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US govt probes if ransomware gang stole Change Healthcare data
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services is investigating whether or not protected well being data was stolen in a ransomware assault that hit UnitedHealthcare Group (UHG) subsidiary Optum, which operates the Change Healthcare platform, in late February. This investigation is coordinated by HHS’ Office for Civil Rights (OCR), which enforces the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA)…
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Equilend warns employees their data was stolen by ransomware gang
New York-based securities lending platform EquiLend Holdings confirmed in data breach notification letters despatched to employees that their data was stolen in a January ransomware assault. The monetary know-how firm instructed BleepingComputer on January 24 that it was compelled to take a few of its programs offline two days earlier, on January 22, to comprise a breach. While Equilend did…
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Ransomware gang claims they stole 6TB of Change Healthcare data
The BlackCat/ALPHV ransomware gang has formally claimed duty for a cyberattack on Optum, a subsidiary of UnitedHealth Group (UHG), which led to an ongoing outage affecting the Change Healthcare platform. Change Healthcare is the biggest cost change platform utilized by greater than 70,000 pharmacies throughout the United States. UHG is the world’s largest healthcare firm by income, using 440,000 folks…
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Epic Games: "Zero evidence" we were hacked by Mogilevich gang
Epic Games stated they discovered zero proof of a cyberattack or knowledge theft after the Mogilevich extortion group claimed to have breached the corporate’s servers. “We are investigating however there may be presently zero proof that these claims are official,” Epic Games instructed BleepingComputer in a press release. “Mogilievich has not contacted Epic or supplied any proof of the veracity…
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Savvy Seahorse gang uses DNS CNAME records to power investor scams
Image: Midjourney A menace actor named Savvy Seahorse is abusing CNAME DNS records Domain Name System to create a visitors distribution system that powers monetary rip-off campaigns. The menace actor targets victims via Facebook adverts that direct them to faux funding platforms the place they’re tricked into depositing funds and coming into delicate private information. A notable facet of those…
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LockBit ransomware gang has over $110 million in unspent bitcoin
The LockBit ransomware gang obtained greater than $125 million in ransom funds over the previous 18 months, in keeping with the evaluation of a whole bunch of cryptocurrency wallets related to the operation. Following the LockBit takedown in Operation Cronos, the National Crime Agency (NCA) in the U.Ok. with help from blockchain evaluation firm Chainalysis recognized greater than 500 cryptocurrency addresses being…
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US offers $15 million bounty for info on LockBit ransomware gang
The U.S. State Department is now additionally providing rewards of as much as $15 million to anybody who can present details about LockBit ransomware gang members and their associates. $10 million is obtainable for info that might result in finding or figuring out LockBit management, and an additional $5 million is offered for ideas that might result in the apprehension…
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US offers up to $15 million for tips on ALPHV ransomware gang
The U.S. State Department is providing rewards of up to $10 million for info that would lead to the identification or location of ALPHV/Blackcat ransomware gang leaders. An extra $5 million bounty can also be out there for tips on people attempting to participate in ALPHV ransomware assaults, possible to discourage associates and preliminary entry brokers. The FBI linked this…
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RansomHouse gang automates VMware ESXi attacks with new MrAgent tool
The RansomHouse ransomware operation has created a new tool named ‘MrAgent’ that automates the deployment of its information encrypter throughout a number of VMware ESXi hypervisors. RansomHouse is a ransomware-as-a-service (RaaS) operation that emerged in December 2021 and is utilizing double extortion ways. In May 2022, the operation arrange a devoted sufferer extortion web page on the darkish net. Although the RansomHouse gang was…
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Lush cyber attack claimed by Akira ransomware gang
A cyber attack on the UK-based cosmetics and bathtub product firm Lush has been claimed by the Akira ransomware group. The incident was first reported on 11 January, with Lush saying it was working with exterior IT forensic specialists to attempt to uncover what occurred. “The investigation is at an early stage however now we have taken rapid steps to…
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