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A new ransomware operation named '0mega' targets organizations worldwide in double-extortion attacks and demands millions of dollars in ransoms. 0mega is a new ransomware operation launched in May 2022 and has attacked numerous victims since then.
Hackers can stop all eCommerce activity in its tracks when they target web servers and services, freezing revenue and causing huge disruption to the organization and its customers. A SYN flood is a type of volumetric DDoS attack designed to make any online network or system inaccessible by flooding servers with TCP traffic which results in users being blocked from entering or using the network.
Professional Finance Company Inc., a full-service accounts receivables management company, says that a ransomware attack in late February led to a data breach affecting over 600 healthcare organizations. While PFC did not share the exact number of affected healthcare providers, it linked to a PDF file listing all the impacted orgs containing the names of 657 healthcare entities.
The U.S. government is warning healthcare companies to watch for and protect themselves against ongoing ransomware attacks from cybercriminals sponsored by North Korea. In a joint advisory posted Wednesday, the FBI, Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, and Department of the Treasury cautioned that these state-sponsored attackers have been using Maui ransomware to target hospitals, laboratories and other public and private healthcare organizations.
The U.S. government is warning healthcare companies to watch for and protect themselves against ongoing ransomware attacks from cybercriminals sponsored by North Korea. In a joint advisory posted Wednesday, the FBI, Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, and Department of the Treasury cautioned that these state-sponsored attackers have been using Maui ransomware to target hospitals, laboratories and other public and private healthcare organizations.
Malicious actors have been observed abusing legitimate adversary simulation software in their attacks in an attempt to stay under the radar and evade detection. Palo Alto Networks Unit 42 said a malware sample uploaded to the VirusTotal database on May 19, 2022, contained a payload associated with Brute Ratel C4, a relatively new sophisticated toolkit "Designed to avoid detection by endpoint detection and response and antivirus capabilities."
SHI International, a New Jersey-based provider of Information Technology products and services, has confirmed that a malware attack hit its network over the weekend. "Over the Fourth of July holiday weekend, SHI was the target of a coordinated and professional malware attack," SHI said in a statement.
The Department of Commerce's National Institute of Standards and Technology has chosen four encryption algorithms that are designed to withstand the hacking of a future quantum computer and protect digital information. NIST said all four of the algorithms were created by experts collaborating from multiple countries and institutions.
What's the biggest threat to your business? Ransomware? A natural disaster? A critical infrastructure failure? That means understanding and protecting the data and applications your business relies on, including their complex interdependencies, as well as ensuring they're protected - and that your backups are protected too.
The FBI, CISA, and the U.S. Treasury Department issued today a joint advisory warning of North-Korean-backed threat actors using Maui ransomware in attacks against Healthcare and Public Health organizations. Starting in May 2021, the FBI has responded to and detected multiple Maui ransomware attacks impacting HPH Sector orgs across the U.S. "North Korean state-sponsored cyber actors used Maui ransomware in these incidents to encrypt servers responsible for healthcare services-including electronic health records services, diagnostics services, imaging services, and intranet services," the federal agencies revealed.