How to prevent (or survive) a ransomware attack
Of all the common PC security threats today, ransomware may be the most pernicious and painful for users. Not only can it lock up your device and prevent you from accessing your PC and data,…
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US prescription market hamstrung for 9 days (so far) by ransomware attack
Getty Images Nine days after a Russian-speaking ransomware syndicate took down the biggest US health care payment processor, pharmacies, health care providers, and patients were still scrambling to fill prescriptions for medicines, many of which…
GitHub besieged by millions of malicious repositories in ongoing attack
Getty Images GitHub is struggling to contain an ongoing attack that’s flooding the site with millions of code repositories. These repositories contain obfuscated malware that steals passwords and cryptocurrency from developer devices, researchers said. The…
Ransomware attack blamed for Change Healthcare outage stalling US prescriptions
An ongoing cyberattack at U.S. health tech giant Change Healthcare that sparked outages and disruption to hospitals and pharmacies across the U.S. for the past week was caused by ransomware, TechCrunch has learned. A healthcare…
Researchers warn high-risk ConnectWise flaw under attack is ’embarrassingly easy’ to exploit
“I can’t sugarcoat it — this shit is bad,” said Huntress’ CEO Security experts are warning that a high-risk vulnerability in a widely used remote access tool is “trivial and embarrassingly easy” to exploit, as…
Attack surface management platform Ionix adds another $15M to its $27M Series A round
Ionix (formerly Cyberpion) helps enterprises reduce their attack surface by giving them a better view of their overall security posture and software supply chain across on-premises, cloud and third-party platforms and services. The company today…
Ivanti patches two zero-days under attack, but finds another
Ivanti warned on Wednesday that hackers are exploiting another previously undisclosed zero-day vulnerability affecting its widely used corporate VPN appliance. Since early December, ??Chinese state-backed hackers have been exploiting Ivanti Connect Secure’s flaws — tracked…
US sanctions Russian citizen accused of playing key role in Medibank ransomware attack
The U.S. government sanctioned a Russian national for allegedly playing a “pivotal role” in the ransomware attack against Australian health insurance giant Medibank that exposed the sensitive information of almost 10 million patients. Thirty-three-year-old Alexander…
Microsoft’s Top Execs’ Emails Breached in Sophisticated Russia-Linked APT Attack
?Jan 20, 2024?NewsroomCyber Espionage / Emails Security Microsoft on Friday revealed that it was the target of a nation-state attack on its corporate systems that resulted in the theft of emails and attachments from senior…
LoanDepot outage drags into second week after ransomware attack
LoanDepot customers say they have been unable to make mortgage payments or access their online accounts following a suspected ransomware attack on the company last week. The mortgage and loan giant said on January 8…