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Change Healthcare says it has notified approximately 100 million Americans that their personal, financial and healthcare records may have been stolen in a February 2024 ransomware attack that caused the largest ever known data breach of protected health information. Continue reading Change Healthcare Breach Hits 100M Americans
Nearly one-third of Americans may have been affected by the ransomware attack, which has been attributed to the BlackCat gang. Continue reading Change Healthcare Cyberattack Exposed Data of Over 100 Million People
The comments from White House and ODNI officials ahead of a Counter Ransomware Initiative summit come as the gangs prove difficult to keep down.
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A cyberattack that shut down some of the top casinos in Las Vegas last year quickly became one of the most riveting security stories of 2023: It was the first known case of native English-speaking hackers in the United States and Britain teaming up with ransomware gangs based in Russia. But that made-for-Hollywood narrative has eclipsed a far more hideous trend: Many of these young, Western cybercriminals are also members of fast-growing online groups that exist solely to bully, stalk, harass and extort vulnerable teens into physically harming themselves and others. Continue reading The Dark Nexus Between Harm Groups and ‘The Com’
The group’s side hustle may not have explicit permission from its Iranian government sponsor.
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The cybersecurity firm said it saw an increase in activity from ransomware gangs last year after a “slight dip” in activity in 2022.
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UnitedHealth Group CEO Andrew Witty tells Senate committee that Change Healthcare didn’t have MFA enabled on the server that was attacked in February, resulting in a $22 million ransom payment.
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The revelations from the UnitedHealth Group subsidiary come as the company acknowledges paying a ransom in the case.
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The revelations from the UnitedHealth Group subsidiary come as the company acknowledges paying a ransom in the case.
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The data reportedly includes personal information and health details for customers of a variety of companies linked to the payment processor.
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