Cybercrime as-a-service , Fraud Management & Cybercrime , Governance & Risk Management Litigation Filed Days After Alphv/BlackCat Claimed to Have Stolen Data of 2.5 Million Patients Marianne Kolbasuk McGee (HealthInfoSec) • October 10, 2023 McLaren Health Care faces at least three proposed federal class action lawsuits so far in the aftermath of a […]
CDW, one of the largest global resellers, is set to have its data leaked by the LockBit cybercrime gang after negotiations over the ransom fee broke down. LockBit claims that CDW offered a very low sum of money.
Cyberwarfare / Nation-State Attacks , Fraud Management & Cybercrime , Geo Focus: Asia Nation-State Attacks on Defense Manufacturers Rising Since November 2022 Jayant Chakravarti (@JayJay_Tech) • October 4, 2023 A Daewoo shipyard in the city of Geoje in South Korea (Image: Shutterstock) South Korean national intelligence has sounded alarms about North Korean hackers […]
Fraud Management & Cybercrime , Healthcare , Industry Specific Continued Operation of 3 Connecticut Hospitals Now in Question Marianne Kolbasuk McGee (HealthInfoSec) • October 2, 2023 Waterbury Hospital is one of three Prospect Medical Holdings hospitals in Connecticut facing serious financial struggles worsened by an August cyberattack. (Image: Waterbury Hospital) An August cyberattack […]
Cybercrime , Fraud Management & Cybercrime , Governance & Risk Management Proposed Class Action Claim Against Amerita Linked to Larger PharMerica Breach Marianne Kolbasuk McGee (HealthInfoSec) • September 28, 2023 Image: Shutterstock Specialty infusion company Amerita is facing a proposed federal class action lawsuit in the wake of a March cyberattack on its […]
Cyberwarfare / Nation-State Attacks , Fraud Management & Cybercrime Russian Hackers Target Energy, Law Enforcement Sectors Mihir Bagwe (MihirBagwe) • September 26, 2023 The 30th Prince Konstanty Ostrogski Mechanized Brigade training in February 2022 (Image: Ministry of Defense of Ukraine) Ukrainian cyber defenders are girding for an onslaught of cyberattacks against energy and […]
Sony has launched an investigation after a cybercrime group claimed to have compromised the company’s systems, offering to sell stolen data. A representative of the Japanese electronics and entertainment giant told SecurityWeek that it’s currently investigating the situation and has no further comments at this time. The probe was launched after a relatively new ransomware […]
Cyber Insurance , Fraud Management & Cybercrime , Governance & Risk Management No Word Yet on Hospital Chain’s Cyber Insurance Claim, Multiple Lawsuits Pending Marianne Kolbasuk McGee (HealthInfoSec) • September 25, 2023 Image: CommonSpirit Chicago-based CommonSpirit is still waiting to hear back on its insurance claim for an October 2022 ransomware attack, but […]
Cybersecurity experts have shed light on a new cybercrime group known as ShadowSyndicate (formerly Infra Storm) that may have leveraged as many as seven different ransomware families over the past year. “ShadowSyndicate is a threat actor that works with various ransomware groups and affiliates of ransomware programs,” Group-IB and Bridewell said in a new joint […]