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This new ransomware strain wants to get your insurance details so it can negotiate a bigger price

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Feb

2023

Operators of a new ransomware strain have been seen trying to encourage victims to pay the ransom demand by pitting them against their insurance companies. The HardBit 2.0 variant has been seen carrying a few novel tricks up its sleeve, including a modified ransom note in which the attackers say that if their ransom demand […]

Category Cyber-crime Phishing Written by Techradar 0 Comments

Majority of Ransomware Attacks Last Year Exploited Old Bugs

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Feb

2023

Many vulnerabilities that ransomware operators used in 2022 attacks were years old and paved the way for the attackers to establish persistence and move laterally in order to execute their missions. The vulnerabilities, in products from Microsoft, Oracle, VMware, F5, SonicWall, and several other vendors, present a clear and present danger to organizations that haven’t […]

Category Threats & Malware Vulnerabilities Written by Darkreading 0 Comments

2022 Cyberattack Has Cost CommonSpirit $150 Million So Far

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Feb

2023

The ransomware incident that disrupted hospital chain CommonSpirit’s operations for at least a month last fall has cost the organization $150 million in lost revenue, remediation and other expenses so far. How much of that is covered by insurance as opposed to being an out-of-pocket expense is uncertain, the company disclosed in a financial a […]

Category Cyber-crime Malware Written by Databreachtoday 0 Comments

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This new ransomware strain wants to get your insurance details so it can negotiate a bigger price

Majority of Ransomware Attacks Last Year Exploited Old Bugs

2022 Cyberattack Has Cost CommonSpirit $150 Million So Far

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