Latest Ransomware news

UnitedHealth confirms it paid ransomware gang to stop data leak

The UnitedHealth Group has confirmed that it paid a ransom to cybercriminals to protect sensitive data stolen during the Optum ransomware attack in late February.
- Bill Toulas
- April 23, 2024
- 10:28 AM
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Synlab Italia suspends operations following ransomware attack

Synlab Italia has suspended all its medical diagnostic and testing services after a ransomware attack forced its IT systems to be taken offline.
- Bill Toulas
- April 22, 2024
- 11:27 AM
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Ransomware payments drop to record low of 28% in Q1 2024

Ransomware actors have had a rough start this year, as stats from cybersecurity firm Coveware show that the trend of victims declining to pay the cybercriminals continues and has now reached a new record low of 28%.
- Bill Toulas
- April 21, 2024
- 10:21 AM
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The Week in Ransomware - April 19th 2024 - Attacks Ramp Up

While ransomware attacks decreased after the LockBit and BlackCat disruptions, they have once again started to ramp up with other operations filling the void.
- Lawrence Abrams
- April 19, 2024
- 07:36 PM
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HelloKitty ransomware rebrands, releases CD Projekt and Cisco data

An operator of the HelloKitty ransomware operation announced they changed the name to 'HelloGookie,' releasing passwords for previously leaked CD Projekt source code, Cisco network information, and decryption keys from old attacks..
- Bill Toulas
- April 19, 2024
- 03:20 PM
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United Nations agency investigates ransomware attack, data theft

The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) is investigating a cyberattack after threat actors breached its IT systems to steal human resources data.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- April 19, 2024
- 02:03 PM
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FBI: Akira ransomware raked in $42 million from 250+ victims

According to a joint advisory from the FBI, CISA, Europol's European Cybercrime Centre (EC3), and the Netherlands' National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC-NL), the Akira ransomware operation has breached the networks of over 250 organizations and raked in roughly $42 million in ransom payments.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- April 18, 2024
- 02:11 PM
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UnitedHealth: Change Healthcare cyberattack caused $872 million loss

UnitedHealth Group reported an $872 million impact on its Q1 earnings due to the ransomware attack disrupting the U.S. healthcare system since February.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- April 16, 2024
- 10:24 AM
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Ransomware gang starts leaking alleged stolen Change Healthcare data

The RansomHub extortion gang has begun leaking what they claim is corporate and patient data stolen from United Health subsidiary Change Healthcare in what has been a long and convoluted extortion process for the company.
- Lawrence Abrams
- April 15, 2024
- 05:54 PM
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Chipmaker Nexperia confirms breach after ransomware gang leaks data

Dutch chipmaker Nexperia confirmed late last week that hackers breached its network in March 2024 after a ransomware gang leaked samples of allegedly stolen data.
- Bill Toulas
- April 15, 2024
- 12:00 PM
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Daixin ransomware gang claims attack on Omni Hotels

The Daixin Team ransomware gang claimed a recent cyberattack on Omni Hotels & Resorts and is now threatening to publish customers' sensitive information if a ransom is not paid.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- April 15, 2024
- 11:01 AM
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Optics giant Hoya hit with $10 million ransomware demand

A recent cyberattack on Hoya Corporation was conducted by the 'Hunters International' ransomware operation, which demanded a $10 million ransom for a file decryptor and not to release files stolen during the attack.
- Bill Toulas
- April 11, 2024
- 02:15 PM
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GHC-SCW: Ransomware gang stole health data of 533,000 people

Non-profit healthcare service provider Group Health Cooperative of South Central Wisconsin (GHC-SCW) has disclosed that a ransomware gang breached its network in January and stole documents containing the personal and medical information of over 500,000 individuals.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- April 09, 2024
- 02:02 PM
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The Week in Ransomware - April 5th 2024 - Virtual Machines under Attack

Ransomware attacks targeting VMware ESXi and other virtual machine platforms are wreaking havoc among the enterprise, causing widespread disruption and loss of services.
- Lawrence Abrams
- April 05, 2024
- 05:59 PM
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Panera Bread week-long IT outage caused by ransomware attack

Panera Bread's recent week-long outage was caused by a ransomware attack, according to people familiar with the matter and emails seen by BleepingComputer.
- Lawrence Abrams
- April 05, 2024
- 09:52 AM
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Omni Hotels confirms cyberattack behind ongoing IT outage

Omni Hotels & Resorts has confirmed a cyberattack caused a nationwide IT outage that is still affecting its locations.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- April 03, 2024
- 06:17 PM
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Hosting firm's VMware ESXi servers hit by new SEXi ransomware

Chilean data center and hosting provider IxMetro Powerhost has suffered a cyberattack at the hands of a new ransomware gang known as SEXi, which encrypted the company's VMware ESXi servers and backups.
- Lawrence Abrams
- April 03, 2024
- 05:58 PM
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Jackson County in state of emergency after ransomware attack

Jackson County, Missouri, is in a state of emergency after a ransomware attack took down some county services on Tuesday.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- April 03, 2024
- 05:10 PM
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Yacht retailer MarineMax discloses data breach after cyberattack

MarineMax, self-described as one of the world's largest recreational boat and yacht retailers, says attackers stole employee and customer data after breaching its systems in a March cyberattack.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- April 01, 2024
- 02:37 PM
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INC Ransom threatens to leak 3TB of NHS Scotland stolen data

The INC Ransom extortion gang is threatening to publish three terabytes of data allegedly stolen after breaching the National Health Service (NHS) of Scotland.
- Bill Toulas
- March 27, 2024
- 01:59 PM
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