attack
4 years, 2 months ago

Hacked software provider acknowledges ransomware attack

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A major U.S. provider of …

Interpol says cybercriminals are targeting large corporations, governments
4 years, 4 months ago

Interpol says cybercriminals are targeting large corporations, governments

The Hindu  

Cybercriminals are shifting their targets from individuals and small firms to large companies, government agencies and critical infrastructure to cause greater damage and get more financial gain, according to a report by the international police agency. Interpol said that the shift in cyberthreat landscape, compounded by the pandemic, is putting additional strain on law enforcement agencies globally as attacks are …

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