Tag: ransomware
How the ransomware attack at Change Healthcare went down: A timeline
A ransomware attack earlier this year on UnitedHealth-owned health tech company Change Healthcare likely stands as one of the largest data breaches of...
FBI takes down ransomware gang that hacked dozens of companies
The FBI said Monday it seized the servers of a ransomware and extortion gang called Radar (aka Dispossessor). At the time of writing,...
How a cybersecurity researcher befriended, then doxed, the leader of LockBit ransomware gang
Earlier this year, an international coalition of law enforcement agencies took control of the dark web site of the notorious ransomware gang LockBit,...
Security bugs in ransomware leak sites helped save six companies from paying hefty ransoms
A security researcher says six companies were saved from having to pay potentially hefty ransom demands, in part thanks to rookie security flaws...
UK data watchdog fines NHS vendor Advanced for security failures prior to LockBit ransomware attack
U.K. data protection authorities have issued a provisional fine of more than £6 million to NHS vendor Advanced after finding that the company...
Startups scramble to assess fallout from Evolve Bank data breach
On Wednesday, Evolve Bank and Trust, a financial institution that’s popular with fintech startups, announced that it had been victim of a cyberattack...