Security News > 2021 > August > The Week in Ransomware - August 20th 2021 - Exploiting Windows
Below we have tracked some of the ransomware stories that we are following this week.
Another report illustrates how threat actors are tracking researchers on Twitter as a new ransomware gang known as LockFile uses the PetitPotam attack to take over Windows domains.
August 16th 2021 Hive ransomware attacks Memorial Health System, steals patient data.
Colonial Pipeline reports data breach after May ransomware attack.
Colonial Pipeline, the largest fuel pipeline in the United States, is sending notification letters to individuals affected by the data breach resulting from the DarkSide ransomware attack that hit its network in May. August 17th 2021 Conti ransomware prioritizes revenue and cyberinsurance data theft.
Tokio Marine Holdings, a multinational insurance holding company in Japan, announced this week that its Singapore branch, Tokio Marine Insurance Singapore, suffered a ransomware attack.
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