Safe Mode David Haber breaks down the AI security industry; ALPHV snarls U.S. health care David Haber, CEO of Lakera Mar 7, 2024 By CyberScoop Staff
The concept of financial security, personal data hacking (Anton Petrus/Getty Images) Ransomware group behind Change Healthcare attack goes dark ALPHV/BlackCat reportedly received $22 million from Change Healthcare before scamming its affiliates ahead of a possible rebrand. Mar 5, 2024 By AJ Vicens
Close-up of a female pharmacist searching for prescription medicine in storage rack. (Luis Alvarez/Getty Images) ALPHV website goes down amid growing fallout from Change Healthcare attack Medical providers are under financial pressure and patients are facing challenges in filling prescriptions due to the ransomware attack. Mar 1, 2024 By AJ Vicens
Safe Mode Robert M. Lee on critical infrastructure attacks; and is LockBit back? Dragos CEO Robert M. Lee Feb 29, 2024 By CyberScoop Staff
(Willie B. Thomas/Getty Images) Notorious ransomware group claims responsibility for attacks roiling US pharmacies The group known as ALPHV said it was behind an attack that has disrupted a service used by healthcare providers to process payments. Feb 28, 2024 By AJ Vicens
Digital illustration of data encryption. (dem10 via GettyImages) LockBit claims a comeback less than a week after major disruption The administrators of the prolific ransomware strain say they are back online after law enforcement took down their infrastructure last week. Feb 26, 2024 By AJ Vicens
Image posted to the seized LockBit website Friday, Feb. 23, 2024 (CyberScoop). After LockBit takedown, police try to sow doubt in cybercrime community After taking down the world's most prolific ransomware group, a police messaging campaign is trying to undermine its leaders. Feb 23, 2024 By AJ Vicens
Large production line with industrial robot arms. (Getty Images) Report: Manufacturing bears the brunt of industrial ransomware The ransomware variant LockBit is responsible for 25% of ransomware incidents affecting industrial systems tracked by cybersecurity firm Dragos. Feb 20, 2024 By Christian Vasquez
Landing page posted by law enforcement to seized LockBit infrastructure. (FBI) FBI, British authorities seize infrastructure of LockBit ransomware group An international law enforcement operation on Monday seized servers and disrupted the infrastructure used by the LockBit ransomware syndicate, the latest in a string of operations aimed… Feb 19, 2024 By AJ Vicens
(Witthaya Prasongsin/Getty Images) Ukrainian national pleads guilty for roles in Zeus, IcedID malware operations Vyacheslav Igorevich Penchukov pleaded guilty to two counts, each of which carries a possible 20-year prison term. Feb 15, 2024 By AJ Vicens