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Lockbit ransomware disrupts emergency care at German hospitals
2023-12-27 21:05

German hospital network Katholische Hospitalvereinigung Ostwestfalen has confirmed that recent service disruptions at three hospitals were caused by a Lockbit ransomware attack. It severely impacted the systems that support the operations of three hospitals in Bielefeld, Rheda-Wiedenbrück, and Herford, Germany.

LockBit ransomware now poaching BlackCat, NoEscape affiliates
2023-12-13 18:22

The LockBit ransomware operation is now recruiting affiliates and developers from the BlackCat/ALPHV and NoEscape after recent disruptions and exit scams. Last week, the NoEscape and the BlackCat/ALPHV ransomware operation's Tor websites suddenly became inaccessible without warning.

Week in review: LockBit exploits Citrix Bleed, Apache ActiveMQ bug exploited for cryptojacking
2023-11-26 09:30

How LockBit used Citrix Bleed to breach Boeing and other targetsCVE-2023-4966, aka "Citrix Bleed", has been exploited by LockBit 3.0 affiliates to breach Boeing's parts and distribution business, and "Other trusted third parties have observed similar activity impacting their organization," cybersecurity and law enforcement officials have confirmed on Tuesday. Apache ActiveMQ bug exploited to deliver Kinsing malwareAttackers are exploiting a recently fixed vulnerability in Apache ActiveMQ to install Kinsing malware and cryptocurrency miners on targeted Linux systems.

How LockBit used Citrix Bleed to breach Boeing and other targets
2023-11-22 13:40

CVE-2023-4966, aka "Citrix Bleed", has been exploited by LockBit 3.0 affiliates to breach Boeing's parts and distribution business, and "Other trusted third parties have observed similar activity impacting their organization," cybersecurity and law enforcement officials have confirmed on Tuesday. "Due to the ease of exploitation, CISA and the authoring organizations expect to see widespread exploitation of the Citrix vulnerability in unpatched software services throughout both private and public networks," the agencies warned.

LockBit Ransomware Exploiting Critical Citrix Bleed Vulnerability to Break In
2023-11-22 04:49

Multiple threat actors, including LockBit ransomware affiliates, are actively exploiting a recently disclosed critical security flaw in Citrix NetScaler application delivery control (ADC) and...

LockBit redraws negotiation tactics after affiliates fail to squeeze victims
2023-11-17 18:04

Cybercrime group worried over dwindling payments ... didn't they tell them to Always Be Closing? In response to growing frustrations inside the LockBit organization, its leaders have overhauled...

LockBit ransomware exploits Citrix Bleed in attacks, 10K servers exposed
2023-11-14 20:03

The Lockbit ransomware attacks use publicly available exploits for the Citrix Bleed vulnerability to breach the systems of large organizations, steal data, and encrypt files. Although Citrix made fixes available for CVE-2023-4966 more than a month ago, thousands of internet-exposed endpoints are still running vulnerable appliances, many in the U.S. High-profile Lockbit attacks.

LockBit ransomware leaks gigabytes of Boeing data
2023-11-12 23:49

The LockBit ransomware gang published data stolen from Boeing, one of the largest aerospace companies that services commercial airplanes and defense systems. LockBit hackers said that Boeing ignored warnings that data would become publicly available and threatened to publish a sample of about 4GB of the most recent files.

Impatient LockBit says it's leaked 50GB of stolen Boeing files after ransom fails to land
2023-11-10 20:21

The LockBit crew is claiming to have leaked all of the data it stole from Boeing late last month, after the passenger jet giant apparently refused to pay the ransom demand. Neither data dump has been verified by The Register, and Boeing declined to answer specific questions about the incident or the stolen files.

Boeing confirms cyberattack amid LockBit ransomware claims
2023-11-02 15:16

Aerospace giant Boeing is investigating a cyberattack that impacted its parts and distribution business after the LockBit ransomware gang claimed that they breached the company's network and stole data. The ransomware gang said on Friday that they allegedly breached Boeing's network and stole a significant amount of sensitive information that they would leak online five days later if the airplane maker didn't reach out before the deadline.