2020-4-16 05:15 |
Chainalysis says hospitals are still being attacked by ransomware gangs during the pandemic, despite a fall in the overall number of attacks
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Microsoft has issued a chilling warning that many hospitals in the United States are at risk of bitcoin ransomware attacks right now amid the coronavirus pandemic. Bitcoin Ransomware Attackers Target Hospitals The giant software company said that “dozens” of hospitals are using vulnerable gateways and that this makes them easy targets for the REvil ransomware that is currently scanning the internet for these types of flaws.
2020-4-6 17:00 | |
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Hackers ruthlessly lock hospitals out of their computer systems during the coronavirus pandemic and demand Bitcoin (BTC) ransoms
2020-4-5 20:55 | |
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Cyber security experts in 65 countries have come together to fight the scourge of ransomware attacks against hospitals during the COVID-19 crisis
2020-4-2 04:16 | |
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Despite the pressures already placed on healthcare organizations by COVID-19, ransomware operators continue to target hospitals
2020-3-31 15:55 | |
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Research is suggesting that the number of ransomware incidents has risen in 2019. The payment method of choice for the majority of this cybercrime is cryptocurrency, predominantly bitcoin. Could BTC price fluctuations be linked to the increase in this online nefarious activity? Bitcoin Price and Ransomware US state departments, public sector facilities schools, hospitals, and businesses are increasingly falling victim to ransomware attacks.
2019-10-21 10:35 | |
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A group of hackers is threatening hospitals from all over the world with a malware called Ryuk. Now, some hospitals from the United States have decided to pay up the ransomware to get rid of this problem, the Next Web’s Hard Fork reported.
2019-10-8 00:46 | |
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Cybercriminals are targeting hospitals across the globe with ransomware. Some of the hospitals are giving in to the attackers’ demands and paying the requested ransom, likely in cryptocurrency.
2019-10-7 18:09 | |
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Losing your data sucks. It sucks even more when someone uses ransomware to maliciously encrypt your files and demands Bitcoin to ensure its safe return. But don’t worry, because there are things you can do to get one over on the cyberbaddies.
2019-9-26 13:08 | |
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Not long ago, it was reasonable to think that financial businesses would be the most prominent and most profitable targets of criminal activity. After all, a successful bank robbery could score you tens of thousands of dollars (or more).
2019-4-23 17:29 | |
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For the first time, the U. S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has traced illicit bitcoin activity to the public addresses of two sanctioned individuals.
2018-11-29 21:41 | |
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Indian Hospital Data Encrypted by Hackers Who Demand Bitcoin Ransom One of India’s most prominent hospitals, which also happens to be located in the wealthiest city of Mumbai is the latest casualty of a ransomware attack.
2018-7-20 16:51 | |
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The U.S. Department of Justice has charged Rostislav Panev, a dual Russian and Israeli national, for his alleged involvement with the LockBit ransomware group. Panev, 51, is accused of working as a developer for the group, earning over $230,000 in…
Toronto police are investigating the kidnapping of Dean Skurka, CEO of WonderFi. Skurka was abducted in downtown Toronto during rush hour on Wednesday, Nov. 6. He was later released after a $1 million ransom was paid electronically, per CBC. The…
Cencora, a healthcare solutions provider, paid a total of $75 million to a ransomware group earlier this year, according to Bloomberg. The publicly traded drug distributor, formerly known as AmerisourceBergen, reportedly sent Bitcoin (BTC) worth $75 million to cyberattackers following…
U.S. authorities have identified Russian national Dmitry Khoroshev as the mastermind behind the notorious LockBit ransomware gang, and are offering a $10 million reward for information that leads to his arrest.
A ransomware group claims to have targeted Bitfinex, but top brass at the cryptocurrency exchange deny that a cyberattack occurred. Here's what we know.
Cyber gang BlackCat allegedly scammed its own affiliates as the group went dark shortly after it disrupted the U.S. healthcare system. An address associated with the ransomware gang BlackCat, also known as ALPHV and Noberus, received approximately $22 million worth…
In recent times, there has been a noticeable decrease in conventional ransomware attacks, as various enterprises have opted against paying ransom. However, cryptojacking still presents a significant threat.