ransomware

Pierluigi Paganini December 31, 2022
Personal health information of 42M Americans leaked between 2016 and 2021

Crooks have had access to the medical records of 42 million Americans since 2016 as the number of hacks on healthcare organizations doubled. Medical records of 42 million Americans are being sold on the dark web since 2016, this information comes from cyberattacks on healthcare providers. Researchers from Jama Network analyzed trends in ransomware attacks […]

Pierluigi Paganini December 29, 2022
LCMHS hospital suffered a Ransomware attack at Louisiana hospital that impacted 270,000 patients

The Lake Charles Memorial Health System (LCMHS) suffered a ransomware attack that impacted 270,000 patients. The Lake Charles Memorial Health System (LCMHS) disclosed a data breach that affected almost 270,000 patients at its medical centers. The Lake Charles Memorial Health System is the largest not-for-profit community healthcare system in Southwest Louisiana. LCMHS reported the incident to the secretary of the U.S. […]

Pierluigi Paganini December 09, 2022
CommonSpirit confirms data breach impacts 623K patients

CommonSpirit Health confirmed that the October security breach resulted in the exposure of the personal data of 623,774 patients. In early October, Common Spirit, one of the largest hospital chains in the US, suffered a ransomware cyberattack that caused severe inconvenience to the facilities and to patients. The security breach led to delayed surgeries, hold-ups […]

Pierluigi Paganini December 06, 2022
Ransomware Toolkit Cryptonite turning into an accidental wiper

Researchers spotted a version of the open-source ransomware toolkit Cryptonite that doesn’t support decryption capabilities. Fortinet researchers discovered a sample of malware generated with the publicly available open-source ransomware toolkit Cryptonite that never offers the decryption window, turning it as a wiper. The experts also reported an increase in ransomware intentionally turned into wiper malware, these […]

Pierluigi Paganini December 05, 2022
French hospital cancels operations after a ransomware attack

A French hospital near Paris canceled operations and transfer some patients due to a cyber attack suffered over the weekend. France’s health ministry announced that the Hospital Centre of Versailles was hit by a cyber attack over the weekend. Hospital Centre of Versailles, which includes Andre-Mignot Hospital, Richaud Hospital and the Despagne Retirement Home, canceled […]

Pierluigi Paganini November 18, 2022
Hive Ransomware extorted over $100M in ransom payments from over 1,300 companies

Hive ransomware operators have extorted over $100 million in ransom payments from over 1,300 companies worldwide as of November 2022. The threat actors behind the Hive ransomware-as-a-service (RaaS) have extorted $100 million in ransom payments from over 1,300 companies worldwide as of November 2022, reported the U.S. cybersecurity and intelligence authorities. “As of November 2022, […]

Pierluigi Paganini November 17, 2022
Two public schools in Michigan hit by a ransomware attack

Public schools in two Michigan counties were forced to halt their activities, including the lessons, after a ransomware attack.   Public schools in Jackson and Hillsdale counties, Michigan, reopen after a closure of two days caused by a ransomware attack that hit its systems. The public schools started experiencing a systems outage affecting critical operating […]

Pierluigi Paganini November 11, 2022
Man charged for role in LockBit ransomware operation

The U.S. DoJ charged a Russian-Canadian national for his alleged role in LockBit ransomware attacks against organizations worldwide. The U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ) charged Mikhail Vasiliev, a dual Russian and Canadian national, for his alleged participation in the LockBit ransomware operation. According to the press release published by DoJ, the man is currently in custody in […]

Pierluigi Paganini November 08, 2022
Medibank confirms ransomware attack impacting 9.7M customers, but doesn’t pay the ransom

Australian health insurer Medibank confirmed that personal data belonging to around 9.7 million current and former customers were exposed as a result of a ransomware attack. Medibank announced that personal data belonging to around 9.7M of current and former customers were exposed as a result of a recent ransomware attack. Medibank is one of the […]

Pierluigi Paganini November 06, 2022
A cyberattack blocked the trains in Denmark

At the end of October, a cyber attack caused the trains to stop in Denmark, the attack hit a third-party IT service provider. A cyber attack caused training the trains operated by DSB to stop in Denmark the last weekend, threat actors hit a third-party IT service provider. The attack hit the Danish company Supeo […]