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Ransomware gang Interlock claims recent attack on West Lothian Council – 2.63 TB of data stolen
Ransomware gang Interlock has this morning added West Lothian Council to its data leak site. It alleges to have stolen 2.63 TB of data, which includes 3,349,196 files and 580,783 folders. The proof pack contains images of passports, driver’s licenses, and various other documents. The Scottish council confirmed it had been hit by a ransomware attack on May 6, with…
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Ransomware gang Interlock claims attack on kidney dialysis company DaVita – 1.5 TB of data stolen
Today, ransomware gang Interlock has added kidney dialysis firm DaVita to its data leak site. It alleges to have stolen 1.5 TB of data, which includes 683,104 files and 75,836 folders. On April 14, DaVita reported that it had suffered a ransomware attack on April 12, and this was “affecting and encrypting certain on-premises systems.” The attack continues to disrupt…
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Interlock ransomware gang pushes fake IT tools in ClickFix attacks
The Interlock ransomware gang now uses ClickFix attacks that impersonate IT tools to breach corporate networks and deploy file-encrypting malware on devices. ClickFix is a social engineering tactic where victims are tricked into executing dangerous PowerShell commands on their systems to supposedly fix an error or verify themselves, resulting in the installation of malware. Though this isn’t the first time ClickFix…
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Meet Interlock — The new ransomware targeting FreeBSD servers
Image: Midjourney A relatively new ransomware operation named Interlock attacks organizations worldwide, taking the unusual approach of creating an encryptor to target FreeBSD servers. Launched at the end of September 2024, Interlock has since claimed attacks on six organizations, publishing stolen data on their data leak site after a ransom was not paid. One of the victims is Wayne County,…
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