Latest cybersecurity reporting from selected sources.

Chaos Theory and Ransomware's Love Child Serves Up Nonstop UnpredictabilityAll is not quiet on the ransomware front. Long the province of Russian criminals, numerous ransomware campaigns now trace to reckless Western teenagers operating under the banner of Scattered Lapsus$ Hunters who wield not just technical and trickster chops, but also a chaos and unpredictability.

Chaos Theory and Ransomware's Love Child Serves Up Nonstop UnpredictabilityAll is not quiet on the ransomware front. Long the province of Russian criminals, numerous ransomware campaigns now trace to reckless Western teenagers operating under the banner of Scattered Lapsus$ Hunters who wield not just technical and trickster chops, but also a chaos and unpredictability.

Chaos Theory and Ransomware's Love Child Serves Up Nonstop UnpredictabilityAll is not quiet on the ransomware front. Long the province of Russian criminals, numerous ransomware campaigns now trace to reckless Western teenagers operating under the banner of Scattered Lapsus$ Spider who wield not just technical and trickster chops, but also a chaos and unpredictability.

Report North Korean Hacking Group Adds Ransomware to Traditional PlaybookA ScarCruft subgroup dubbed "ChinopuNK" has launched a disruptive ransomware campaign across South Korea, using phishing lures, AutoIt loaders and microphone-capturing malware - marking a major change in the North Korean hacking group's traditionally espionage-focused cyber tactics.

New HSCC Publication Aims to Help Device, Drug Makers Improve Cyber ResponseA new playbook from the Health Sector Coordinating Council aims to help manufacturers of medical products such as pharmaceuticals, devices and durable equipment plot out and improve their response to ransomware attacks and other cyber incidents.

Russian-Speaking Gang Follows Typical Playbook; Critical Services Still DisruptedThe ransomware attack that disrupted U.K. pathology services provider Synnovis, continuing to cause thousands of canceled and delayed operations and appointments across London, reportedly featured a $50 million ransom demand from attackers, backed by the typical threat to leak stolen data.