The BlackCat ransomware gang is pulling an exit rip-off, making an attempt to close down and run off with associates’ cash by pretending the FBI seized their web site and infrastructure. The gang introduced they’re now promoting the supply code for the malware for the hefty value of $5 million. On a hacker discussion board,
The ALPHV/BlackCat ransomware gang has shut down its servers amid claims that they scammed the affiliate chargeable for the attack on Optum, the operator of the Change Healthcare platform, of $22 million. Whereas BlackCat’s knowledge leak weblog has been down since Friday, BleepingComputer had confirmed that negotiation websites have been nonetheless energetic over the weekend. At
In the present day, the FBI, CISA, and the Division of Well being and Human Companies (HHS) warned U.S. healthcare organizations of focused ALPHV/Blackcat ransomware assaults. “ALPHV Blackcat associates have been noticed primarily concentrating on the healthcare sector,” the joint advisory cautions. In the present day’s warning follows an April 2022 FBI flash alert and
A cyberattack on UnitedHealth Group subsidiary Optum that led to an ongoing outage impacting the Change Healthcare cost change platform was linked to the BlackCat ransomware group by sources conversant in the investigation. Change Healthcare warned clients on Wednesday that a few of its providers are offline due to a cybersecurity incident. Someday later, UnitedHealth Group said