blackcat
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Has BlackCat returned as Cicada3301? Maybe.
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One of the most popular ransomware tools on the market today has spawned an even more advanced offspring.
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A historic surge of ransomware incidents and payment totals in 2023 was not without resistance, as significant actions were taken against ransomware actors in 2023 and early 2024, including notable disruptions on Qakbot malware, and the LockBit and ALPHV-BlackCat ransomware-as-a-service (RaaS) groups.
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Rewards For Justice offers up to $10 million reward for info on ALPHV BlackCat hacker group leaders
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Rewards For Justice (RFJ), a U.S. government interagency rewards program. Offers up to $10 million reward for any information that could lead to the identification or location of any person from the ALPHV cyber gang, also known as BlackCat, who attacks U.S. critical infrastructure.
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The U.S. State Department has issued a call for information, offering up to $10 million for leads on the Blackcat ransomware group.
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The U.S. government is pointing again to its $10 million reward offer in exchange for information leading to the identification or location of individuals linked to the BlackCat ransomware-as-a-service group, which was behind the recent cyberattack on Change Healthcare.
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The U.S. State Department has offered up to $10 million for information on the “Blackcat” ransomware gang who hit the UnitedHealth Group’s tech unit and snarled insurance payments across America. From a report: “The ALPHV Blackcat ransomware-as-a-service group compromised computer networks of critical infrastructure sectors in the United States and worldwide,” the department said in…
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The effects of the recent high-profile disruptions of LockBit’s and BlackCat ransomware operations by law enforcement agencies are rippling through the dark web, with smaller threat gangs looking to scoop up the larger groups’ disaffected affiliates.
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A joint cybersecurity advisory published last week discusses ransomware attack impacts on healthcare, along with ALPHV’s attack techniques, indicators of compromise (IoCs) and proper response actions.
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In recent months, a concerning trend has emerged within the healthcare sector: the resurgence of BlackCat ransomware attacks. The BlackCat ransomware healthcare attack has prompted a joint advisory from the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), and the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), warning healthcare organizations about…
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Image: – © AFP/File JEFF KOWALSKY Following the disclosure of Prudential Financial’s data breach, there are associated concerns for the sector. Nick Tausek, Lead Security Automation Architect at Swimlane explains to Digital Journal the extent of lessons to be learnt.
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Mar 06, 2024NewsroomCyber Crime / Ransomware The threat actors behind the BlackCat ransomware have shut down their darknet website and likely pulled an exit scam after uploading a bogus law enforcement seizure banner.
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There are indications that U.S. healthcare giant Change Healthcare has made a $22 million extortion payment to the infamous BlackCat ransomware group (a.k.a. “ALPHV“) as the company struggles to bring services back online amid a cyberattack that has disrupted prescription drug services nationwide for weeks. However, the cybercriminal who claims to have given BlackCat access…
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Health insurance provider UnitedHealth has identified Blackcat as the group behind a debilitating cyber attack that has disrupted healthcare providers nationwide, Reuters is reporting. The attack has led to more than a week-long outage of the the United-owned Change Healthcare system, disrupting payments at hospitals, clinics, and pharmacies across the nation.
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Image: Midjourney The BlackCat/ALPHV ransomware gang has officially claimed responsibility for a cyberattack on Optum, a subsidiary of UnitedHealth Group (UHG), which led to an ongoing outage affecting the Change Healthcare platform.
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In recent months, the US healthcare sector has been under siege by a series of sophisticated ransomware attacks, with hospitals nationwide facing significant operational disruptions and the compromise of sensitive patient data. The culprit behind this surge in cyber threats is the BlackCat ransomware group, also known as ALPHV, which has been leveraging advanced tactics…
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It has been two months since the FBI and international law enforcement agencies disrupted some of the operations of the BlackCat ransomware group, but elements of the group have continued their intrusions and are mainly targeting health care organizations.