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Authorities in Europe and North America have announced the dismantling of a criminal virtual private network (VPN) service used by criminal actors to obscure the origins of ransomware attacks, data theft, scanning, and denial-of-service attacks
A virtual private network service called 'First VPN,' used in ransomware and data theft attacks, has been taken offline in a joint international law enforcement operation. [...]
The Qilin ransomware group has claimed responsibility for an attack against Die Linke ('The Left'), forcing an IT systems outage at the political party, and threatening sensitive data leak. [...]
Criminals Claim Leak of Customer Data From Six Victims, Including Qantas AirlinesA ransomware group that's been extorting Salesforce customers leaked some stolen data, following the FBI disrupting its shakedown sites. ShinyHunters, part of the rebranded Scattered Lapsus$ Hunters group, after leaking data from six victims, declared its Salesforce customer shakedown over.
Asahi confirmed it has fallen victim to a ransomware attack, and revealed it has started manual order processing amid ongoing operational disruption
Support Portals Offline as Ransomware Gang Claims It Stolen DataBritish-based multinational telecom Colt Technology Services said a "cyber incident" is responsible for days-long disruptions to its customer portal and support services. The WarLock ransomware operation took responsibility for the hack, asserting it stole "1 million documents."
IT Outage, Downtime Procedures Affecting Services at California Healthcare ProviderCybercriminals claim they stole 17 million patient records from a southern California regional healthcare provider that is still struggling with IT and phone systems outages that have been disrupting patient care since the organization was hit by a ransomware attack on Dec. 1.
Missouri County Blames Ransomware for IT Outages; Special Election Not DisruptedThe Missouri county of Jackson has declared a state of emergency after being hit by ransomware on the day of a special election. Officials said attackers didn't appear to have stolen any data and that as a cybersecurity measure, the county doesn't store any residents' sensitive financial data.
Also: Ransomware Group Rhysida Says It Sold Data Stolen in the AttackA Chicago children's hospital has finally restored access to its electronic health records systems following a cyberattack detected in late January. But the pediatrics hospital is still working to bring its MyChart patient portal and various other systems back online.
With Over $1 Billion in Annual Proceeds, Don't Expect Attackers to Give Up the LifeOnce the dust settles on the LockBit disruption, what will be the state of ransomware? Expect attackers to continue refining their tactics for maximizing profits via a grab bag of complementary strategies, including crypto-locking shakedowns and data-theft extortion.
Pulls part of system offline as Black Basta docs suggest the worst Willis Lease Finance Corporation has admitted to US regulators that it fell prey to a "cybersecurity incident" after data purportedly stolen from the biz was posted to the Black Basta ransomware group's leak blog.…
Also, Kansas Courts Say Ongoing Outage Traces to Attack; Confidential Data StolenThis week's data breach roundup: Chinese-affiliated hackers target the Philippine government; Kansas Courts confirm data theft, officials warn of exploited flaws in Sophos, Oracle and Microsoft software; AutoZone discloses a Clop ransomware attack; Optus' CEO resigns after network outage.
As we get back to school, K-12 and colleges are increasingly at risk from ransomware and data theft attacks. Learn more from Specops Software on the steps IT teams at education institutes can take to protect their care orgs from disruption and stolen data. [...]
Des Moines Public Schools, Iowa's largest school district, confirmed today that a ransomware attack was behind an incident that forced it to take all networked systems offline on January 9, 2023. [...]
The Vice Society ransomware gang has claimed responsibility for last week's cyberattack against the Medical University of Innsbruck, which caused severe IT service disruption and the alleged theft of data. [...]