Ministers consider ban on all UK public bodies making ransomware payments | Cybercrime | The Guardian
Prohibition would bring the NHS, schools and local councils into line with government departments
Inside Operation Destabilise: How a ransomware investigation linked Russian money laundering and street-level drug dealing
U.K. investigators tell the story of how examining a cybercrime group's extortion funds helped to unravel a money-laundering network reaching from the illegal drug trade to Moscow's elite.
Ransomware hackers target NHS hospitals with new cyberattacks
Two NHS trusts in England have been hacked in recent weeks, the latest attacks to hit the national health service.
Lynx Ransomware: A Rebranding of INC Ransomware
Discover recent attacks using Lynx ransomware, a rebrand of INC, targeting multiple crucial sectors in the U.S. and UK with prevalent double-extortion tactics. Discover recent attacks using Lynx ransomware, a rebrand of INC, targeting multiple crucial sectors in the U.S. and UK with prevalent double-extortion tactics.
Qilin ransomware attack on Synnovis impacted over 900K patients
The personal information of a million individuals was leaked online following a ransomware attack that in June hit NHS hospitals in London.
Cybercriminals operating ransomware as a service from overseas continue to be responsible for most high-profile cybercrime attacks against the UK
The deployment of ransomware remains the greatest serious and organised cybercrime threat, the largest cybersecurity threat, and also poses a risk to the UK’s national security. Ransomware attacks can have a significant impact on victims due to financial, data, and service losses, which can lead to business closure, inaccessible public services, and compromised customer data. Threat actors are typically based in overseas jurisdictions where limited cooperation makes it challenging for UK law enforcement to disrupt their activities.
Major London hospitals disrupted by Synnovis ransomware attack
A ransomware attack affecting pathology and diagnostic services provider Synnovis has impacted healthcare services at multiple major NHS hospitals in London.
Ransomware attack hits major London hospitals
Pathology lab provider targeted, affecting blood transfusions and surgeries
Blackcat ransomware site reportedly seized but UK agency denies responsibility
website used by hackers responsible for a breach at UnitedHealth Group (UNH.N), opens new tab has been replaced by a notice saying it has been seized by international law enforcement. But at least one of the agencies allegedly responsible said it had nothing to do with the seizure, raising the possibility that the hackers - who also go by the moniker ALPHV - faked their own takedown. A message posted to the website of the Blackcat hacking gang on Tuesday said it had been impounded "as part of a coordinated law enforcement action" by U.S. authorities and other law enforcement agencies. Among the logos of non-American agencies involved were those of Europol and Britain's National Crime Agency.