US Offers $10M Bounty for Information on ‘Blackcat’ Hackers Who Hit UnitedHealth March 28, 2024 The U.S. State Department on Wednesday offered up to $10 million for information on the “Blackcat” ransomware gang who hit...
North Korean Hackers Stalk Crypto Startups Scrimping on Security March 25, 2024 By Anna Irrera and Olga Kharif It’s every cryptocurrency project’s nightmare: Well-resourced hackers — perhaps backed by a rogue state like North Korea — strike out...
Hackers Roil Entire Industries With Attacks on IT Supply Chain March 14, 2024 Across Paraguay, hackers knocked out online services provided by the foreign ministry and companies. In Sweden, they crippled the payroll...
Physician Group Asks US to Make Funds Available to Doctors Hurt by Change Hack March 5, 2024 Influential U.S. doctors’ group the American Medical Association (AMA) on Monday asked the Biden Administration to make emergency funds available...
Hacker Forum: UnitedHealth Paid $22M Ransom in Bid to Recover Data March 5, 2024 By Raphael Satter A post on a hacker forum popular with cybercriminals has claimed UnitedHealth Group paid $22 million in a bid to...
Lockbit Cybercrime Gang Says It Is Back Online Following Global Police Bust February 27, 2024 By James Pearson Lockbit, the cybercrime gang that was knocked offline by a comprehensive international police operation earlier this month, says it has...
Lockbit Hackers’ Swagger on Display After Police Leak Identities Online February 21, 2024 By Christopher Bing and James Pearson One of the world’s biggest criminal hacking gangs woke up on Tuesday to a startling discovery: Law enforcement, after taking...
What Is Cybercriminal Group Lockbit? February 21, 2024 A cybercriminal group named Lockbit, which was broken up by an international law enforcement operation this week, has hacked some...
FBI, UK Crime Agency Say They Have Disrupted LockBit Cyber Gang February 20, 2024 By Jamie Tarabay A coalition of international law enforcement agencies, including the FBI and UK National Crime Agency, said they have disrupted LockBit,...
Viewpoint: How Corporate Help Desks Became the Weak Spot in Cyber Defenses January 31, 2024 By Jason Rebholz The cyberattack on MGM Resorts in September 2023 provides a vivid example of the effects these types of attacks can...