"LockBit shows no remorse for ransomware attack on children's hospital."

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LockBit shows no remorse for ransomware attack on children's hospital

by Connor Jones / 1h

It even had the gall to set the ransom demand at $800K … for a nonprofit Ransomware gang LockBit is claiming responsibility for an attack on a Chicago children's hospital in an apparent deviation from its previous policy of not targeting nonprofits.…

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Congress told how Chinese attackers plan to incite 'societal chaos' in the US

by Jessica Lyons Hardcastle / 13h

American public is way ahead of them Chinese attackers are preparing to "wreak havoc" on American infrastructure and "cause societal chaos" in the US, infosec, and law enforcement bosses told a US House committee on Wednesday.…

FBI confirms it issued remote kill command to blow out Volt Typhoon's botnet

Encrypted Channel (Enterprise T1573)

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53by Jessica Lyons Hardcastle / 20h

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FBI targets dangerous Volt Typhoon botnet

Remotely disinfects Cisco and Netgear routers to block Chinese critters China's Volt Typhoon attackers used "hundreds" of outdated Cisco and NetGear routers infected with malware in an attempt to break into US critical infrastructure facilities, according to the Justice Department.…

Ransomware payment rates drop to new low – only 29% of victims are forking over cash

Ransomware payments decline as victims resist

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by Brandon Vigliarolo / 20h

It's almost like years of false assurances have made people realize payments are pointless Trusting a ransomware crew to honor a deal isn't the greatest idea, and the world seems to be waking up to that. The number of victims who chose to pay dropped to a new low of 29 percent in the last quarter of 2023.…

Nearly 4-year-old Cisco vuln linked to recent Akira ransomware attacks

2 TTPs

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by Connor Jones / 21h

Evidence mounts of an exploit gatekept within Russia's borders Security researchers believe the Akira ransomware group could be exploiting a nearly four-year-old Cisco vulnerability and using it as an entry point into organizations' systems.…

We know nations are going after critical systems, but what happens when crims join in?

by Jessica Lyons Hardcastle / 22h

This isn't going to end well Volt Typhoon, the Chinese government-backed cyberspies whose infrastructure was at least partially disrupted by Uncle Sam, has been homing in on other US energy, satellite and telecommunications systems, according to Robert Lee, CEO of security shop Dragos.…

Ivanti releases patches for VPN zero-days, discloses two more high-severity vulns

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by Connor Jones / 23h

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CVE-2024-21887 & 1 other

Many versions still without fixes while sophisticated attackers bypass mitigations Ivanti has finally released the first round of patches for vulnerability-stricken Connect Secure and Policy Secure gateways, but in doing so has also found two additional zero-days, one of which is under active exploitation.…

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