Stolen children’s health records posted online in extortion bid
Cybercriminals have published another batch of data stolen from NHS Dumfries and Galloway in Scotland, this time including information about children.
Ransomware gang leaks stolen Scottish healthcare patient data in extortion bid
A cybercrime group has published information stolen from NHS Dumfries and Galloway.
AceCryptor malware has surged in Europe, researchers say
Researchers at ESET say they spotted thousands of new infections with AceCryptor, which allows malware to slip into systems without being detected by anti-virus software.
Finland, Germany, Ireland, Japan, Poland, South Korea added to US-led spyware agreement
The signees, which already included about a dozen other nations, agree to establish “robust guardrails and procedures" around spyware, while preventing the export of technology that will be used for malicious cyber activity.
Exclusive: After LockBit’s takedown, its purported leader vows to hack on
This week, the Click Here podcast landed a rare interview with the purported leader of the LockBit ransomware group – he goes by the name LockBitSupp. He’s under pressure because last month an international police operation infiltrated the group and seized not just their platform, but their hacking tools, cryptocurrency accounts and source code ending a four year ransomware rampage.
JetBrains vulnerability exploitation highlights debate over 'silent patching'
Czech software giant JetBrains harshly criticized security company Rapid7 this week following a dispute over two recently-discovered vulnerabilities.
CISA forced to take two systems offline last month after Ivanti compromise
Hackers breached the systems of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) in February through vulnerabilities in Ivanti products, officials said.
Russia’s chief propagandist leaks intercepted German military Webex conversation
Russia has been accused of attempting to inflame divisions in Germany by publishing an intercepted conversation in which Bundeswehr officials discuss the country’s support for Ukraine, particularly around the supply of Taurus cruise missiles. The 38-minute conversation, which took place on February 19, was first published on social media platform Telegram by Margarita Simonyan, the editor-in-chief of RT and a sanctioned propagandist, who said the recording had been provided to her by “comrades in uniform.”
LockBit ransomware gang disrupted by international law enforcement operation
LockBit — the most prolific ransomware group in the world — had its website seized Monday as part of an international law enforcement operation that involved the U.K.’s National Crime Agency, the FBI, Europol and several international police agencies.
Several Ukrainian media outlets attacked by Russian hackers
Russian hackers attacked several popular Ukrainian media outlets over the weekend, posting fake news related to the war.
Turkish hackers targeting database servers with Mimic ransomware
The “RE#TURGENCE” campaign is targeting victims in the E.U., U.S. and Latin America by going after Microsoft SQL, researchers with Securonix found.